The M2 machine gun or Browning .50 caliber machine gun (informally, "Ma Deuce") [13] [14] 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 ...

Nov 12, 2024 · The belt-fed M2 .50-caliber machine gun is a short-recoil design. That means the barrel and bolt remain locked together as a unit at the moment of firing. The barrel cycles back with the bolt for a short distance before they separate, to then effect extraction and ejection.

The Browning M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun, Heavy barrel is an automatic, recoil operated, air-cooled machine gun with adjustable headspace and is crew transportable with limited amounts of...

Mar 21, 2017 · One of his most enduring and effective designs is the heavy machine gun that proudly bears his name, the awesome .50 Browning – also known to millions of servicemen and women as the “Browning M2” or simply the “Ma Deuce.”

Aug 31, 2023 · Originally designed for the trenches of World War I, all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces still use the heavy machine gun over 100 years later. One weapon has continually served the U.S....

Feb 23, 2017 · Browning’s magnificent M2 machine gun—chambered in the .50 Browning Machine Gun (BMG) cartridge—gave America and her allies the priceless gift of global air superiority. Nothing else came...

Dec 16, 2022 · According to field surveys, soldiers have rated the M2 Browning .50 caliber among the most effective guns in their arsenal – and for good reason. The heavy machine gun is a belt-fed, closed-bolt, air-cooled weapon with a range of 1,830 meters .

Sep 11, 2018 · Used as a medium infantry support weapon, anti-aircraft gun, anti-boat gun, and even a sniper rifle, the ‘Ma Deuce’ is a historic firearm. If you’re looking to restore an M2, check out these parts that other ‘Ma Deuce’ M2 .50 Cal Machine Gun owners have needed.

Mar 6, 2013 · Since the 1930s, the sound of American awesomeness on the battlefield has been played through the .50-caliber heavy machine gun. This gun, officially dubbed the M2 though cherished as the Ma...

May 20, 2021 · That sound that gun is, of course, the Ma Deuce. Though it is perhaps the least forgotten weapon of all time, Ian McCullom featured its form, history, and function in the video Ma Deuce: The Venerable Browning M2 .50 Caliber HMG on Forgotten Weapons. Check it out below!