BOB THE PALINDROME
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Lesser machine guns come and go but the M2 just keeps on truckin! Young Dan had one last year in Iraq.
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Adventures with the M60 machinegun
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imjin138
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I liked the M60, I carried one for over a year, and stood up behind one in an old M151 as a member of a scout platoon. We had 8 total in the platoon.
M-60 gunner while in D 1/48 INF 3rd AD. I liked the gun but it did have it's problems,broken lugs,pins falling out but I did score expert with it and was on my way to try out for the USAEUR mg tm when i derosed to AK
Sistema1927
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I carried an M60 as a member of the QRF in the early-80's in Korea. Slinging 24 lbs. of machine gun with a belt of ammo hanging over your shoulder while in the chow line was a bit of a challenge when on alerts.
Never got the chance to shoot an M60, but I did shoot the PKM, the M249, and the M240 while I was in Afghanistan.
The PKMs we had were just about worn out; functioned most of the time. The M249 is OK, but it IS just a .223.
The M240? Now THAT'S a nice weapon.
The PKMs we had were just about worn out; functioned most of the time. The M249 is OK, but it IS just a .223.
The M240? Now THAT'S a nice weapon.
Evil Dog
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The Dillon Aero M134D, now that I'd love to take out for a test drive !!!
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cmort666
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That's not a machinegun, this here's a machinegun:
The Dillon Aero M134D, now that I'd love to take out for a test drive !!!
Is that Dillon 308?
Lee in Quartzsite
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Evil Dog
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Yes, the Dillon is indeed 7.62
I was supposed to be a machine gunner with the M60 when I was stationed at Bien Hoa, VN on TDY, but never carried it. I liked the gun a lot and used to love shooting it.
While on the police dept., a buddy of mine, who was in the National Guard, asked me if I wanted to go to Camp Perry with him as he had to do weapons qualification. I went and was watching them on the pistol range, when they were having problems with their S&Ws. My buddy told the Lt. that I was an S&W armorer and the Lt. asked me if I could help fix the guns. I got them working and when they were done, the Lt. asked me if there was a gun I would like to shoot on the range. I said yes, the M60, which I had not shot since leaving Viet Nam. He told one of the guys to take me to the machine gun range, give me an M60 and all the ammo I wanted and let me shoot until I got tired of it. Well, I didn't get tired, but I didn't shoot all that much ammo either, as I really didn't want to waste it. Sure had a ball though.
While on the police dept., a buddy of mine, who was in the National Guard, asked me if I wanted to go to Camp Perry with him as he had to do weapons qualification. I went and was watching them on the pistol range, when they were having problems with their S&Ws. My buddy told the Lt. that I was an S&W armorer and the Lt. asked me if I could help fix the guns. I got them working and when they were done, the Lt. asked me if there was a gun I would like to shoot on the range. I said yes, the M60, which I had not shot since leaving Viet Nam. He told one of the guys to take me to the machine gun range, give me an M60 and all the ammo I wanted and let me shoot until I got tired of it. Well, I didn't get tired, but I didn't shoot all that much ammo either, as I really didn't want to waste it. Sure had a ball though.
Grayfox
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I was a mechanic on a M578 recovery vehicle (1972-75). Normally my weapon was Ma Duece.
The track had to go to direct support for some modifications and was gone for 4 months.
Meanwhile they put me on the M-60. I liked it. Never gave me any trouble at all. I much prefered it to the POS M-16A1 most of our guys were using at the time. At least the 60 worked and fired a decent round.
My youngest is National Guard and leaving for Iraq next week. 11 Bravo with an Armored Cavalry unit. They got him on the M240.
The track had to go to direct support for some modifications and was gone for 4 months.
Meanwhile they put me on the M-60. I liked it. Never gave me any trouble at all. I much prefered it to the POS M-16A1 most of our guys were using at the time. At least the 60 worked and fired a decent round.
My youngest is National Guard and leaving for Iraq next week. 11 Bravo with an Armored Cavalry unit. They got him on the M240.
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