The chain gun is an electrically-powered autocannon that can deliver extremely powerful rounds at a rapid rate of fire and with style.
machine guns
Myths and legends about the mighty .50 Cal
GearDo you know what’s fun to shoot? The belt-fed, M2 .50 caliber machine gun. Ole Ma Deuce takes care of her boys. As a machine gunner, I got a fair amount of time on the old .50 BMG M2, more than most Marines. If you’re not a machine gunner or in some rare role, it’s […]
The FN Evolys – Carving its spot in the machine gun world
GearThe FN Evolys is an evolution for the machine gun platform in the best way: It manages to be light while maintaining machine-gun firepower.
The General Purpose Machine Gun: The do-it-all gun
GearWhat’s a General Purpose Machine Gun? Well, we got the skinny on what the GPMG is and how it’s used around the world.
M1919: The machine gun that just wouldn’t quit
HistoryJohn Browning designed a ton of guns the U.S. military has used and still use to this day. The list includes the M1911 handguns, the M1897 Trench Gun, the M2 Machine gun, and the subject of today’s article, the M1919 machine gun. In World War I the M1917 came out of Browning’s mind and into […]
Machine guns have the Marines to thank for their role in warfare
HistoryAsk any infantrymen in a line company about the value of a machine gun, and you might get a long, complicated answer based on years of training and practical experience. Or… you might get Private Snuffy telling you, “Machine gun good, machine-gun fire lots of bullets.” They’d both be right. In the modern infantry, machine […]
The unique weapons of MACV-SOG’s covert commandos in Vietnam
HistoryI love when military forces use something other than the same old standard issue kit. I like the what and the why of the situation–the mission sets, circumstances, and individuals who are forced to look outside the confines of the base armory for their loadout. The MACV-SOG weapons, like the very men in the elite […]
Stinger: The DIY machine gun Marines yanked out of warplanes
HistoryAs both a Marine and a machine gunner, I guess you could say I’m partial to the history of Marine machine gunners. Part of that history contains a little-known story that combines practically all of the most important elements military history nerds like me salivate over: Marines, machine guns, World War 2, and the ingenuity […]
The Infantry Automatic Rifle is nothing new
GearI learned a lot of things in the Marine Corps. One thing I learned is that cheating and bending the rules are two different things. Conducting a platoon vs. platoon field op? Well, is it cheating if I go to the headquarters’ tent to ask Gunny for a water jug and snap a photo of […]
Suppressed machine guns: A worthwhile proposition
GearThis week I got to work away from home for the first time in a year. I went to a firearms media event hosted by Palmetto State Armory called the “Gathering.” Here, various manufacturers showed off their goods and allowed the general public, firearms media, and everyone who wanted a chance to put lead downrange. […]
