The Army Dumped the M60. Then It Ordered More.

[4thIDvet]

In September 2024 the U.S. Army signed a contract for new M60 machine guns - almost thirty years after it threw the M60 out of its infantry. The Pig lost two head-to-head tests to a Belgian gun, and in one of them it missed the Army's own minimum by four rounds

The Army Dumped the M60. Then It Ordered More.

Sander's say? "Give me my Pig and get out of my way"

[baboon]

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[Sanders]

Those new M60s are awesome. I think it's the E6, now?

I had 3 different guns assigned to me. Two were fairly worn out, but still kept chugging along. One of them, I could squeeze the receiver together with two fingers. It wound up going back to the depot and they gave me a brand new M249 SAW with a serial number of 4 hundred something. That gun sucked ass. It wound up accidentally wrapped around a tree at Baumholder, Germany with the help of a M113. I was given a brand, spanking new Maremont M60 to replace it.

[Johnny]

I don't think the M60 is coming back and don't believe the You Tube story.

[4thIDvet]

Those new M60s are awesome. I think it's the E6, now?

I had 3 different guns assigned to me. Two were fairly worn out, but still kept chugging along. One of them, I could squeeze the receiver together with two fingers. It wound up going back to the depot and they gave me a brand new M249 SAW with a serial number of 4 hundred something. That gun sucked ass. It wound up accidentally wrapped around a tree at Baumholder, Germany with the help of a M113. I was given a brand, spanking new Maremont M60 to replace it.

Yup our 60s never failed any problems they spoke right up and quieted things down. I think their trying to get the weight down and still keep strength which ain't easy.