new m60's

tommy · 05-05-2008, 09:22 PM

are they gonna replace the saw. i know the old m60's would melt down barrels after a few hundred rounds but look at this baby she fire almost a 1000 rounds and didn't even flinch. plus it's shorter . kinda like a cross between a saw and a old m60. but this one has the punch of the 7.62 rather than the 5.56 round. so what you guys think??

M60-850-rounds M60 M60E4 850 rounds rds M-60-E4

kygunsmith · 05-05-2008, 09:27 PM

M60's are great !! They will really pour it out and keep going!

SKS NOOB · 05-05-2008, 09:29 PM

Prob could fry and 1" steak on that barrel quick.

jimkim · 05-05-2008, 09:31 PM

Who made the CAR-60 back in the eighties. I remember it was a shorter and more durable version.

sell33 · 05-05-2008, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by SKS NOOB

Prob could fry and 1" steak on that barrel quick.

i bet so lol

Cyrano · 05-05-2008, 09:38 PM

How much do they want for that beast in lots of 100; and how fast can they get them to our troops in the field to replace the 5.56 NATO SAWs?

tommy · 05-05-2008, 09:47 PM

i don't know but that 7.62 round will do alot more damage than that little 5.56. just think they could let loose with a m60e4 and punch right through them little walls rather than kick in the doors . thats a safer gun.

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Originally Posted by Cyrano

How much do they want for that beast in lots of 100; and how fast can they get them to our troops in the field to replace the 5.56 NATO SAWs?

Seabeescotty · 05-05-2008, 10:28 PM

Guys, they have the 243golf, which is an updated version of the old M-60, and lighter. The M-60 could definitely melt barrels, which is why a gunner and his team had to go to school, to learn how to operate the system. That was why two barrels were always sent into the field with the gun, so they could be changed out and allowed to cool. Once you learned it's limitations, you could keep it talking, and keep the field clear in front of you, and you usually had two guns working in a crossfire, in order to keep your area of responsibility clear of the enemy. They were great machineguns, but heavy as heck to carry. I carried one for three and a half years, and cussed it every time I had to tote it naywhere. With a 100 round belt in an assault pouch, the thing weighed 28 pounds, and we didn't have the luxury of padded straps, back then. It'll be nice to see our troops get a good gun that they can carry in the field, without being so weighed down. But the rest of the team will still have to carry enough extra ammo to keep it talking!!

Sins-of-Mosin · 05-05-2008, 10:28 PM

Where can I sign up to be a tester?

big boomer · 05-05-2008, 10:31 PM

I remember the old m-60's from the 70's once you got them hot you could take your finger off the trigger and they would shoot till empty.

squirrelbaster · 05-05-2008, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Sins-of-Mosin

Where can I sign up to be a tester?

+1 no kidding!!

genwinters · 05-05-2008, 10:42 PM

well the got the MK. 46 and MK.48s now short versions of the SAW in 556 and 762 respectively

ArkansasHunter · 05-05-2008, 10:44 PM

when i clicked i drew a blank page.

just_a_car · 05-05-2008, 11:17 PM

...just in case you need to dig a trench without breaking a sweat.

tommy · 05-05-2008, 11:35 PM

talk about keepin some heads down.lol you could just eat away at anything with that gun.

FS00008 · 05-06-2008, 12:05 AM

I love it! I need one :-D

LarryO1970 · 05-06-2008, 10:01 AM

I doubt the military will replace the SAW... believe it or not, but it is a pretty capable platform in the open. Even in urban settings, its' rate of fire is incredible and will make your enemy duck real quick until an M240 can get on target and eat through their cover. I would love to see a resurgence of the M-60 ... even a newer, modified version with this barrel capability. They were old and breaking... but preventative maintenance is the key. Most of us who fired that 60 remember it's sound well... and the enemies never wanted to hear it for a reason.

I would not be surprised to see more potent rounds tested and fielded and less 5.56. The M4 is a very capable platform and would be even more capable with a higher caliber.

Pred · 05-06-2008, 10:02 AM

Great.. something else to drive up the price of .308...

LarryO1970 · 05-06-2008, 10:07 AM

... if the U.S. hadn't cut back on the number of U.S. Arsenals , there would not be such a run on the cost of small arms ammunition, IMHO.

Maybe this is the proof in the pudding to get the U.S. to reopen some of the arsenals... but the U.N. will probably argue against it, the anti-gunners will cry foul and the anti-gun, pro-U.N. politicians will vote against it.

patrick70 · 05-07-2008, 02:37 PM

The M60s are nice.That was my assigned weapon in the army.After a couple hundred you had to change the barrel out.Gloves are a must.It can really spray out lead.It would sometimes start little fires down range if it was dry.I wish I could own one now.

