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The M2 machine gun or Browning .50 caliber machine gun (informally, "Ma Deuce" [14] [15]) is a heavy machine gun that was designed near the end of World War I by John Browning. While similar to Browning's M1919 Browning machine gun , which was chambered for the .30-06 cartridge, the M2 uses Browning's larger and more powerful .50 BMG (12.7 mm ...
The .50 BMG ( .50 Browning Machine Gun ), also known as 12.7×99mm NATO, and designated as the 50 Browning by the C.I.P., [1] is a .50 in (12.7 mm) caliber cartridge developed for the M2 Browning heavy machine gun in the late 1910s, entering official service in 1921. Under STANAG 4383, it is a standard service cartridge for NATO forces.
The Pedersen device allowed bolt action M1903 Mark I rifles with a left side ejection port to fire .30 caliber pistol-grade cartridges in a semi-automatic fire mode. By the time of US entry into World War I, 843,239 M1903 rifles had been produced at Springfield Armory and Rock Island Arsenal. Pre-war production utilized questionable metallurgy.
All of the various .30 M2 models saw service in the early stages of World War II, but were phased out beginning in 1943, as hand-trained rifle-caliber defensive machine guns became obsolete for air warfare (the .50 in/12.7 mm M2/AN Browning and 20 mm AN/M2 automatic cannon had replaced the .30 in as offensive air armament as well). The .30 in ...
The M1921 Browning machine gun was a water-cooled .50-caliber (12.7 mm) machine gun, designed by John Moses Browning, which entered production in 1929. From 1917 to 1918, he developed the prototype Browning Winchester Cal.50 caliber heavy machine gun. It was developed from a water-cooled .30 caliber M1917 Browning machine gun.
Belt-fed (M2 or M9 links) [ 1] The M45 Quadmount was a towed anti-aircraft gun consisting of four .50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns mounted in pairs on either side of an armored open-top gunner's compartment with electrical laying. It was developed by the W. L. Maxson Corporation to replace the earlier M33 twin mount (also from Maxson). [ 2]
Signature. John Moses Browning (January 23, 1855 [ 1] – November 26, 1926) was an American firearm designer who developed many varieties of military and civilian firearms, cartridges, and gun mechanisms, many of which are still in use around the world. [ 2] He made his first firearm at age 13 in his father's gun shop and was awarded the first ...
Bolt-Action United States: Springfield Armory.30-40 Krag: 1892 3.82 Winchester Model 1895: Standard rifle: Front-line: Lever action United States: Winchester, Browning Arms.30-06 Springfield: 1895 4.2 Winchester Model 70 sniper rifle: Sniper rifle: Long-Range Precision: Bolt-action United States: Winchester, U.S. Repeating Arms.30-06 ...