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M60 machine gunlarger figure on 3 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
SR-3 buttstock extended
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M60 machine gun | SR-3 Vikhr |
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| Type | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] | Assault rifle Carbine[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Russia[source] |
| In service | 1960–present[source] | 1996–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
SR-3 Vikhrlarger figure on 1 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
SR-3 buttstock folded
Single sourceSR-3M buttstock extended
Single sourceSR-3M buttstock extended with suppressor
Single sourceSR-3M buttstock folded
Single sourceSR-3M buttstock folded with suppressor
Single sourceSR-3: 396 mm (15.59 inch): buttstock folded 640 mm (25.2 inch): buttstock extended SR-3M: 410 mm (16.14 inch): buttstock folded 675 mm (26.57 inch): buttstock extended 700 mm (27.56 inch): buttstock folded with suppressor 970 mm (38.19 inch): buttstock extended with suppressor[source]
Mass
Single source10.5 kg (23.15 lb)[source]
(with an empty 30-round magazine and a suppressor) (SR-3M)
Single sourcewithout a magazine
Single source(without a magazine) (SR-3)
Single source2 kg (without a magazine) (SR-3) 2.2 kg (without a magazine), 3.2 kg (with an empty 30-round magazine and a suppressor) (SR-3M)[source]
Caliber
Single source7.62 mm (0.308 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Dominican Civil War Cambodian Civil War Moro conflict The Troubles Lebanese Civil War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese War Salvadoran Civil War Operation Urgent Fury Operation Just Cause Persian Gulf War Operation Gothic Serpent War in Afghanistan Iraq War Cambodian–Thai border stand-off Colombian armed conflict Insurgency in the Philippines Bougainville conflict Myanmar conflict various others[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1952–1957[source] | 1989 - 1994[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] | Tula Arms Plant[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1957–present[source] | since 1995[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 9×39mm[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] | Gas operated , Rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] | 10-, 20-, 30-round detachable magazine[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | Iron Sights and various optical sights by the use of a Dovetail rail mount[source] |
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| Designer | — | TsNIITochMash[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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