M60 Machine Gun

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The coolest machine gun you'll see today that can fire 850 rounds with one trigger pull.

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  • m-60 video

    I was once a door gunner on a UH-!B helicopter in the 1st Cav in Viet Nam in 1967. The aircraft carried 48 2.75" rockets and 2 M-60 machine guns, one in each door. The weapon in the video appears to be a modified and improved version of the guns I had, which would overheat quickly under sustained fire. The longest burst I ever fired was about 600 rounds on the Cambodian border near Pleiku in the central highlands. The barrel was cherry red. I haven't fired a machine gun since then and it brought back some memories. I am proud to have been a soldier in Viet Nam and I'm sorry we lost the war. So are millions of Cambodians, Laotians and Vietnamese who are now dead, murdered by the communists.

    By usbp 1136912711 Reply Spam [+7] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • In a PIG'S EYE, Sir.

      I was just passing through MetaCafe. It is nearly 0200 HST, here in Kailua. No, our Nation did not lose the Viet Nam war. Yes, the Cambodians, the Laotians and the Vietnamese - alive, and dead, can owe any breath they draw or could have drawn, to what you did. I understand we can visit a Memorial in Washington DC, dedicated to those who also gave their last full measure of devotion. In a very different place, in a very different time. Nonetheless, the American writing this now was born in 1962. My battle was fought in a different decade. My Honor and Respect, for you, is Profound. It is well-placed. Semper Fidelis. Stephen.

      By SpectreDeed 1136981378 Reply Spam [+6] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Nice

      Glad you survived that Vietnam War, I'll be following your footsteps one day...except with the Canadian Forces :)

      By Hardcore__ 1164168092 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • No Loss, Honorable Sir

      Sir,
      I agree with the poster, "SpectreDead" in response to your statement, "we lost the war." Sir, we may not have achieved the outcome desired. We did lose thousands upon thousands of lives. But, Losing, was not one of the things we did. My brother served in the Company of the infamous hero, Lt. Calley. I served as a 2nd luitenant in the army, only months after the order came down the pipe to quit sending troups to Nam. I respect that your opinion / statement of "we lost the war", was meant as I mentioned earlier, not achieving the desired outcome. Very well understood, we as american's, generally prefer a complete success.
      I take a moment to thank you for your time, your risk, your many sacrifices, to serve our country in such a dangerous role. It wouldn't matter if you were a PVC, or an O6 behind the lines. There was danger, and you took the risk. God Bless you, and yours, Thank you again, with all honor and respect, 2nd Luitenant - discharged. PLL.

      By MrMudMan 1148076448 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • It's the past!!!

      Im a Vietnamese and was born after the war, of course i've heard this and that from different ppl about the war but its the past, why not let it be???

      By CT-vn 1146379875 Reply Spam [-2] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • oh so

      i guess the past has nothing to do with our country's history huh? if we let every war be then, how our we gonna learn from our mistakes / successes? they cant let it go because it was a part of their life. if you go to war, then i bet you would not just be able to let it go. war goes alot deeper than just your mind. it is a aprt of you for the rest of your life. these men deserve to be told that thanks to them we are what we are today. so if you please, you can let it go. but dont ask these men to.

      By mr.nice.guy 1162419422 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • off topic

      My dad was a pilot with the 1st Cav in 67. Huey Gunships.

      By Tinpusher 1138841595 Reply Spam [-2] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Vietnam War

    Everyone one that says we kost in Vietnam Is full of crap.The United State military never lost one single battle in Vietnam.We did not LOSE we LEFT!!!!!!!!!
    Proud Vietnam Vet

    By Captim 1221878704 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • LMAO

    it took me longer to read thru all that political bull-crap than it did to watch the vid clip... amusing how whenever someone see's a vid or pic of a gun they immediately start talkin politics... annoying is what that is... leave guns out of politics and politics out of guns... shoot for fun... shoot for war... who cares... its the shootin thats the fun part so go get a gun and some lead and turn a few targets or a terrorist into swiss cheese... cause when the world ends... ill be ready, will you? (hu-ah always nice to see a vet in here)

    By dexter720 1141782922 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Wow

    you know his shoulders gonna be shakin for awhile xD

    By Holy shizite 1141172371 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Great memories!

