When I first got to my unit I was carrying an M-79 grenade launcher....
went on one patrol and then on a 30 day operation...
then guess what ws thrown into my lap...
the M-60!
The "newbie" always got the big gun issued to him... cuz it was HEAVY!!
That thing beat me to death for a while.
BUT! I figured out how to carry it by distributing some of the weight to my web gear.
It became a part of me..
and we began to have a love affair! :-)
When another "newbie" came to the platoon, I had the option to give up the...
"BIG BLACK GUN".
NO WAY!!!....she took care of us!
And I loved her!
When I made Sarge...I HAD to let her go.
I loved her!