Troops armed with deadly Minimi

[ahadams]

uhm, Scott Evans, Jshirley, et al: part of what you're hearing are a bunch of old soldiers (including yours truly) carping. Don't get me wrong - I had to carry an M60 precisely once on a roadmarch and somewhere before the 15 click mark it turned into a gold plated, lead weighted of a even with only 200 rounds of ammo, with a pack and all the other gear on.
None the less, given the fact that 7.62 still has more oomph than 5.56 it was kind of reassuring to have it around.

 

[JShirley]

Hey, I can sympathize. I've been known to carry a M224 60mm mortar on marches, and as the other gunner said,

That was the worst thing ever in life.

Kinda makes a li'l SAW seem liveable.

 

[Monte Harrison]

Toted one for a little while in Ronald Reagan's army. It is uncomfortable to carry because it is very front-heavy and has a lot of sticky-outy parts. Fun to fire, but dang, does it go through ammo in a hurry.