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Re: Gun mount support kit

Post by m38a1butch » Tue Jan 23, 2018 7:47 am

LifeLongWNYer wrote:
Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:12 am
Okay, I'll dig out the pictures and send them to you.

I can ship via either UPS or the USPS. Both have shipping point in the next town north of me, they are located in Henrietta, NY. ( 14467 or 14623 )
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Re: Gun mount support kit

Post by major519 » Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:42 pm

Replied, check your pm
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Re: Gun mount support kit

Post by m38a1butch » Wed Jan 24, 2018 3:39 am

major519 wrote:
Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:42 pm
Replied, check your pm
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Since I am pretty new to using this forum I don't quite understand what you mean.
I assume (dangerous word) that "pm" means "private messages" but when I selected private messages there were none.
Anyway, it would be helpful if you would clarify what you meant by "pm".
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Re: Gun mount support kit

Post by major519 » Sat Jan 27, 2018 4:21 am

PM = private messages.
Sorry for the confusion as it was intended to get the attention of the original guy who posted.

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Re: Gun mount support kit

Post by m38a1butch » Wed Feb 07, 2018 7:45 pm

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Bought the support from John Emery and the gun pedistal from BMG. The gun pedistal is the short one for the mule. I am mounting an M60 on my mule. Since I'm not mounting a 106 on the mule I drilled and tapped the top ring of the support so I could bolt the gun pedistal to it. If I or anyone else wanted to mount the 106 it would be a simple matter of removing the gun pedistal and mount the 106 on it's T&E adapter.
I know, I know, the M60 was never mounted on mules (but it could have).......and ya gotta admit it does look kinda cool.
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Re: Gun mount support kit

Post by muleman7 » Thu Feb 08, 2018 6:45 am

You are correct the 106, TOW and Litter kits were the only Gov Mods for the Mule.

During the Viet Nam era for the mule there may have been many in field MODs possibly including Machine Gun and Mortar conversions.

Pics of in field mods would be interesting.
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Re: Gun mount support kit

Post by boom451911 » Tue Oct 02, 2018 5:11 pm

Is this Mount and Pintil s?till available
I am building a Mule train....

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Re: Gun mount support kit

Post by LifeLongWNYer » Tue Oct 02, 2018 6:28 pm

I started this, but sold my mount earlier this summer. Sorry for the delay in responding.


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Re: Gun mount support kit

Post by major519 » Thu Oct 04, 2018 5:43 pm

Muleman7, you indicated litter kits as being one of the official government mods. Do you have any reference materials on this?
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Re: Gun mount support kit

Post by m38a1butch » Thu Oct 04, 2018 7:51 pm

boom451911 wrote:
Tue Oct 02, 2018 5:11 pm
Is this Mount and Pintil s?till available
I am not selling this gun mount. I am installing it on my mule.
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1952 1/4 Ton M100 trailer delivered 9/52
1968 USMC M274A5 (now resides in the National Vietnam War Museum in Weatherford, TX -- RIP Francis)

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Re: Gun mount support kit

Post by muleman7 » Fri Oct 05, 2018 7:16 am

Found in TM 9-2320-246-34P Dec 1969

Litter Kit Pic

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Litter Kit List

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Deep Water Fording Kit List but there was No Picture of this kit in the manual.

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Re: Gun mount support kit

Post by Chuck W. » Fri Oct 05, 2018 10:08 am

Here's the litter kit installed on one of my mules:
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Re: Gun mount support kit

Post by m38a1butch » Fri Oct 05, 2018 11:17 am

Thank you for these pictures
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1952 1/4 Ton M100 trailer delivered 9/52
1968 USMC M274A5 (now resides in the National Vietnam War Museum in Weatherford, TX -- RIP Francis)

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Re: Gun mount support kit

Post by major519 » Fri Oct 05, 2018 5:55 pm

OK, so next question. Who has or where do I find one of these kits?
1968 M274A5 USMC 325489
1966 M274A2 USMC 333007
1958 M274 US ARMY 2B3379
1970 M38A1 CDN3 70-08715
1981 M101CDN Manac 3/4 trailer
1984 M1009 CUCV
1943 Converto Airborne Trailer

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Re: Gun mount support kit

Post by boom451911 » Tue Nov 19, 2019 3:53 am

Im still interested if you still have these parts..
I am building a Mule train....


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