We Are The Mighty on MSN

The M2 .50-caliber 'Ma Deuce' will live forever

Then there is the M2 .50-Caliber Machine Gun. John Browning designed the core of this beast in 1918. It entered service soon ...
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 ...
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 ...
Forgotten Weapons on MSN

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 ...
The National Interest

America’s Browning M2 Is the Mother of All Machine Guns

Here’s What You Need to Know: It’s a powerful weapon that can dominate any battlefield. When Lauren Bacall Wellington served during the Iraq War, the former Army sergeant and combat medic did more ...