[jonascord]

I haven't heard that there are ANY '60s that are still issued. The 5.56mm SAW or Ma Deuce is all the troopies have to stop vehicles. While Browning's Best is still around, I would bet money on a SAW. I'm told it's rpm is 900+, so 100 rounds was not that long a burst, but it is still too small a round. 750 gr. AP beats 55 gr. FMJ every time.

[in the Arena]

I'm not sure there would have been enough time to fire 100 rounds from an M2 and a SAW would be a little weak for perimeter defense...maybe a 7.62x51 M240...archy will know for sure...

[archy]

I haven't heard that there are ANY '60s that are still issued.

There've been a few turn up in news photos, in the hands of Reserve or NG troops called up for deployments to Iraq. Whether they'd be better served by a new M240 rather than the old pig with which they've got considerable familiarity is a toss-up, but I bet that if they really needed M240s to replace crapped-out M60s, they could come up with them. And prior to an overseas deployment, they should get first pick of what's available to them stateside.

Off a vehicle mount with a truck or track carrying my ammo for me, I like the M240/MAG better. But if afoot or off the bipod with no tripod, the M60 is a couple of pounds lighter, and runs a little slower. I wouldn't feel badly equipped with an M60 at all, so long as it's a good one.

[El Gato]

I haven't heard that there are ANY '60s that are still issued.

What about the M-240B?

Manufacturer: Fabrique Nationale Manufacturing, Inc.
Length: 47.5 inches (120.65 centimeters)
Weight: 24.2 pounds (10.99 kilograms)
Bore diameter: 7.62mm (.308 inches)
Maximum effective range: 1.1 miles (1.8 kilometers) on tripod mount
Maximum range: 2.31 miles (3.725 kilometers)
Rates of fire:
Cyclic: 650-950 rounds per minute
Rapid: 200 rounds per minute
Sustained: 100 rounds per minute