August 6, 2012, 03:09 PM | #1 |
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M60, M13 Link Question
Which of these types of M13 links are the US Military currently using the ones with or without the hole in it?
M13 Link With Hole M13 Link Without Hole
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August 6, 2012, 10:42 PM | #2 |
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links with holes were the standard when I was in, back in the 70s. Can't tell you what the official standard is today, or even if there is one. But I can tell you that its highly likely whichever one is in inventory is the one that will be used.
And by that I mean that as long as the ammo is considered servicable, it will be issued for use, holes or no holes. We were fed the "last" of the Korean war era C rations in the mid 1970s. They were still "servicable" (officially) and were issued, and ...eaten. In fact, most of us actually preferred them to the new "Vietnam" era C-rats...the older ones had smokes in them!
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6 years in the marines and I've only ever saw the ones without holes.
Edit: that was with the m240. Never saw an m60.
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August 8, 2012, 05:53 PM | #4 |
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Shot a lot of M60 but never seen links without the holes. Are they US or foreign?
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August 8, 2012, 07:59 PM | #5 |
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AFAIK, the holes are for weight reduction and have no functional purpose.
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August 10, 2012, 07:24 PM | #6 |
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current US 7.62 belts have no hole.
but some of the other nato ammo does. (British I THINK?) 5.56mm link DOES have a hole, Last edited by insomni; August 10, 2012 at 07:30 PM. |
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