Technical Specifications

Type	General-purpose machine gun · Medium machine gun
Country of origin	United States
Designed	1952–1957
Produced	1957–present
In service	1960–present
Used by	See Users
Variants	See Variants
Unit cost	US$6,000 (M60E3)
Weight	10.5 kg
Length	1105 mm
Barrel length	560 mm
Caliber	7.62 mm (0.308 in)
Cartridge	7.62×51mm NATO
Action	Gas-operated, short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt
Feed	Disintegrating belt with M13 Links
Muzzle velocity	2,800 ft/s (853 m/s)
Rate of fire	550–650 rounds/min
Range	1,200 yd (1,100 m)
Maximum range	4073 yd

Data from M60 machine gun (Wikipedia, 2026-09-22). Text licensed under CC BY-SA. Image: Public domain — US Air Force from USA.

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