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Measured figures
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
stock folded (20 in barrel)
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M60 machine gun | Steyr SSG 08 |
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| Type | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] | Sniper rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Austria[source] |
| In service | 1960–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 |
stock folded (23.6 in barrel)
Single sourcestock folded (27.2 in barrel)
Single sourcestock unfolded · source measurement 1
Single sourcestock unfolded · source measurement 3
Single sourcestock unfolded · source measurement 5
Single source42.9 in (1,090 mm) stock unfolded, 34.2 in (870 mm) stock folded (20 in barrel) 46.5 in (1,180 mm) stock unfolded, 37.8 in (960 mm) stock folded (23.6 in barrel) 50.1 in (1,270 mm) stock unfolded, 41.4 in (1,050 mm) stock folded (27.2 in barrel)[source]
Mass
Single source10.5 kg (23.15 lb)[source]
308 Winchester, unloaded, without accessories
Single source338 Lapua Magnum, unloaded, without accessories
Single source12.125 lb (5.500 kg) (.308 Winchester, unloaded, without accessories) 13.25 lb (6.01 kg) (.338 Lapua Magnum, unloaded, without accessories)[source]
Caliber
Single source7.62 mm (0.308 in)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source550–650 rounds/min[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source2,800 ft/s (853 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Syrian Civil War[source] |
| Designed | 1952–1957[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] | Steyr Arms[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1957–present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | SSG 08 M1[source] |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | .243 Winchester .308 Winchester .300 Winchester Magnum .338 Lapua Magnum[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] | Bolt-action[source] |
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| Feed system | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] | 10-round detachable box magazine (.243 Winchester, .308 Winchester) 8-round detachable box magazine (.300 Win Mag) 6-round detachable box magazine (.338 Lapua Magnum)[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | 20 MOA Picatinny rail[source] |
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