Talk:Stoner 63

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[edit] M2 Tripod

Okay, lets be perfectly clear about this. Its not the M2's tripod, its the M2 tripod (more accurately: Tripod, M2). The M2 tripod is for use with .30 caliber machine guns, such as the M1919A4, M1919A6, M60, and even the M240. The M60 and M240 require their relevant T&E and the proper tripod adapter. The M2 machine gun uses the Tripod, M3, a heavier version visibly similar to the M2, which was also used with the Mk 19 40mm machine gun.

There is no reason why the tripod should link to any machine gun. -- Thatguy96 18:18, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

The M2 tripod was a component of the M1919 Browning system. The later M122 used with the M60 is an aluminum (IIRC) version of the steel M2. I changed the link because it was originally pointed at the M2 Browning machine gun (which uses an M3 tripod) and felt that, if someone was really looking for a picture of the M2 tripod they'd at least find a picture, eh? Deathbunny 22:49, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Found someone actually has an article for the M2 tripod and recreated link to point to it. What you find on wikipedia... Deathbunny 22:55, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] MINIMI?

Did this weapon inspire the MINIMI LMG? 121.218.25.164 (talk) 10:42, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Mistake?

The Mk 23 mod 0 is the designation for the Heckler and Koch SOCOM pistol. Is this a case of same name problem or is there a mistake here?

Both the US Army and US Navy systems technically incorporate a category as part of the complete full designation. Each category starts at 1 and increases abitrarily as new systems are adopted within the category. There is no mistake and the designations are not technically the same. The Stoner 63A in the Commando configuration was designated Machine Gun, 5.56mm, Mk 23 Mod 0, while the H&K OHWS was designated Pistol, Caliber .45, Mk 23 Mod 0. There are hundreds of other examples of such confusion, such as Pistol, 9mm, Mk 24 Mod 0 (Sig P226) and Submachine Gun, 9mm, Mk 24 Mod 0 (S&W Model 76). This comes from the fact that the full designations are rarely spelled out in common usage, and are often unknown to the majority of people, including users. -- Thatguy96 (talk) 16:52, 14 March 2008 (UTC)