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How the US built a water-cooled .50-caliber heavy machine gun

Before the Browning M2, there was a series of Colt commercial .50 caliber machine guns. The .50 BMG (12.7x99mm) cartridge began development in 1918, and after the end of the war Colt and John Browning ...
The National Interest

Meet the Browning M2: The Mother of All Machine Guns

When Lauren Bacall Wellington served during the Iraq War, the former Army sergeant and combat medic did more than treat the wounded. Wellington spent her 13-month deployment from 2007 to 2008 with the ...
Task & Purpose

The Marine Corps is eyeing this lightweight polymer ammo for its ‘Ma Deuce’ .50 cal machine guns

The Marine Corps is currently negotiating an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract with Mississippi-based defense contractor MAC LLC to evaluate and test the company's lightweight MK 323 ...
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Photo Essay: Marines complete winter training with M2 .50-cal for Ullr Shield at Fort McCoy

Marines at Fort McCoy for the 2nd Marine Air Wing's Ullr Shield exercise completed cold-weather weapons familiarization with the M2 Browning .50-caliber machine gun on Jan. 16 on Range 2 at Fort McCoy ...
The National Interest

America’s Browning M2 Is Still the Best Machine Gun on Earth

Here’s What You Need to Know: The Browning M2 heavy machine gun—“Ma Deuce” or “50-cal” to the troops—casts a long shadow over U.S. military history. When Lauren Bacall Wellington served during the ...