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The M-60 Lays Down a Lot of Lead
War is Boring ^
| April 6, 2015
| Paul Richard Huard
Posted on 04/07/2015 5:48:41 AM PDT by C19fan
Perhaps no other firearm is so closely associated with the Vietnam War — or pop culture spin-offs — as the M-60 general purpose machine gun.
Portrayals of the M-60 in the hands of American soldiers range from the sublime dignity expressed by the “Three Soldiers” statue in Washington D.C., to the over-the-top destruction of the fictional town of Hope, Wash., by Sylvester Stallone’s character John Rambo in the film First Blood.
(Excerpt) Read more at medium.com ...
TOPICS: Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: gun; m60; machine; warisboring; weapons
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As with the M-16 the weapon had some initial problems.
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posted on
04/07/2015 5:48:42 AM PDT
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
it was an American version of the MG-42
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posted on
04/07/2015 5:50:00 AM PDT
by
Vaquero
(Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: C19fan
The M249 is a better weapon in Battlefield 3.
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posted on
04/07/2015 5:50:09 AM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(If you are not part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
To: C19fan
:: M-60 general purpose machine gun ::
Is it still OK to use the term “machine gun” given today’s political climate?
I would think that the term “fully automatic assault rifle” would be more readily acceptable to the media.
/snark
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posted on
04/07/2015 5:52:24 AM PDT
by
Cletus.D.Yokel
(Catastrophic Anthropogenic Climate Alterations: The acronym explains the science.)
To: C19fan
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posted on
04/07/2015 5:53:11 AM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(If obama speaks and th<uere is no one the<ire to hear it, is it still a lie?)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
To: lordpumblechook
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posted on
04/07/2015 6:05:48 AM PDT
by
thefactor
(yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
To: Vaquero
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posted on
04/07/2015 6:05:58 AM PDT
by
bruoz
To: C19fan
The 240 was a big improvement, imho. The barrel change was/is so much more easier, and other advantages. The M60 just had so many parts[lol, Colt 45 similar] compared to ‘modern’ tools today.
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posted on
04/07/2015 6:07:12 AM PDT
by
Theoria
(I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive)
To: Theoria
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posted on
04/07/2015 6:10:45 AM PDT
by
9422WMR
("Ignorance can be cured by education, but stupidity is forever.")
To: thefactor
Excellent final episode.....
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posted on
04/07/2015 6:11:28 AM PDT
by
9422WMR
("Ignorance can be cured by education, but stupidity is forever.")
To: 9422WMR
Better Call Saul started slow but is now the best show I’ve seen in years.
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posted on
04/07/2015 6:14:27 AM PDT
by
thefactor
(yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
To: Theoria
M1919A4 is where it’s at. Get your barrels in 3 calibers. 30-06, 8mm, 308
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posted on
04/07/2015 6:15:18 AM PDT
by
DCBryan1
(No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!!)
To: 9422WMR
Excellent final episode.....The best episode ever of the best TV series ever.
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posted on
04/07/2015 6:16:26 AM PDT
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(I've been to the 15th broken moon of the Medusa Cascade & the diamond coral reefs of Kataa Flo Ko.)
To: 9422WMR
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posted on
04/07/2015 6:19:40 AM PDT
by
HANG THE EXPENSE
(Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
To: Vaquero
A very poor adaptation of the MG42. It gives up both reliability and rate of fire in exchange for...um...domestic production?
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posted on
04/07/2015 6:21:01 AM PDT
by
drbuzzard
(All animals are created equal, but some are more equal than others.)
To: thefactor
Sweet gun, and sweet Caddy. I had that Caddy in dark blue.
To: bruoz
Except that is isn’t. Yep, it is. The development of the M60 was derived from the MG42 and FG42 as the T-44. It also integrated the Johnson machinegun design from the M1941.
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04/07/2015 6:26:28 AM PDT
by
rjsimmon
(The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
To: Vaquero
No, not really. The operating principals are completely different. The M60 is a modern gas operated weapon, whereas the MG42 was recoil operated (the whole barrel shifts backwards).
To: 9422WMR
Clyde Barrow knew his guns.
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