The M-60, generally considered a POS by machine gun aficionados, has itself been replaced by the M-240/Mag 58, and the M-249 SAW. The FN MAG 58 was already in existence when the Army decided to "buy American" and got the M-60. (Both the M-240/MAG 58 and M-249/Minimi are FN designs) The FN MAG design is basically that of the M-1918 BAR, turned upside down and adapted for belt feed. The BAR design was of course a product of the American firearms genius, John M. Browning. FN and John M. Browning had a long history together. In fact FN now owns the Browning company, along with the former US Repeating Arms, which made firearms under the Winchester name, which is unfortunately owned by Olin, who does make Winchester brand ammunition. Winchester too had along history with John M. Browning.