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More than a gunsmith, John Moses Browning was also an inventor, an innovator, and perhaps one of the most successful firearm designers the world has ever seen. Learn his forgotten history and legacy of 128 firearm patents, including iconic lever-action and pump-action weapons.
The M2 machine gun or Browning .50 caliber machine gun (informally, "Ma Deuce") is a heavy machine gun that was designed near the end of World War I by John Browning. While similar to Browning's M1919 Browning machine gun , which was chambered for the .30-06 cartridge, the M2 uses Browning's larger and more powerful .50 BMG (12.7 mm) cartridge.
Jul 24, 2017 · John M. Browning quickly set to work scaling up his Model 1917 .30 caliber machine gun to a full half-inch bore diameter, and very soon the mighty .50 Browning M2 Heavy Machine Gun was born. Mr. Browning personally test fired prototypes in Colt’s cow pasture late in 1918.
May 25, 2021 · Browning began developing his .50-cal. machine gun when he was 63 years old. Shown above is an early water-cooled version. His air-cooled model armed every American aircraft in World War II and ...
John Moses Browning (January 23, 1855 – November 26, 1926) was an American firearms designer who developed a wide variety of weapons, cartridges, and firearm mechanisms, many of which are used in the U.S. military and elsewhere to this day. Browning was granted his first patent in 1879 for a falling-block rifle called the Browning Single Shot. He was only 24 years old. This successful design ...
Jul 22, 2019 · The Model 1885 single-shot, falling-block action rifle was the first long gun designed by John Browning and the one that began his long relationship with Winchester. The gun hit the scene at a time when Creedmoor-style shooting matches were all the rage, with top shooters enjoying fame rivaling that of today’s top professional athletes.
Nov 16, 2009 · John Moses Browning, sometimes referred to as the “father of modern firearms,” is born in Ogden, Utah on January 23, 1855. Many of the guns manufactured by companies whose names evoke the ...
