M240G and variations
as a Marine, we had the opportunity to shoot the 240G, i have heard that the army uses a version called the 240B, is this so and if so, what is the difference between the two? also, a little background history on the 240G would be appreciated since they dont tell us much about the weapons, only how to shoot them and clean them.
Bert Jepson
Future Marine
Leaves for Recruit Training 20050502
Bert Jepson
Future Marine
Leaves for Recruit Training 20050502
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Check out FN's webpage. I found some information on the different variations and models there.
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The 240 is simply the U.S. name for the F.N. MAG58. The 240C is the version you will see on armored vehicles. The 240B is the Infantry version that has handgaurds and other changes to make it more suitable for ground use. The 240G version has extra NATO type rails to mount night vision gear, etc. and is used by S.O.F. The F.N. MAG58/M240 is a great improvement over the old M-60, which was never very reliable in comparison. As the title implies, this gun was introduced in 1958 as a medium machine gun or GPMG.
Here is a link with some good information.
http://www.fnherstal.com/html/Index.htm
http://www.specwarnet.com/kit/m240.htm
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I've never shot the M240. but I have shot the M60 quite a bit. And from what I understand the reason the Army went to it was
1. with a few component changes it could be converted from armored mounted version to the carryable infantry version was minimal and
2. It has a lot less moving parts than the M60. I know from shooting the "pig" that it was pretty finicky during reloading. And it had a lot of moving parts.
Overall, I understand it is a pretty good improvement over the M60 although I liked it and did pretty well with it.
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thanks for the info, yes the 240G is fairly simple to maintain and doesnt have that many moving parts, my one complaint is that you cant pick it up and shoot from the hip, i dont think i would ever do that in combat but i heard it was possible with the M60, after all, rambo did it. oh yeah, i probably should have changed my signature since i went to boot camp almost 6 months ago.
Pvt. Bert Jepson
USMC
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Saw a big guy shoot the M60 from the shoulder while standing, looked like he was wrestling a jackhammer[B)]
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I have a semi auto M60 and shoot it standing with no problems. The thing is heavy at 27 pounds, but the plus side to this is very little recoil. When some of the girls have gone shooting with us they like firing it from the hip, plus it makes cool video. If they use the shoulder strap they dont have much problem hip shooting.
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quote:Originally posted by bingeebob
as a Marine, we had the opportunity to shoot the 240G, i have heard that the army uses a version called the 240B, is this so and if so, what is the difference between the two? also, a little background history on the 240G would be appreciated since they dont tell us much about the weapons, only how to shoot them and clean them.
Bert Jepson
Future Marine
Leaves for Recruit Training 20050502
The 240 gulf and 240 bravo and charlie and delta are essentially identical MG's they are just set up differently to accomodate being mounted and fired from a vehicle or carried and fired by a soldier.
-M240 is a left hand feed, vehicle coaxial mounted MG.
-M240Bravo is carried and used by infantry as a support weapon in the US Army. It has a shoulder stock and pistol grip and forend grips.
-M240Charlie is the same as the M240 except right hand feed.
-M240Delta is pintle mounted with spade trigger/handle.
-M240Gulf is basically the same as the Bravo except it's the USMC version.
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