05-05-2008, 09:31 PM	#4
jimkim Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Near the Little Ocmulgee river in GA Posts: 2,322 Blog Entries: 15	Who made the CAR-60 back in the eighties. I remember it was a shorter and more durable version. __________________ "Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum."

05-05-2008, 10:28 PM	#8
Seabeescotty The ol' Coot Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Jay, Oklahoma, God's country. Posts: 4,605 Images: 18 Blog Entries: 1	Guys, they have the 243golf, which is an updated version of the old M-60, and lighter. The M-60 could definitely melt barrels, which is why a gunner and his team had to go to school, to learn how to operate the system. That was why two barrels were always sent into the field with the gun, so they could be changed out and allowed to cool. Once you learned it's limitations, you could keep it talking, and keep the field clear in front of you, and you usually had two guns working in a crossfire, in order to keep your area of responsibility clear of the enemy. They were great machineguns, but heavy as heck to carry. I carried one for three and a half years, and cussed it every time I had to tote it naywhere. With a 100 round belt in an assault pouch, the thing weighed 28 pounds, and we didn't have the luxury of padded straps, back then. It'll be nice to see our troops get a good gun that they can carry in the field, without being so weighed down. But the rest of the team will still have to carry enough extra ammo to keep it talking!! __________________ Adapt, improvise, overcome.-Gysgt Highway, Heartbreak Ridge

05-05-2008, 10:28 PM	#9
Sins-of-Mosin Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: IL Posts: 194 Blog Entries: 3	Where can I sign up to be a tester? __________________ Leave me alone I am not an angel yet. [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g3...13/themets.png

05-05-2008, 11:17 PM	#14
just_a_car Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Edmonds, WA Posts: 3,639	...just in case you need to dig a trench without breaking a sweat. __________________

05-05-2008, 11:35 PM	#15
tommy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: schriever la Posts: 4,152 Images: 6	talk about keepin some heads down.lol you could just eat away at anything with that gun. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

05-05-2008, 09:27 PM	#2
kygunsmith Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 148	M60's are great !! They will really pour it out and keep going!

05-05-2008, 09:29 PM	#3
SKS NOOB Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Minnesotah Posts: 696	Prob could fry and 1" steak on that barrel quick.

05-05-2008, 09:38 PM	#6
Cyrano Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New York Posts: 3,057	How much do they want for that beast in lots of 100; and how fast can they get them to our troops in the field to replace the 5.56 NATO SAWs?

05-05-2008, 10:31 PM	#10
big boomer Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Minn. Posts: 1,254	I remember the old m-60's from the 70's once you got them hot you could take your finger off the trigger and they would shoot till empty.

05-05-2008, 10:42 PM	#12
genwinters Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Plymouth, MI Posts: 310	well the got the MK. 46 and MK.48s now short versions of the SAW in 556 and 762 respectively

05-05-2008, 10:44 PM	#13
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 11,000	when i clicked i drew a blank page.

05-06-2008, 12:05 AM	#16
FS00008 Сергей Иванович Мосин Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: California Posts: 1,095 Blog Entries: 1	I love it! I need one :-D

05-06-2008, 10:01 AM	#17
LarryO1970 "Blazing Saddles" GOV Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Johnson Creek, WI Posts: 3,950	I doubt the military will replace the SAW... believe it or not, but it is a pretty capable platform in the open. Even in urban settings, its' rate of fire is incredible and will make your enemy duck real quick until an M240 can get on target and eat through their cover. I would love to see a resurgence of the M-60 ... even a newer, modified version with this barrel capability. They were old and breaking... but preventative maintenance is the key. Most of us who fired that 60 remember it's sound well... and the enemies never wanted to hear it for a reason. I would not be surprised to see more potent rounds tested and fielded and less 5.56. The M4 is a very capable platform and would be even more capable with a higher caliber. __________________ If anybody asks, it must have been the "trigger actuator nut".....

05-06-2008, 10:02 AM	#18
Pred Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,873 Blog Entries: 3	Great.. something else to drive up the price of .308...

05-06-2008, 10:07 AM	#19
LarryO1970 "Blazing Saddles" GOV Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Johnson Creek, WI Posts: 3,950	... if the U.S. hadn't cut back on the number of U.S. Arsenals , there would not be such a run on the cost of small arms ammunition, IMHO. Maybe this is the proof in the pudding to get the U.S. to reopen some of the arsenals... but the U.N. will probably argue against it, the anti-gunners will cry foul and the anti-gun, pro-U.N. politicians will vote against it. __________________ If anybody asks, it must have been the "trigger actuator nut".....

05-07-2008, 02:37 PM	#20
patrick70 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 295	The M60s are nice.That was my assigned weapon in the army.After a couple hundred you had to change the barrel out.Gloves are a must.It can really spray out lead.It would sometimes start little fires down range if it was dry.I wish I could own one now.