WTB M60 machine gun

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Re: WTB M60 machine gun

Unread post by Mr. Recovery » May 29th, 2016, 4:31 pm

rickf wrote:Ok then, But take it from a guy who humped one of them, keep the ammo straight and in the box unless you are not using the box. It looks fancy but to anyone who has ever handled a machine gun they will know right away that you don't handle ammo like that.


This is the way you handle ammo! :D 8)

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Re: WTB M60 machine gun

Unread post by rickf » May 29th, 2016, 5:11 pm

I forget who it was that told me that they had a large surplus of ammo to get rid of the the CO just gave them truck loads of ammo and sent them to the ranges and said get rid of this stuff. Where the hell was I when those orders came down! :roll: :evil: Whenever I was expending large amounts of ammo the enemy was too.................................... In MY DIRECTION!!! Kind of took the fun out of it. :roll: :lol:
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Re: WTB M60 machine gun

Unread post by Mr. Recovery » May 29th, 2016, 9:48 pm

rickf wrote:I forget who it was that told me that they had a large surplus of ammo to get rid of the the CO just gave them truck loads of ammo and sent them to the ranges and said get rid of this stuff. Where the hell was I when those orders came down! :roll: :evil: Whenever I was expending large amounts of ammo the enemy was too.................................... In MY DIRECTION!!! Kind of took the fun out of it. :roll: :lol:


Getting rid of surplus ammo was part of the Maintenance company's job! :D 8)

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Re: WTB M60 machine gun

Unread post by Venito » May 30th, 2016, 2:15 am

Now I know better.
I took them out for photo to look cool but it turns out that twisting the belt like that is not.

How about handling it like this?

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or like this?

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i've read it somewhere that shooting like this is totally ineffective, but it the movies--I guess--it is very effective... at fooling the people
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Re: WTB M60 machine gun

Unread post by rickf » May 30th, 2016, 10:01 am

You can and I have BUT, I can tell you that real ammo has a hell of a lot more kick than the blanks they use in the movies. I think the guns are also modified to cycle with lighter loads. I had some real sore ribs and I did not even come close to the target. You can shoot from the hip while holding the grips correctly with both hands and do so fairly accurately but still, you are not using sights so it is spray and pray.
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Re: WTB M60 machine gun

Unread post by Elvis Presley » July 16th, 2016, 3:35 pm

Hey Venito - what's the brand of your airsoft M60?
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Re: WTB M60 machine gun

Unread post by Venito » July 19th, 2016, 5:59 am

It is an A&K M60VN

it s about 350$ new.

full metal body, very heavy almost 20lbs

Keep an eye out for broken one for display purpose... mine is fully function though.

search craigslist nation wide: searchtempest.com for a good chance.
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Re: WTB M60 machine gun

Unread post by Elvis Presley » July 23rd, 2016, 1:10 pm

Thanks!!!
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Re: WTB M60 machine gun

Unread post by Beltfedbob » December 9th, 2016, 2:09 pm

I have the slick little rubberized bags that hold a box (100rds) that snap into those mounts. My cans don't fit right unless I ground off the hinge.

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LOL, guess I didn't clean it after the last shoot, noticed it is a little dirty. :-)

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Re: WTB M60 machine gun

Unread post by Venito » January 6th, 2017, 4:21 am

that is a real gun!! so cool


is it auto and semi. How much would it costs?
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Re: WTB M60 machine gun

Unread post by Beltfedbob » January 6th, 2017, 10:01 pm

Venito wrote:that is a real gun!! so cool


is it auto and semi. How much would it costs?
Yes, live full auto and transferable. I bought it many years ago so don't really know what they go for today, would guess 30-40K.

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Re: WTB M60 machine gun

Unread post by Brownie63 » June 27th, 2017, 10:45 am

Here's my airsoft dressed out with some inert ammo. Dry brushed a little silver paint on it to weather it. Got an ammo pouch and sling from ebay. This is how we carried (humped) during my period of service in the mid 70s. Don't plan to mount it - just lay it in the back for deco.

BTW, my first attempt at posting pics, so don't have a cow if the whole picture doesn't show. 8)

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Re: WTB M60 machine gun

Unread post by Beltfedbob » July 9th, 2017, 10:20 pm

Brownie63 wrote:Here's my airsoft dressed out with some inert ammo. Dry brushed a little silver paint on it to weather it. Got an ammo pouch and sling from ebay. This is how we carried (humped) during my period of service in the mid 70s. Don't plan to mount it - just lay it in the back for deco.

BTW, my first attempt at posting pics, so don't have a cow if the whole picture doesn't show. 8)

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Nice job.

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Re: WTB M60 machine gun

Unread post by AlaskaMutt » May 5th, 2019, 2:48 am

Why would anyone be concerned if their M60 meets AFT requirements if it is not full auto? You don't need to contact ATF for semi-auto's or plastic guns. Read the statutes and don't give the government information that they don't require. The government is not your friend!

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Re: WTB M60 machine gun

Unread post by Beltfedbob » May 21st, 2019, 10:53 pm

Hmm, wonder where my picture went. I'll try again but this time my project is getting closer to the end. Doing a repaint to
get rid of the camo and general clean up. Also took off the fording intake and exhaust.
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