Posted on 06/22/2004 8:48:59 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants
I love the .50 cal. We had some ground-pounder fifties mounted on our helicopters in VN till they started shaking out our fillings and the A/C rivets. We soon traded with the Navy and got some specifically made for aircraft mounting. Nothing sounded better when on short final into a hot LZ than to hear those babies open up. Check out my home page where you're looking down the barrel of one.
How soon are the M-2 parts kits going to start turning up as surplus?
Semper Fi and wondering about a trip to Mexico
If I change the barrel and receiver I can probably fire my 30-06 ammo in my .22lr. The stock may have to be modified though.
If the Army needs somebody to take those dirty old machine guns off their hands, I'm available.....
As a special tool for some ops, OK, but otherwise, this project is more money thrown away.
I caught that, too. Kind of a strange statement. It would make more sense if they said that the bolt and barrel needd to be changed.
I hope Uncle Sugar in all his infinite wisdom doesnt torch these old venerable war horses
Like he has those Thompsons, M-14s, etc etc....
Put them in cosmoline for long term storage...as well as spare parts...just in case these new fangled replacements dont measure up...and we at least have something of value that actually works and holds up....
imo
Swap everything EXCEPT the tripod? ;>)
A 1 inch gun borders on being a cannon rather than a machine gun.
How about the CMP?
Semper Fi,
John Browing was a genious. The day he sold the Army on the M1917, he took the Army brass out and demonstrated the reliability of the design by holding down the trigger of the machine gun and firing it for 45 minutes continuously without a single misfire. (Firing rate of about 600 rpm X 45 min = 27,000 rounds)
Needless to say, they were impressed.
I believe that anything larger than a .50 BMG (non-black powder) must be registered with the ATF as a destructive device.
I guess where you can have one but not the other, it would be good. But why not have both?
Interestingly, 20mm and 25mm were the calibers for many of the early (often hand operated) machine cannon of the late 19th century -- nordenfeldt and gardiner quick-firing guns, etc.
Speaking of the CMP, I got my tracking number for a Greek H&R rack grade just this morning to be delivered tomorrow. I feel a case of Garanditis coming on and may have to call in sick tomorrow.
Gunnery ping.
Only if you can get an illegal to bring it back across the border. You'd get nailed if you're legal.
Don't worry, some branches will be using M2s for another 50 years. No way will Seabees be getting that fancy expensive stuff until every last M2 is used up.
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