[Dead Corpse]

The M2 is still a formidable weapon and slightly updated versions are still in use today.

An M-16 will make you run for cover.
An M60 will make you wish you had thicker cover.
An M2 says screw you AND your cover...

[Big Red Badger]

Good on Ya Mate!

[Svartalfiar]

The M2 is still a formidable weapon and slightly updated versions are still in use today.

Actually, the M2 we use today only recently had an update requiring the first actual designator change in the weapon's history. (It's now the M2A1.) Every update since it was first introduced has been extremely minor modifications.

Main new stuff:
* Barrels are redone so instead of having to thread them/unthread a bit, it's a simple push and twist, similar to a BNC connector on a cable. We love it.
* Headspace/timing is gone. Now you have HS/T set by the armorer, so barrels are matched to a weapon. If your M2 doesn't fire right, you can't really fix it. Gotta send it in. If you accidentally throw all the barrels from a couple M2s in a pile cause you're an idiot from HHT, you no longer know which ones are matched to which M2, and have to send em in for HS/T. Impractical when you go to the range. Hopefully most deployed units are able to keep their stuff better matched, but you still have fewer field-expedient options no matter what. Great idea, until it doesn't work.