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An old buddy of mine just sent me this picture of when we were in.
This is the machine gun section, Weapons Plt., Kilo 3/7, 1st MARDIV. as it was in October, 1987.
I'm second from right, bottom row.
We just got the M60E3 before we went to Twentynine Palms. Nobody liked them. Ya, they were a few pounds lighter, but at the cost of a thinner barrel, so you had to change barrels more often. The E3 also had the flimsy frame mounted bi-pod legs and forward pistol grip. I bent a bi-pod leg going prone on a rush. Our armorers managed to keep our M60 barrels and we used those on the E3s. Better barrel, but now you had two sets of bi-pod legs on the gun. Just because its newer, doesn't mean its better. SIX60
This is the machine gun section, Weapons Plt., Kilo 3/7, 1st MARDIV. as it was in October, 1987.
I'm second from right, bottom row.
We just got the M60E3 before we went to Twentynine Palms. Nobody liked them. Ya, they were a few pounds lighter, but at the cost of a thinner barrel, so you had to change barrels more often. The E3 also had the flimsy frame mounted bi-pod legs and forward pistol grip. I bent a bi-pod leg going prone on a rush. Our armorers managed to keep our M60 barrels and we used those on the E3s. Better barrel, but now you had two sets of bi-pod legs on the gun. Just because its newer, doesn't mean its better. SIX60