Info needed.... M.2 (Ma Deuce) .50 Cal Machine gun

[rtfoe]

:tears-of-joy::smiling6: I guess filling a can of belt ammo isn't as intricate as folding a parachute. If it fits...okay...nobody will be counting the number of bullets fired in the heat of battle.

Cheers,
Richard

[Airborne01]

:tears-of-joy::smiling6: I guess filling a can of belt ammo isn't as intricate as folding a parachute. If it fits...okay...nobody will be counting the number of bullets fired in the heat of battle.

Cheers,
Richard

Very true Richard, however a badly laid belt in a tin can cause stoppages and all the s..t that could entail!
Steve

[Mini Me]

Yes please Rick.:smiling:

Here you go JR, The cover, spare .30 cal. barrel and a little "fruit salad" to go with it.

[Guest]

Isn’t that spare barrel for an M1919A6 rather than an A4?

[Mini Me]

Isn’t that spare barrel for an M1919A6 rather than an A4?

Actually it is for the .50 cal. M2.......In response to Richard's question in this thread (Thursday) I mentioned a spare barrel cover for transporting/storing extra barrels for the M2.......JR asked to see it (yesterday) and so I posted it up. The .30 M1919 barrel was in it so I took a Pic. of it as well. Here's a shot of both.....as you can see there is quite a bit of difference in the length of the cover and the .30 Cal. barrel........sorry if I confused you.

[Guest]

That wasn’t what I was asking about, though I observed that the barrel looks like the one for an M1919A6 to me, because of the thinner front end than that for the M1919A4, not that it was for any type of .50-calibre gun

[Mini Me]

Isn’t that spare barrel for an M1919A6 rather than an A4?

That wasn’t what I was asking about, though :smiling3: I observed that the barrel looks like the one for an M1919A6 to me, because of the thinner front end than that for the M1919A4, not that it was for any type of .50-calibre gun :smiling3:

Sorry Jakko, I missed understood your question.........thought you was referring to the cover. I guess I should not have included it in the discussion, as it was not part of the original subject matter.

[JR]

Here you go JR, The cover, spare .30 cal. barrel and a little "fruit salad" to go with it.[ATTACH=CONFIG]n1182533[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n1182534[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n1182535[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n1182536[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n1182537[/ATTACH]

Thanks Rick , my education on this piece of weaponry is now complete.:smiling3::thumb2:

[Andy the Sheep]

If I may add something, another sign of barrel overheating is the "cook-off". It happens when a bullet is ignited by the high temperature of the barrel and not by the pin striking the priming capsule. In that case things becomes rather hot for the machine gunners too as the brass case, not correctly contained into the barrel, could break under the pressure of the ignited powder and hurt the gunners.
Moreover, it's one of the most amazing infantry weapons to fire and at 800 m. can still pierce the turret of a BRDM...but nowadays I'd not recommend it for foot infantry use as it's too heavy and full of sharp hedges and pointy things for an easy handling unless joined to its tripod (which also works as transport cradle, with one man for each leg lifting it).

[mog]

coming late but I have found this to be great info on 50 cals