M60, M13 Link Question

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Jack_Bauer24

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Which of these types of M13 links are the US Military currently using the ones with or without the hole in it?

M13 Link With Hole
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M13 Link Without Hole
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links with holes were the standard when I was in, back in the 70s. Can't tell you what the official standard is today, or even if there is one. But I can tell you that its highly likely whichever one is in inventory is the one that will be used.

And by that I mean that as long as the ammo is considered servicable, it will be issued for use, holes or no holes. We were fed the "last" of the Korean war era C rations in the mid 1970s. They were still "servicable" (officially) and were issued, and ...eaten. In fact, most of us actually preferred them to the new "Vietnam" era C-rats...the older ones had smokes in them!:D
 
6 years in the marines and I've only ever saw the ones without holes.

Edit: that was with the m240. Never saw an m60.
 
current US 7.62 belts have no hole.
but some of the other nato ammo does. (British I THINK?)
5.56mm link DOES have a hole,
 
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current US 7.62 belts have no hole.
but some of the other nato ammo does. (British I THINK?)
5.56mm link DOES have a hole,
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This has been my experience as well. I just was at a M240 qual range about 2 weeks ago so the info's pretty current.
 
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