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

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