M60 machine gun - Wikipedia
The M60, officially the Machine Gun, Caliber 7.62 mm, M60, is a family of American general-purpose machine guns firing 7.62×51mm NATO cartridges from a disintegrating belt of M13 links. There are several types of ammunition approved for use in the M60, including ball, tracer, and armor-piercing rounds. [5]
The Pig Endures! Army orders $15 Million Worth of M60 Machine …
Sep 24, 2024 · Army orders $15 Million Worth of M60 Machine Guns. The U.S. Army Contracting Command in Newark, New Jersey this week awarded an eight-figure contract to a Nevada firm for the venerable M60...
M60E6 | Weapons | US Ordnance
It is a gas operated, disintegrating link, belt fed, air-cooled machine gun. It fires from an open bolt and features a quick-change barrel. The M60E6 features a machined aluminum feed cover with integrated M1913 Picatinny rail for mounting optics.
Mysterious M60 Machine Gun Contract Awarded By U.S. Army
Sep 30, 2024 · U.S. Ordnance, the main manufacturer of M60 variants today, treats the M60E4 and the Mk 43 series as functionally identical. A member of a US Navy Naval Mobile Construction Battalion, or Seabee, mans a Mk 43 Mod 0 machine gun mounted on a …
Is the new M60E6 machine gun better than the M240?
Jun 1, 2021 · The new M60E6 was adopted in 2014 by our Danish allies to replace their aging MG3. Nicknamed the “Pig,” the original M60 had all kinds of problems, from having a barrel that was awkward as hell to...
The M60E6: Same Old M60, New Improvements - The ... - The …
Dec 7, 2020 · Born out of a fusion of two WWII-era German designs, the original M60 had several engineering flaws that lead to its replacement by the M240. But in 2014, Denmark adopted the M60E6 as the standard...
Not New, But Improved: How the M60E6 Machine Gun Got …
Apr 28, 2021 · In independent torture testing by Dan Shea of Small Arms Defense Review, the M60E6 averaged around 8,300 mean rounds between failures, a figure better than the M60E4 or M240 during 1994 Army...
TBT: How the M60 earned the (beloved) nickname of ‘The Pig’
Jan 2, 2020 · The M60 remained an infantry mainstay until 1994, when testing began on a possible replacement. Although the gun’s latest variant, the M60E4, is arguably among the most mechanically perfect...
M60通用機槍 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书
M60通用機槍 （英語： United States Machine Gun, Caliber 7.62 mm, M60）是美國制的 7.62×51毫米 NATO口徑 通用機槍。 M60通用機槍是 美軍 在 越南 戰場中的制式 機槍，作為支援及火力壓制武器，為各西方國家的 機槍 發展史奠定了基礎。 由於火力持久而頗受美軍士兵愛戴，獲多國軍隊採用，甚至在 越南戰爭 的 UH-1直升機 機身圖騰上也有M60機槍的蹤影。 但隨著多種相同功用機槍的出現及輕兵器小口俓化，M60的設計已顯得過時，除部份 特種部隊 外， 美 …
M60 machine gun | Military Wiki | Fandom
The M60, officially the United States Machine Gun, Caliber 7.62 mm, M60, is a family of American general-purpose machine guns firing 7.62×51mm NATO cartridges from a disintegrating belt of M13 links. There are several types of ammunition approved for use in the M60, including ball, tracer, and armor-piercing rounds. [2]