Irish Setter? One of those high maintenance sissy dogs? I'll have you know that Tango is a very fierce and dangerous animal - she just happens to look like a Chihuahua/Sheltie.
Posted on 07/07/2005 3:44:36 PM PDT by holymoly
"Missing: One M-60 assault rifle."
That's not a message Chief Deputy Hondo Wooten wants to give area residents, but due to the large number of active duty and retired military personnel in the area, Wooten said he has little choice. When stolen from a Joplin-area gun show on Sunday, June 21, the gun was broken and whoever stole it will be trying to obtain spare parts -- possibly trying to buy the parts from current or former military personnel rather than authorized dealers.
Wooten said the M-60 assault rifle would be very dangerous if it gets into the wrong hands.
"It's a weapon which is specifically designed for combat," Wooten said. "It does have the capacity for full automatic with a cyclical fire rate of 800 to 1,200 rounds per minute."
Anyone shooting the M-60 won't need to be very accurate to kill an opponent, Wooten said.
"You don't even need to point; just hold it in their general direction and pull the trigger," Wooten said.
According to Bert Guy from Gatling Guns in Arizona, the gun was stolen from a Class III dealer at the Oklahoma Full Auto machine gun shoot. Wooten said a Class III dealer has a legitimate right to stock and possess the items stolen, but other people may not be as scrupulous.
"Fortunately this gun had broken at the shoot on Saturday so the thieves will be looking for replacement parts," Guy wrote in an e-mail message to area law enforcement agencies.
"Spread the word and let's get this gun back to its rightful owner," Guy wrote. "Let's spread the word and bust these jerks."
Guy said at least two different rewards are available for the stolen gun and more may be offered later.
Items needed to make the gun operable include an extractor, extractor spring and roller bearings, but Wooten said people may try to purchase other M-60 parts as well.
"Although the weapon is supposed to be inoperable because of a broken part, anybody with a knowledge of gunsmithing could buy what they need to make it fully operational and fully automatic," Wooten said. "We don't necessarily believe the gun is in Pulaski County, but due to the potential risk posed by this weapon, we want to make sure all law enforcement know about it."
According to the Joplin Police Department staff member handling the case, those with information about people trying to buy M-60 parts should contact Detective David Lewis at the department's main number, (417) 623-3131. Wooten can be contacted at 774-6196.
No, the M249 is the SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon). The 240 Bravo is a different animal.
early weekend gun ping.
Very much like the M-2. Only with a bad attitude.
The M249 fires 5.56mm rounds, the 240 is 7.62mm.
Irish Setter? One of those high maintenance sissy dogs? I'll have you know that Tango is a very fierce and dangerous animal - she just happens to look like a Chihuahua/Sheltie.
The M60 was formerly used in the SAW role, supplanting the BAR in that role. It has also been used on helicopters and ground vehicles as a mounted weapon.
When the M249 was introduced, it was mandated that all M60s in SAW roles be replaced with M249s. The Army went with the M249 originally, and the Marines were also issued them in due course. The Marines quickly figured out that the M249 was a low-power jam-o-matic, and moved on to the M240G.
The M240 was originally intended for vehicular use only. There was an optional kit shipped with each weapon that would allow the vehicle crew to dismount the weapon and use it in a SAW or infantry weapon role. The Marines mounted the kits to M240s and "created" the M240G (for Ground).
FN and the Army eventually figured out that there was a need for an infantry medium machine gun, and developed the M240B, which was purpose designed for infantry use and not a kit slapped on a vehicle gun.
What a cute pair! They deserve a hair dryer.
We are still using old-style M-60s on Chinooks.
I'm trying to machine a brake for it - sometimes, it goes off, and just won't stop...
Bad to be a Chinook these days.
;)
Like the Ma-Deuce, not something to be on the wrong end of.
I'll bet granny's rum bearing cow -- that a whole lot more blood was spilled in front of your "death dealing bitch".
Loved her, loved her..... Glad I did't have to carry or care for her...
The only weight no one ever complained about when crossing the wire --- was their backup belt for the 60..
Semper Fi
Didn't have any problem with the M-60 as a grunt or as a door gunner. Got in a real heavy fire fight once and the gun was so hot the rounds started cooking off without putting the finger on the trigger, could have taken a smoke break and the gun would have done all the work.
DI on the Malone range
It was a King Edwards cigar, they came in the Sundry Pacs (Care Packages) couldn't get better ones. In fact I still smoke them..
I still cry or laugh, sometimes about the same things.
I checked my safe.
It ain't in there.
:<(
Whoever wrote that piece is an idiot. It is a MACHINEGUN!
"It's a weapon which is specifically designed for combat,"
ahem, what gun is NOT meant for combat?
Because the enemy always conveniently attacks en-masse in platoon-sized formations.
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