The M60, officially the Machine Gun, Caliber 7.62 mm, M60, is a family of American general-purpose machine guns firing 7.62×51mm NATO cartridges from a disintegrating belt of M13 links. There are several types of ammunition approved for use in the M60, including ball, tracer, and armor-piercing rounds. [5] It was adopted in 1960 and issued to units later that year. It has served with every.. The film features several classic Rambo weapons, including knives, a compound bow, and plenty of machine guns. Technically, this is the first film in the series to depict Rambo using a handgun, however, it also uses cut footage (in a flashback) from Rambo: First Blood showing an alternate ending to the first film.
If you grew up watching 1980s action movies, you were sold a lie about the M60 machine gun. Rambo convinced an entire generation of future infantrymen that the M60 was the closest we'd get to a magic wand of destruction, and we couldn't wait to get our grubby little hands on one.. In this scene from "Rambo", John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) takes on a group of mercenaries with his 50.cal machine gun. experiencuing intense firefights and ultraviolence, this scene is a visual.