It is the primary heavy machine gun of NATO countries and has been used by many other countries as well. U.S. forces have used the M2 longer than any other firearm except the .45 …

Dec 9, 2025 · Explore the M2 Browning: heavy machine gun specs, ammo, range, fire rate, weight, military use, and replacement info.

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 …

Aug 31, 2023 · One weapon has continually served the U.S. Armed Forces on land, at sea, and in the air for 105 years: the M2 heavy machine gun.

Nov 12, 2024 · The subsequent air-cooled M2HB (M2 H eavy B arrel) was perfected after Browning’s death and went on to become the longest-serving firearm in US military history. …

The M2 Browning 50. cal has cemented itself as the poster child of 20th-century warfare, having been adopted as the primary heavy machine gun of all NATO member countries and other …

Today the M2 serves as an infantry crew-served heavy machine gun, as a remote-controlled external coaxial gun on Merkava main battle tanks, as the main weapon on the Samson …

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 …

The M2 machine gun was widely used during World War II, and in later postwar conflicts, as a remote or flexible aircraft gun. For fixed (offensive) or flexible (defensive) guns used in aircraft, …

Dec 28, 2024 · Browning designed his machine gun around the 12.7mm/.50 caliber cartridge and used a bigger, heavier M1917A1 design to fashion his newest weapon. That became the now …