M60 & Short Stroke Piston

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M60 & Short Stroke Piston

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Have any of you guys with an M60 heard of using a short stroke piston to increase the rate of fire? I saws this video and asked the guy why the rate of fire was increased and he said he had a short stroke piston.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhW2UDO ... r_embedded
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I'm having a hard enough time feeding mine now with the cost of ammo. :shock:
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twodollarbill wrote:I'm having a hard enough time feeding mine now with the cost of ammo. :shock:
What type did you run in yours?
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Never changed the pistons, so they would be stock units.
I do have a RIA and a Maramont, never thought of changing their rate of fire.
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I meant what type of ammo are you running in your 60's?
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Sorry....M80 Ball. :lol:
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twodollarbill wrote:Sorry....M80 Ball. :lol:
What manufacture?
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Have a Maremont. Standard barrels and a Rock Island Armory shorty bbl. Standard pistons. Not interested in increasing the rate of fire.

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Have you ever used any of the Prvi Partizan 308?
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Jack_Bauer wrote:
twodollarbill wrote:Sorry....M80 Ball. :lol:
What manufacture?
Most is late 70's early 80's Lake City Ball & Tracer.
Picked up 5000 rounds of Magtech from S&G Ammo just before the pricing went nuts.
I've heard good results from others, but I will have to see how that runs.
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Most is late 70's early 80's Lake City Ball & Tracer.
Picked up 5000 rounds of Magtech from S&G Ammo just before the pricing went nuts.
I've heard good results from others, but I will have to see how that runs.
When you shoot some of the Prvi Partizan let me know how it does.
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