A Marine fought at Iwo Jima with an aircraft machine gun
Tony Stein had an epic military career. An Ohio native, he worked as a toolmaker before World War II, where he picked up some skills that (little did he know)…
Rifles, shotguns, handguns, oh my! Different types of firearms and their uses
Firearms have gone a long way since they were first created. Today, we have firearms made specifically to pierce through armor, for example, or guns with an insanely high rate…
The Browning Automatic Rifle cut down enemies from WWI to Vietnam
It was one of the most beloved and abused weapons in the history of warfare. The Browning Automatic Rifle was the weapon of choice for infantrymen, vehicle crews, and even gangsters from its debut in World War I, through two World Wars and Korea to …
This Marine stayed at his machine gun after taking a grenade to the face
On December 9, 1941, Al Schmid was in Philadelphia working as an apprentice steel burner. He was listening to the radio on Monday, December 8 when he learned about the…
This machine gun tried (and failed) to replace the Ma Deuce
The venerable Browning M2 .50 caliber machine gun is a mainstay of the U.S. military. Informally known as the Ma Deuce, the gun has been in service since WWII and…
Why the M-60 ‘Pig’ remains one of the best US machine guns ever
Just a few feet away from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., is a life-size statue called “Three Soldiers.”
Crafted in bronze by sculptor Frederick Hart, he portrayed the men garbed in uniforms representative of the…
These 4 guns were used to make the longest sniper kills in history
Snipers are undoubtedly the most lethal shooters on the battlefield, able to take out targets from hundreds and hundreds of yards away, without their marks being alerted to their presence.
They are experts at blending into the environment…
SIG Sauer won the Army’s new rifle and machine gun contract for $20.4 million
Following a rigorous 27-month prototype evaluation phase, the Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon competition has come to a close with the Army announcing SIG Sauer as the contract winner on…
This is why the M134 GAU-17 ‘Vulcan’ cannon does not jam
Dr Richard J. Gatling devised the Gatling rotary-style ammunition delivery method in the 1880s, and the GAU-17 operation followed in his footsteps. The barrels of these initial models were rotated by…
Ukraine converted .50 caliber machine guns into shoulder-fired infantry weapons
The DShK is a 12.7x108mm Soviet heavy machine gun. In 1929, the Soviets began developing a weapon with comparable performance to the now legendary M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun….