Efforts by Browning and Fred T. Moore resulted in the water-cooled, .50 caliber M1921 Browning machine gun and an aircraft version. These guns were used experimentally from 1921 until …

Nov 12, 2024 · Those first .50 BMG chambered guns were the huge M1921 Browning machine guns — water-cooled and bulky. The subsequent air-cooled M2HB (M2 H eavy B arrel) was …

This gun may be mounted on ground mounts and most vehicles as an anti-personnel and anti-aircraft weapon. The gun is equipped with leaf-type rear sight, flash suppressor and a spare …

Aug 31, 2023 · In 1933 the scaled up machine gun was type approved as the M2 .50 caliber machine gun. The M2 included several improvements, one of the most important being a …

Dec 16, 2022 · The powerful M2 Browning .50 caliber heavy machine gun entered development following orders from Gen. John J. Pershing in World War I, and it has remained a timeless …

There are none more notable than that of the 50. caliber M2 Browning machine gun, or the “Ma Deuce,” as it’s colloquially dubbed, is the longest-produced machine gun the world’s arms …

In 1932, the design was updated and redesignated as the M2, but was often referred to as the "fifty-cal". Although rather large for a machine gun, it was light enough for aircraft use, it …

Dec 28, 2024 · The Browning M2 .50 caliber machine gun, known as "Ma Deuce," has served the U.S. military for over 100 years with unparalleled firepower, reliability, and range.

Mar 21, 2017 · After further development by John M. Browning in the immediate post WWI-era, the resulting gun was approved for production and called the M1921 water-cooled .50-cal. …

Detailed info, specs and photos on the M2 machine gun as used by US special operations forces.