The M60 is a gas-operated, air-cooled, belt-fed, automatic machine gun that fires from the open-bolt position and is chambered in 7.62×51mm NATO. It has a cyclic rate of fire of around …

The M60 machine gun was what the military called a “crew-served weapon,” requiring a team of three soldiers to transport, load, and fire it. It was capable of several types of fire: grazing, …

Feb 25, 2022 · The concept for the M60 began at the end of World War Two, when US Ordnance officers became very interested in the German concept of a universal machine gun (originally …

Jun 23, 2022 · The U.S. M60 machine gun During World War II United States armed forces found themselves facing an incredibly versatile and effective machine gun fielded by Germany. This …

Mar 15, 2022 · The M60, introduced in 1957, incorporated features of the German MG-42 machine gun and FG-42 assault rifle. It fired over an open bolt, used a disintegrating link belt …

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 …

Sep 2, 2021 · The M60 is one of the enduring symbols of the American firearms industry. Born out of a fusion of two WWII-era German designs, the original M60 had several engineering flaws …

Sep 26, 2004 · The M60 is general purpose gas-operated, air-cooled, belt-fed, automatic machine gun that fires from the open-bolt position. The weapon features fixed head space, which …

Jan 19, 2024 · The M60 is a gas-operated, air-cooled machine gun that burps hot lead from an open bolt position. Its architecture allowed for the use of disintegrating metallic link belts, …

America�s first machine gun designed to fire the new cartridge was the M60 General Purpose Machine Gun, built by Marmont in Saco, Maine. The weapon feeds from 100-round linked …