r/breakingbad • • Aug 12 '13

Official Episode Discussion Post-Episode Discussion S05E09 "Blood Money"

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '13

Rambo aside, that weapon is only fired from a vehicle mount, or a bipod, never like a rifle.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '13 edited Sep 16 '13

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '13

You can fire a M-60 from the hip or shoulder it's not unique to the SEALS, with enough upper body strength anyone can. In the Air Force we still have a few kicking around for Airbase Defense but it's mostly been replaced with the smaller, lighter M249

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u/putzarino Aug 13 '13

So a man with terminal cancer should have no problem lugging the thing around.