    Hearing that gun sing brings back great memories. The antique M-60 I had when in the Army was very worn in, loose, and the best thing I ever had in the field. Yah, it crammed once in a while, but nothing that a 3 second clear couldn't fix. Myself, the asst gunner and the pig man could carry about 12 cases of ammo. Remember, there is a 20+lb gun, spare barrel, tri-pod, and the T&E on top of the weight of all that ammo. This version in the vid must be a modified metal of some sort (I didnt listen to the speaker) since I was always trained to swap out the barrel at around 200rds of continuous fire. I wonder if Ted Nugent owns one...

    By Corporate Exhaust 1236434367 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • SOME AGE, OTHERS MATURE...

    I LOVED SEEING AN OLD TIMER LIKE THE M60 UPGRADED LIKE THIS. A GOOD THING IS ALWAYS A GOOD THING. AND CONGRATS TO THE ENGINEERS WHO DESIGNED AND CONDUCTED THE UPGRADE.

    By LOU BAMBOO 1185018235 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • We didn't lose? News to me.

    Last I checked, Saigon fell to the NVA on April 30, 1975 and was renamed "Ho Chi Minh City," the communists now rule what was once the north and the south, and we have nothing to show for it. Or am I mistaken? Did we MEAN for it to be called "The Socialist Republic of Vietnam?

    C'mon, folks. Denial ain't just a river in Egypt. While we won tactically for the most part we lost strategically. To think otherwise is naive jingoism, and downright delusional.

    As to the gun, kudos to these guys for taking the world's largest bolt action single shot rifle and actually making it WORK. When I was in we couldn't get the things to work.

    By Hardheadjarhead 1183773176 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • AFJI Shootout MK43 Endurance Test

    The purpose of the test was to challenge claims that the M60 mean time between failures was 825 rounds assuming the gun was used in a normal short burst manner. We decided the best way to prove the capability of the MK43 (M60E4) was to fire the weapon in a continuous burst of 850 rounds. This was done on a used weapon with approximately 15,000 rounds already through the barrel and as the video shows the weapon performed perfectly. To the comments about the accuracy, it should be noted that there was so much smoke and heat coming off the gun that it was impossible to see the target and that if it had been an accuracy test the bursts would have been much shorter (3-5rounds). The test was conducted by employees of Special Tactical Services and was the 3rd of nine successful tests. The comments regarding actual use of a weapon in this manner during combat are unrealistic and there was no intent of any political statement intended. For more information about STS, please visit us on the web.

    By SpecTacServ 1169002085 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • it's for

    us

    By sam_ashhab 1163416827 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • WOAH!

    everything will NOT be good in the hood!

    By the dunce 1143079715 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • crap

    why doesn't he have a wank instead?

    By argie p 1142335888 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • A Team

    This guy was trained by the A Team shot off close to a 1,000 rounds and never hit a thing .... sorry at least the A Team used to blow the hub caps off a Cadilac just before it flipped over cos it had a telegraph poll sticking out the bottom of it

    By P.A. 1141688725 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • loved to shoot it

    the problem is you cant carry much ammo. I had 800rounds and extra barrel . the asst gunner carried 500rnds then what? That was 23lbs + 13lbs and ammo so it dosent mater about the rate of fire over 1.45 sec
    so the dc46 and all the rest can kiss off

    By AFSPm60gunner 1139533971 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Nice, Very nice

    I wonder what the tempiture of the rifle is, and how much barrel warp it gets when it is fired that long. If it does warp its not a new invention or an improvment, just high end material. If it does not warp, its amazing.

    By slagbronson 1137983715 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • insane

    that was F**king rediculous

    By motorhead 1137608471 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Oh Really Now

    I'm quite sure whatever parsitic country you cower in we've already proved our superiorty too. Go ahead, lay back and think your idealogical goody goody thoughts. When the crap hits the fan the U.S. will always be here to pull you whimpering schmucks out of the mud.

    By sportingarms 1136601274 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Thankyou.

      Now bring your spelling and grammar up to speed. Stephen.

      By SpectreDeed 1136713124 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • aham...

      and when a tragedy like Catrina happens in your qwn country you're just as quick to react...NOT!!!! (guess if oil was involved your government would have reacted a lot quicker and better)

      By Paranoia 1145227471 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Not Quite

      You may find this extremely hard to believe but there are still a good many people in this country that believe the government was not created to change our diapers. The people in New Orleans were told to evacuate. They chose not to. Now some of them would like the Feds to build them a new house, clean up the mess etc. while they laze around and watch. The problem with this country is we'll do exactly that. And if thats not bad enough we'll even do it in every other country.

      By sportingarms 1145232196 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Thankyou, Sargento.

    Your comments on Blackwater are (have been) apropos, Mahalo. Stephen.

