Aaron in Mohnton Pa Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 (edited) Got my hands on this article this week thanks to Jared at Lewman Arms.... It is from the January 1995 Issue of Machine Gun News..... It outlines highlights Saco Defense's development of the M60e4 Machine Gun. The Saco Defense Plant would close in 1997. U.S. Ordnance would pick up development and production. They started making the M60e4 (Mk43) in 2000 and have been producing the M60 Since..... Stan Andrewski (featured in this article) died in February of 2022. Marc Desrochers, who was the project manager for the M60e4, is now a senior manager at General Dynamics. Aaron - Mohnton, Pa Sales@BeltFeds.Com Edited January 13, 2023 by Aaron in Mohnton Pa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattnh Posted January 12, 2023 Report Share Posted January 12, 2023 Awesome article - thanks for posting!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lzxray Posted January 12, 2023 Report Share Posted January 12, 2023 Great article, thanks Aaron. Never seen the E4 ammo container shown before...just the Capco one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron in Mohnton Pa Posted January 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2023 @Lzxray , it was a prototype specifically made to go on these ammo hangers (see link below for photos). It attached like a M249 drum attached to the bottom of the M249. I have seen one of them in person and they are really really neat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattnh Posted January 12, 2023 Report Share Posted January 12, 2023 Imho, these original e4 hangers are awesome. I use them with modified Capco boxes that have a 249 ammo bag connector on the side that will lock into the hanger (same as the mk48 bag, but a hard box) Easentially it is a quick-attach Capco box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron in Mohnton Pa Posted January 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2023 @mattnh Post a picture up of that then. Curious how it looks all together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonlmg41 Posted January 12, 2023 Report Share Posted January 12, 2023 page 39? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron in Mohnton Pa Posted January 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2023 @johnsonlmg41working on getting that. I will post it up as soon as I have it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattnh Posted January 12, 2023 Report Share Posted January 12, 2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron in Mohnton Pa Posted January 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2023 @mattnh thanks for the photos!! I will have to try that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhouston8 Posted January 12, 2023 Report Share Posted January 12, 2023 great thread guys. thx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron in Mohnton Pa Posted January 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2023 @johnsonlmg41 Page 39 added to the post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonlmg41 Posted January 13, 2023 Report Share Posted January 13, 2023 Gracias!!! Some good info on that page. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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