Little Bad Hombre, Vietnam
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Little Bad Hombre, Vietnam
Ralph
1967 M151A1
1967 M151A1
1967 M416
1947 Bantam TC-3 trailer
If The Phone Don't Ring ... You'll Know It's Me
Airborne Ranger CIB Vietnam
1967 M151A1
1967 M151A1
1967 M416
1947 Bantam TC-3 trailer
If The Phone Don't Ring ... You'll Know It's Me
Airborne Ranger CIB Vietnam
Re: Little Bad Hombre, Vietnam
Hey Ralph,
Great pics and even cooler artwork on the driver seat flack jacket. You know the Zig Zag Man aka Capt ZigZag has a picture of me tattoo'd on his arm. With the twin M60's, they'd need a trailer just to haul ammo with that 1600 rds per minute capability.
Rainman
Great pics and even cooler artwork on the driver seat flack jacket. You know the Zig Zag Man aka Capt ZigZag has a picture of me tattoo'd on his arm. With the twin M60's, they'd need a trailer just to haul ammo with that 1600 rds per minute capability.
Rainman
M151 World Land Speed Record Holder
Re: Little Bad Hombre, Vietnam
Not sure what kind of M60 you used but the standard GI one only put out about 650 rounds per......Rainman wrote:Hey Ralph,
Great pics and even cooler artwork on the driver seat flack jacket. You know the Zig Zag Man aka Capt ZigZag has a picture of me tattoo'd on his arm. With the twin M60's, they'd need a trailer just to haul ammo with that 1600 rds per minute capability.
Rainman
Matt
Re: Little Bad Hombre, Vietnam
I think that tattoo is reversed, I would believe it is you with the tattoo. They will shoot 650 but if you do you will be using those spare barrels pretty quick. How would you like to be the driver with both guns chattering in your ears?Rainman wrote:Hey Ralph,
Great pics and even cooler artwork on the driver seat flack jacket. You know the Zig Zag Man aka Capt ZigZag has a picture of me tattoo'd on his arm. With the twin M60's, they'd need a trailer just to haul ammo with that 1600 rds per minute capability.
Rainman
Rick
1964 M151A1
1984 M1008
1967 M416
04/1952 M100
12/1952 M100- Departed
AN/TSQ-114A Trailblazer- Gone
1984 M1008
1967 M416
04/1952 M100
12/1952 M100- Departed
AN/TSQ-114A Trailblazer- Gone
Re: Little Bad Hombre, Vietnam
Okay Matt you got me on the rate of fire. For some reason I had 800 stuck in my head and not 650. That's a pretty small detail compared to me seeing 2 M60's mounted on that jeep and you only seeing 1. Oh and Rick, I had the tattoo part correct, it's him with me tattooed on his arm. He's a big fan of mine I guess. Without my assistance, that company would have gone under years ago.
Rainman
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M151 World Land Speed Record Holder
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Re: Little Bad Hombre, Vietnam
You used to inhale burned rice paper
Raymond
"On the day when crime puts on the apparel of innocence, through a curious reversal peculiar to our age, it is innocence that is called on to justify itself." Albert Camus
"On the day when crime puts on the apparel of innocence, through a curious reversal peculiar to our age, it is innocence that is called on to justify itself." Albert Camus
Re: Little Bad Hombre, Vietnam
Just the paper, blew out the other stuff in it.
1964 M151A1
1984 M1008
1967 M416
04/1952 M100
12/1952 M100- Departed
AN/TSQ-114A Trailblazer- Gone
1984 M1008
1967 M416
04/1952 M100
12/1952 M100- Departed
AN/TSQ-114A Trailblazer- Gone
Re: Little Bad Hombre, Vietnam
I was looking at it as RPM per the weapon not X 2 .US machine guns always had a rather low cyclic rate (compared to others) of between 450 & 600 RPM (depending on the weapon). It was only with the adoption of the M240 in the late 70s (co-ax on tanks later in the 90s for Infantry)that we finally had an MG with a high rate of fire. like Rick pointed out, that's not always a good thing.Rainman wrote:Okay Matt you got me on the rate of fire. For some reason I had 800 stuck in my head and not 650. That's a pretty small detail compared to me seeing 2 M60's mounted on that jeep and you only seeing 1. Oh and Rick, I had the tattoo part correct, it's him with me tattooed on his arm. He's a big fan of mine I guess. Without my assistance, that company would have gone under years ago.
Rainman
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Re: Little Bad Hombre, Vietnam
I would like to take it deer hunting Hambone
Re: Little Bad Hombre, Vietnam
Just remember Hambone, the M60 weighs in at around 23lbs not including ammo. (the M60E4 weighs less-in the mid teens).Hambone wrote:I would like to take it deer hunting Hambone
Matt
Re: Little Bad Hombre, Vietnam
No, the M60 weighs about 75 lbs.!!!!!
Rick
Rick
1964 M151A1
1984 M1008
1967 M416
04/1952 M100
12/1952 M100- Departed
AN/TSQ-114A Trailblazer- Gone
1984 M1008
1967 M416
04/1952 M100
12/1952 M100- Departed
AN/TSQ-114A Trailblazer- Gone
Re: Little Bad Hombre, Vietnam
No Rick, you were just the 98lb weakling in 'yer youth . Never carried the '60 myself as they had phased them out by the time I got in .rickf wrote:No, the M60 weighs about 75 lbs.!!!!!
Rick
Matt
Re: Little Bad Hombre, Vietnam
my M60 weighs just a little over 23 lbs... I'd hate to see the 75 lb one...lol
Jim
Jim
Zigzag50, Northeast51, KC2QDZ
MVPA # 30032 G838.org
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1971 G838-M151A2 1966 G857-M416
1968 G748-M101A1 1976 G748-M116A1
1990 MEP-701A
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Real jeeps have horizontal grille slots
MVPA # 30032 G838.org
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1971 G838-M151A2 1966 G857-M416
1968 G748-M101A1 1976 G748-M116A1
1990 MEP-701A
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Real jeeps have horizontal grille slots
Re: Little Bad Hombre, Vietnam
Yeah, down the road from me there is an M60...But it weighs 54 tons.....moose53 wrote:my M60 weighs just a little over 23 lbs... I'd hate to see the 75 lb one...lol
Jim
Matt
Re: Little Bad Hombre, Vietnam
Yeah that was my first choice, but the war dept said I couldn't have a tank on the front lawn, so I settled for a jeep w/mgWC Matt wrote:Yeah, down the road from me there is an M60...But it weighs 54 tons.....moose53 wrote:my M60 weighs just a little over 23 lbs... I'd hate to see the 75 lb one...lol
Jim
Matt
Jim
Zigzag50, Northeast51, KC2QDZ
MVPA # 30032 G838.org
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1971 G838-M151A2 1966 G857-M416
1968 G748-M101A1 1976 G748-M116A1
1990 MEP-701A
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Real jeeps have horizontal grille slots
MVPA # 30032 G838.org
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1971 G838-M151A2 1966 G857-M416
1968 G748-M101A1 1976 G748-M116A1
1990 MEP-701A
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Real jeeps have horizontal grille slots