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FN Mag 58
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 3:01 pm
by joseyclosey
Is 50 years old, not a bad run for an MG that,s still in use worldwide.
Video of the British GPMG version here...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YETWAL4h ... re=related
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 6:35 pm
by Niner
If I'm not mistaken, the MAG 58 is the same thing as the M240 in the US military now. From what I read the M240 has been taking over for the M60 in the Army in recent years.
However, the old M60 is still a pretty good machine gun. They work in some pretty tough environments with no significant problems. The advantage the M240 seems to have is that it averages significantly more rounds between stopages that can be cleared in a minute or two. Take a look at this late model M60E4.
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/52637/m60_machine_gun/
GPMG - A SECTION CLEANING WEAPON!!
Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 3:46 am
by DuncaninFrance
I remember I had an ex RM in my platoon who was a gimpy man. When shown the 600 mtr target for the gun pairs match and told of the run down he said to the instructor " I don't go that far for me f*****g ollidays mate"!
Hot gun
Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 5:36 am
by PeterN2
That gun must have been mighty hot after that burst. I would love to fire a belt or two through a machine gun but I doubt I ever will. Not in the UK anyway.
Regards
Peter.
Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 6:05 am
by Tom-May
As a kid with the ACF, we used to have weekend camps at the (then) Guards Training Depot at Pirbright.
It was always possible to tell when the recruits had had their first session with the GPMG, there was always at least one wearing a plaster brace over a damaged nose.
It appears that it was a standard joke amongst the instructors to try to get the recruits to correct the aim while the gun was firing from the tripod*, and there was always one who tried to use the sights - result, recruit's fist hits himself in the nose, at speed.
Tom
*"Stub" butt (or whatever that was called) rather than the regular butt from 'LMG' mode
Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 4:15 pm
by BOLOMK1
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u283 ... rthAFB.jpg[/pic][/pic]About 1988 at an NRA training session in cooperation with the Air Force.My only experience with an M-60 variant.Fun!
I had hair then too!
John
Re: FN Mag 58
Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:39 am
by joseyclosey
Just thought i would add a few more images of the British GPMG to this thread.....
More images here....
http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/Pictu ... dustry.htm
Re: FN Mag 58
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:03 am
by joseyclosey
Re: FN Mag 58
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:58 pm
by Dutch Mosin
Now that is a great machine gun.
I wouldn't trade this one for another.
Some pictures of Dutch MAG's at the range.
Met vriendelijke groet,
Martin
Re: FN Mag 58
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 10:45 am
by joseyclosey
