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Originally Posted by Baron von Kriterium
We used the belt-fed GPMG, M1919A4, after WWII. Sometime during the Cold War, they were converted to 7.62mm from 30 calibre. We called it the C1 and C1A1. We then changed the name again to C5 and C5A1. It was affectionately known as the G Pig and I had to schlepp it around the Borden training area in the summer of 1990. When I arrived at my first posting, Jan 1991, the unit had the new C6s already. As per usual Canada turned what was a normally reliable weapon with 30-06 ammo into a temperamental 7.62mm nightmare.
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Why didn't Canada swap over the the M60 in the 60's/70's like the Australians? Why did it take so long for us to get the C6? Usual budgetary/procurement story?