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]

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Be sure to clear weapon before starting inspection. If cover is opened on a hot cartridge (hot barrel), an open cover cookoff could occur and result in serious injury or death. Evacuate area for 15 minutes and then do REMEDIAL ACTION. Refer to WP 00011 00.

Jun 23, 2022 · In typical combat use, M60 machine gun belts were loaded with four ball-type (M80) or armor-piercing (M61) rounds for each tracer (M62) round. This four-and-one mix gave the gunner visual confirmation of where his rounds …

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 permits rapid changing of barrels. It has a maximum rate of fire of 550 rounds per minute.

The LWMMG is designed to fill the gap between 7.62 mm and .50 BMG machine guns. The weapon uses the .338 Norma Magnum round, giving it greater lethality and double the range of the 7.62 NATO round.

The 7.62×51mm NATO (official NATO nomenclature 7.62 NATO) is a rimless, straight walled, bottlenecked, centerfire rifle cartridge. It is a standard for small arms among NATO countries. First developed in the 1950s, the cartridge had first been introduced in U.S. service for the M14 rifle and M60 machine gun.

Mar 17, 2020 · Machine guns in 7.62 mm caliber are mainly designed to provide mobile fire support to infantry squad and are typically air-cooled weapons fitted with a box magazine or drum and a bipod; they may use full-size rifle rounds, but …

The M60E3 7.62mm machine gun is a lightweight, air-cooled, disintegrating metallic link-belt fed, portable or tripod mounted machine gun designed for ground operations like its predecessor, the M60. It is gas operated with fixed headspace and timing which permits rapid changing of barrels.

Aug 10, 2023 · Of note here is that this Saco design (becoming the M60) became the first American machine gun to feature the quick-change barrel. It is also noteworthy that the Americans attempted to outright copy the German MG42 during the war, producing the T24 Machine Gun prototype by Saginaw Steering Gear.

Jul 7, 2011 · The M60 fires the standard NATO 7.62 mm round and is used as a general support crew-served weapon. It has a removable barrel, which can be easily changed to prevent overheating. The M60 has a rate...