    By SpectreDeed 1136367258 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Blackwater

    In case anyone is interested, this video was shot in Moyock NC, at the Blackwater Training Center - the largest privately owned firearms training facility in the world - and a damn fine and fun place to shoot. I get to train there at least once a year, and its only 45 minutes from the house!!!!

    By sargento 1136041939 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Last Comment on this issue.

    The War in Iraq is not about "Shoot em' up Bang-Bang." It IS about Nation Building. It better be. Insomuch the French did their part during our (the) American Revolution, ulterior motives notwithstanding - they were there. I will, leave the specific historical research of that time to my MetaCafe community. Suffice to say, after the French sailed away, (some did not) what was left was a milieu on which to build. My ancestors, to me, can today, write this. I am not of French descent. I am of American Descent, a descent where a people pour their best and brightest into a cause worthy of more than what they can have, today. For a People, that could not expect anything, ever. Get the gist. Stephen.

    By SpectreDeed 1136022876 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • scary

    imagine wat other weapons there is

    By papito 1136009242 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • thats a good gun

    i would hate to run into that guy

    By Daniel95 1135833796 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • I'm not sure what protocol is here.

    I have reviewed mailings from my gents. Yes, the M240 firing 7.62 Nato is the preferred weapon. I stand corrected. I wrote an appropriate blurb to this end a few moments ago. I am still waiting for a posting, or a Nasty-Gram. No foul language. Some, direct Former Marine talk... yes. Stephen.

    By SpectreDeed 1135767846 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • m60

    I am sure the battle would have been different if custer wiuld have used this in the indians????? bob

    By ybgib 1135766141 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • wow

    i want to have that gun

    By meridian 1135743832 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • I hope...

    he can still feel his arm after shooting that gun lol.

    By hobbes3 1135742499 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • stupid

    just stupid

    By cruzeiro2006 1135719098 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Sweet

    By oORayManOo 1135710296 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • compensation

    the slower rate of fire allows the gun to operate at a sustained rate longer than those operating with very high ROF. The barrel tends too heat up too much, too easy for high ROF (hence the mini-gun multibarrel solution). The m60's 7.62 round has excellent stopping power and won't be factored too much by airborne particles and blades of grass. SpectreDeed, I still have my m14 with me and so far it's getting the job done a lot better than my m4 RIS. HOOAH

    By zerone 1135688727 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Thankyou. Just, Thank You.

      MetaCafe is a world-wide phenomena. Please continue your write-ins. Tell those with whom you've crossed paths. Keep it accurate & pithy. Stephen.

      By SpectreDeed 1135850825 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • ummm

    I think he missed??

    By valerz 1135682693 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • POS

    The M60 though much improved from the VietNam version still is substandard the NATO standard FN MAG58 has been adopted for General US issue as the M240. Better built less sensitive to ammo/and battlefield conditions. H&K also built a gpmg based on the G3 action I think it's the 21.

    By rigpiggy 1135665348 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Sir, I stand corrected. In my e-mail fi...

      This is a lifted quote. I fully endorse. "... The M240 Machine Gun: 7.62 Nato (.308) cal. belt fed machine gun, developed to replace the old M-60 (what a beautiful weapon that was!!) Thumbs up. Accurate, reliable, and the 7.62 round puts em down. Originally developed as a vehicle mounted weapon, more and more are being dismounted and taken into the field by infantry. The 7.62 round chews up the structure over there." I am off quote now. The fact that politicians, in their "expediency games" have "kicked cans down the road," to the point where we arrive at now. I have not finished adressing the European "choices" to maintain a status quo. No, plenty of blame is not to be had by all. That discussion ended when Our Teufel Hunden began to close... Fielding the Best and Brightest to, fix, what should have been fixed 10-odd years ago. With the best information. At the end of the day, I will accept nothing less than United States Marines closing with and destroying the enemy. Semper Fidelis. Stephen.

      By SpectreDeed 1135766953 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Peace Through Superior Firepower.

    In Iraq, more of our gents will be coming home in one piece thanks to this weapon. The slower "cyclic" rate of (sustained) fire was a (good) design trade-off that factors in internal wear and tear, weapon controllability & intelligent expenditure of ammo. I prefer a robust weapon that will put rounds ON target in a controlled manner. The 7.62 round is far and away the preferred ammunition. Does any of my Marine Brothers fondly remember the M14? Stephen.

    By SpectreDeed 1135663050 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Oh Yes

      I was Army not Marines but I remember when they took our M14s away and gave us the M16. We thought it was a toy and wanted our M14s back but after humping the boonies in Viet Nam we were glad we didn't have the weight of the M14. I still consider th M14 a much better rifle. AIRBORNE

      By canman 1136731878 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • ........

