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Bullpup assault rifle Carbine Squad automatic weapon ( HBAR ) Submachine gun ( AUG 9mm, AUG 40 )
At a glance
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 1 of 1
Steyr AUGlarger figure on 0 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
15 in barrel
Single source16.4 in barrel
Single source20 in barrel
Single sourceAUG
Single sourceHBAR
Single source790 mm (31.1 in) ( 20 in barrel ) 725 mm (28.5 in) ( 16.4 in barrel ) 690 mm (27.2 in) ( 15 in barrel ) 900 mm (35.4 in) ( HBAR ) 665 mm (26.2 in) ( AUG 9mm )[source]
Mass
Single source10.5 kg (23.15 lb)[source]
15 in barrel
Single source16.4 in barrel
Single source20 in barrel
Single sourceAUG 9mm
Single sourceHBAR
Single source3.6 kg (7.9 lb) ( 20 in barrel ) 3.3 kg (7.3 lb) ( 16.4 in barrel ) 3.2 kg (7.1 lb) ( 15 in barrel ) 4.9 kg (10.8 lb) ( HBAR ) 2.97 kg (6.5 lb) ( AUG 9mm )[source]
Barrel length
Single source560 mm (22.0 in)[source]
AUG · source measurement 1
Single sourceAUG · source measurement 11
Single sourceAUG · source measurement 2
Single sourceAUG · source measurement 3
Single sourceAUG · source measurement 5
Single sourceAUG · source measurement 7
Single sourceAUG · source measurement 9
Single sourceBarrel length · source measurement 10
Single sourceBarrel length · source measurement 12
Single sourceBarrel length · source measurement 6
Single sourceBarrel length · source measurement 8
Single sourceHBAR
Single source508 mm (20 in) ( AUG ) 417 mm (16.4 in) ( AUG ) 382 mm (15 in) ( AUG ) 621 mm (24.4 in) ( HBAR ) 325 mm (12.8 in) ( AUG 9mm ) 350 mm (13.8 in) ( AUG 9mm ) 365 mm (14.4 in) ( AUG 9mm ) 420 mm (16.5 in) ( AUG 9mm )[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.
Configuration
| Specification | M60 machine gun | Steyr AUG |
|---|---|---|
| Type | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] | Bullpup assault rifle Carbine Squad automatic weapon ( HBAR ) Submachine gun ( AUG 9mm, AUG 40 )[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Austria[source] |
| In service | 1960–present[source] | 1978–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
| 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] | See Conflicts[source] |
| Designed | 1952–1957[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] | Steyr Arms Thales Australia , Lithgow Facility SME Ordnance Dasan Machineries[source] |
| Unit cost | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] | — |
| Produced | 1957–present[source] | 1977–present[source] |
| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 5.56×45mm NATO .300 AAC Blackout 7.62×39mm 9×19mm Parabellum .40 S&W[source] |
| Action | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] | Gas-operated , rotating bolt[source] |
| Feed system | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] | 5.56×45mm NATO : 30- and 42-round proprietary detachable box magazines 9×19mm Parabellum : 25- and 32-round detachable MPi 69 box magazines .40 S&W : Glock magazines[source] |
| Sights | Iron sights[source] | Swarovski 1.5× telescopic sight , emergency battle sights, and Picatinny rail for various optics[source] |
| Designer | — | Horst Wesp Karl Wagner Karl Möser[source] |
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