Mk 13 rifle vs NSV machine gun: Specs Compared

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ASmall arms

Mk 13 rifle

BSmall arms

NSV machine gun

Heavy machine gun

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Vitaly V. Kuzmin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Mk 13 rifleLength

1.207 m

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NSV machine gunLength

1.56 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Mk 13 riflelarger figure on 0 of 1

None

NSV machine gunlarger figure on 1 of 1

Length+29%

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Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 59 rows sourced on both sides

1.21m

1.56m

Length+29%

All recorded figures & sources

1.207 m

Length

Single source

1207 mm (47.5")^[source]

1.56 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

Mk 13 rifle and NSV machine gun configuration
Specification	Mk 13 rifle	NSV machine gun
In service	2001–present^[source]	1971–present^[source]
Used by	United States^[source]	See Users^[source]
Wars	War in Afghanistan Iraq War^[source]	Soviet–Afghan War First Nagorno-Karabakh War Gulf War Afghan Civil War War in Afghanistan Lebanese Civil War Iraq War Russo-Georgian War Syrian Civil War Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) Russo-Ukrainian War Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) Russo-Ukrainian war^[source]
Designer	Accuracy International / Remington Arms^[source]

Variants	Mk 13 MOD 5 Mk 13 MOD 7^[source]	NSVT^[source]

Cartridge	.300 Winchester Magnum^[source]	12.7×108mm 12.7×99mm NATO (For Polish WKM-B)^[source]

Action	Bolt action^[source]	Gas-operated^[source]

Feed system	5-round magazine (MOD 5)^[source]	50-round belt^[source]

Sights	Nightforce Advanced Tactical Riflescope^[source]	Iron sights^[source]

Country of origin	United Kingdom^[source]	—

Manufacturer	Accuracy International^[source]	West-Kazakhstan machine building company JSC (ZKMK)^[source]

Type	—	Heavy machine gun^[source]

Place of origin	—	Soviet Union^[source]

Designed	—	Central Design Bureau of Sports and Hunting Weaponry , Tula , 1969^[source]

Produced	—	1971–present^[source]

Alternative designation	—	NSV^[source]

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