    Doesen`t he say that it is 1600 rounds?

    By Señ 1134925751 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • wow

    but looks a bit slow don't cha rekon

    By Jono_36 1134606164 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • omg 850 bullets

    850 bullets fired by a noob that couldnt even hit a bit of crap lying on the floor. they better make a gun that does a couple of thousand so mr noob might actually hit something

    By sarky_omg 1165056012 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • stupid

    murder yankie stupid you kill childrens whit your hands

    By alvarogat 1162435155 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Sick

    you guys just make me sick.

    By Chewbakka 1148132671 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • you americans will never change lol...

    always talking about what bush is or is not doing correctly instead of starting the chage yourselfs, bush has power and he is crazy well deal with it! or stop him! but im tired of hearing you talk about how you dont like what happens to your country (9/11) but never do anything to stop your "leader" doing stupid stuff...

    plus if we spend time here watching stupid videos from all around the world...that means we are not making any change...

    By ivansiyo 1146990908 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Neo Nastage

    Wooooow!!! COOOOL

    By neonastage 1142064695 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • holy S**t

    need to take to San Quentin and clean house

    By mofo 1141762860 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Parabellum

    If you WISH for Peace..... PREPARE for War... You French Fryed F****t

    By KeithSenkbeil 1139770858 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • BEST machine gun is

    KALASNIKOV you can put in mud, gravel, wather or snow and it still working.

    By Likar 1139230014 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • True

      AK-47 is the most popular & durable gun in the world... ever since the cold war. and its been workin fine with everyone really have fun with it just dont shoot ppl:P

      By cactai 1141228426 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • my money :(

    I have to work hard and pay the tax every year, yet this guy just waste XXX bullet in a minute or so and very proud of it somehow :(. Just give me back my money (tax) so that i can buy a better dinner for my gf

    By Loser 1135750539 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • slow?

    it will still kill some1 wont it? how many bullets u need? if u shoot loads in a second most are wasted, his arms must ache

    By r1ccardo 1135317472 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • rate of fire

    850 rounds a minute is quite slow in comparison to most sub machine guns
    the only things the m60 has is its 7.62mm nato (.308win) and is belt fed not the greatest machine gun by a long shot
    if your interested about full auto weapons check out heckler and kosch high rate of fire and better built

    By shifty 1134630709 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Actually...

      It didn't put out 850 rounds pr. minute, but 850 rounds in 1 minute 45 seconds... That put's it a rate of 8 rounds pr. second or 485 rounbds pr. minute, wich is quite slow...

      When i was in the Army, we had the German MG3 7,62 mm (.308) as a machinegun, and that was fun weapon. It put out 1,200 rounds pr. minute, or 20 rounds pr. second... But as mentioned, the barrel tends to get a bit hot on these high-rate MG's...

      As for rifles, we had the HK G3A3, also a 7,62 mm (.308), and although a little heavy, it was a superb weapon with a cyclic rate of 600 rounds pr minute, or 10 rounds pr. second... A slightly optimistic figure i might add... ;-)

      By Glockie 1135989947 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Yeah.

      I agree, but the Heckler and Koch submachine guns are not the fastest available, nor the best, but they are widely used because their 9mm parabellum cartridge is an excellent stopping missile. You shouldnt really compare them as they are weapons in different categories. The M60 is slow compared to other weapons such as whatever make the standard helicopter mounted minigun is.

      By alexguitarist 1134922162 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • SAW replacement

      this would make for a good light infantry support weapon and could replace the SAW... if its in the price range

      By crayzmofo 1151731296 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • dummy

    it didnt fire in a single trigger pull, it was held down and plus it is an automatic machine gun!

    By 44444444444444 1144340869 Reply Spam [-2] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • America

    You lost that fuckung war man and any other war since that, assholes

    By Soviet 1140806180 Reply Spam [-2] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • wow, it's a ...weapon.

    boring, repetitive and utterly pointless...

    By krimz 1135858875 Reply Spam [-2] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • boring for you maybe..repetitive yes it ...

      yes, i could understand how it could be boring for someone who is not into weapons.... repetitive? It's a full auto machine gun..so go figure. As for it being pointless: this weapon has proven more points than your post right here. Sorry, i hate posts like yours and i'm pretty vocal about it

      By zerone 1135938478 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • i agree

      the sound also gets extremely annoying

      By k0r3aN 1135883782 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
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