Elements from Security Force Advisory and Assistance Team 13 trained Afghan National Army soldiers on the M2 .50 caliber machine gun weapons system at Forward Operating Base Tagab, May 18. The ...

In this edition of my leader book notes I am discussing the proper setting of the weapon headspace and timing (H&T) of the M2 .50-caliber machine gun. The proper setting of the H&T procedures are ...

The current M2 requires Marines to manually set headspace and timing before firing, after assembly, and after required barrel changes when the barrel becomes extremely hot from high volumes of fire.

The M2 and its successor, the M2A1 — a more reliable and durable model than the original — have been used on American tanks, ships, helicopters, and Humvees since the .50-cal debuted in 1933.

The Navy is eyeing suppressors for its upgraded ‘Ma Deuce’ .50 cal machine guns The Navy is considering giving Ma Deuce a quiet new update Jared Keller Aug 20, 2019 6:51 PM EDT ...

The Army currently operates 24,000 standard M2 machine guns and roughly 25,000 upgraded M2A1 .50-cal weapons designed with a number of improved features.

The Army's new lightweight .50-cal Machine Gun will better enable Soldiers to protect convoys, destroy enemies and move between combat locations.

A US Navy sailor used a .50 caliber machine gun to shoot down a small drone last month. The engagement came during a major NATO exercise focused on naval air defense. It underscores how drones are ...

The charges, filed last month, allege that Sgt. Christopher Shepler stole an M2 .50-caliber machine gun receiver and an M240 machine gun barrel.

Automatic hone helps machine gunners hit their mark. HTB-2000 tube hones from Sunnen Products Co., St. Louis, let a maker of .50-caliber machine gun barrels beat MIL-Spec accuracy by a factor of ...

It is much in demand. Originally, the M2 replacement was going to be the M-307, which was designed so it could fire either the computer controlled 25mm "smart shell" of the XM-25, or (by changing the ...