Machines | M2 Browning 50 Caliber Machine Gun - Speed Loading
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This is how to speed load a 50 Caliber Machine Gun (M2). Typically, a soldier it taught to lift the feed cover, pick the claw up, pull the bolt back a bit, place the rounds, push the claw back down and make sure it grabs the round, then close the feed tray cover, and then charge the handle. In a moving vehicle, especially under NODs, this is tough. Worse, is the feed tray cover tends to close and smash your hands as the vehicle is moving. To avoid this, line the rounds up, and push the female links in past the spring teeth. The links won't match up to the feed claw groove, just make sure the round matches up with the feed opening. Not only is this quicker, but it's much easier under NODs, because it can be done by feel without adjusting the focus of the NOD to see the weapon. Our 50 Cals are all A2's with fixed spacing and timings, I have no experience with the A1. Always consult an expert in your unit before you try this. I'm serving in 3/10 SFG (A), none of these comments are NOT endorsed by the US Army or any other organization. All opinions are my own from my personal experience.
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How many rounds does that 50 cal ammo box hold?
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Damn, that's some mighty loud freedom.
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Loading that way is slower then the "incorrect" way of lifting the feed tray up and the extractor and slapping a new belt on their. If you were a .50 cal gunner for 6 years like me then you know what I'm talking about.
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skull fucking Americas enemies since 1933
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The sound of kickin'your ass!!
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that brass pile though with the sound of freedom.
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There is no safe on the M2 after you rack it. Source: Grunt for 10-years and served downrange in combat for 54-months.
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why don't you just use a starter tab on the ammo belt, probably be a lot quicker instead of lining up the ammo so the feed bar grabs it.
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It was nice with all that free ammunition. Looks like he setting on about a grand of spent rounds just to show how to cock the weapon. Next how to point the weapon.
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Oh that's a beautiful sound
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isn't this the new standard on the m2 loading procedure now?
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i got one round from 1943 i think its from m2 browning it was in a plane that crash in iceland
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woohoo. Does look thrilling! Thanks for the Upload Tim
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That's epic