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 began development in 1918, and after the end of the war Colt and John Browning ...
AOL

The Evolution of the Machine Gun: From Gatling to Modern Day

Few weapons have defined the tempo of modern warfare quite like the machine gun. It isn’t a new concept by any means, with the notion of rapid fire volleys being something dating back to the Age of ...
History-Computer on MSNOpinion

The bizarre true story behind the development of the machine gun

Few weapons have defined the tempo of modern warfare quite like the machine gun. It isn't a new concept by any means, with ...
American Rifleman

Heavy Browning At War: Combat Tales Of The Browning M1917 Machine Gun

** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** The original Browning M1917 ...
Military Times

A century of the ‘Ma Deuce’: How the M2 Browning became America’s workhorse machine gun

Marines operating an M2 Browning machine gun mounted on a tripod at Khe Sanh Combat Base, Vietnam. (Bettmann Archive/Getty Images) For over a century the M2 Browning .50-caliber machine gun, known ...