Great video! Those boots were actually made for all aircraft mounted M-60's like the twin mounts on either side of the B model Huey's or the ones mounted in the sponsons of the OV-10. Removing the bipod alone takes a good 2 to 2.5 lbs off the front end and they are noisy.
my father did a tour in vietnam from 68-69 he was an airforce mp at phucat airbase and pulled nightshift tower duty as a m60 gunner he never talked much about his time there when he was sober but one thing he told me is that when he got there some veteran 60 gunners told him that the firing pins that were issued in the gun would get you killed due to being brittle and told him to swipe some 16 penny duplex head nails and modify them to use as a firing pin as they were softer and would not break under heavy use as for the magazines in the vid i remember him seeing them in a video game i was playing saying that everyone he knew that carried an m60 used a number10 juice can wired to the side of the gun as a guide to keep the belt from binding and just left the belt hang
Thank you for the great explanation about these modifications made by the Navy Seals. Have these modifications been introduced in the next generations of the M60?
The only modification I could see that made it to later M60s was a shorter barrel on the E3, E4, and E6, although those barrels had adjustable front sights.
Really interesting to see a support weapon modified, and even given supplied professionally manufactured retrofit parts, for the purpose of hipfireing it at close range. What an odd time in military history
I seem to remember reading in some vietnam biography, what they added a nickel, or a quarter? to something in the buffer, and it increased the rate of fire. I cant find it tho! ill have to look in my library.
Imagine what it was like when a unit instead of firing a dozen m-16 back at a dozen AK-47 they open fire with a dozen M-60 machine guns. The weight of fire and the sheer power of the round would literally chew through the jungle and be terrifying.
Stoners galore in those pics, thanks for sharing.
Great video! Those boots were actually made for all aircraft mounted M-60's like the twin mounts on either side of the B model Huey's or the ones mounted in the sponsons of the OV-10. Removing the bipod alone takes a good 2 to 2.5 lbs off the front end and they are noisy.
Love to see a movie about navy seals in Vietnam and showing the weapons they carried
Outstanding presentation 👏. So much history has been forgotten.
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my father did a tour in vietnam from 68-69 he was an airforce mp at phucat airbase and pulled nightshift tower duty as a m60 gunner he never talked much about his time there when he was sober but one thing he told me is that when he got there some veteran 60 gunners told him that the firing pins that were issued in the gun would get you killed due to being brittle and told him to swipe some 16 penny duplex head nails and modify them to use as a firing pin as they were softer and would not break under heavy use as for the magazines in the vid i remember him seeing them in a video game i was playing saying that everyone he knew that carried an m60 used a number10 juice can wired to the side of the gun as a guide to keep the belt from binding and just left the belt hang
They also used a pretty sweet belt fed 5.56 machine gun, the Stoner Light Machine gun. Very interesting weapon.
Regarding the 2 guns in your comparison, what is the actual weight of each, as shown? Thanks!
Thank you for the great explanation about these modifications made by the Navy Seals. Have these modifications been introduced in the next generations of the M60?
The only modification I could see that made it to later M60s was a shorter barrel on the E3, E4, and E6, although those barrels had adjustable front sights.
Really interesting to see a support weapon modified, and even given supplied professionally manufactured retrofit parts, for the purpose of hipfireing it at close range.
What an odd time in military history
They did the same thing with captured rpds as well.
Lotsa freedom dispensers 🇺🇸🦅🫡 God Bless All Vietnam Vets, you are greatly appreciated. 🫡🙏🏼
I seem to remember reading in some vietnam biography, what they added a nickel, or a quarter? to something in the buffer, and it increased the rate of fire.
I cant find it tho! ill have to look in my library.
Men In Green Faces is the book I believe was about to comment same thing lol
the term "arsenal" gets thrown around too much these days. you sir have an arsenal
Imagine what it was like when a unit instead of firing a dozen m-16 back at a dozen AK-47 they open fire with a dozen M-60 machine guns. The weight of fire and the sheer power of the round would literally chew through the jungle and be terrifying.
I remembered seeing this on weaponology
Make a mold of that rubber boot.
that was interesting
The squids can screw up anything.