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  1. Machine Guns

Machine Guns

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U.S. Army Reserve military police soldiers from the 341st MP Company, of Mountain View, California, prepare an M240B machine gun for a mounted crew-served weapon night fire qualification table at Fort Hunter-Liggett, California, in 2016. Army photo
Army Opens Competition to Give Mobile Machine-Gunners a Better Optic

The optic will help gunners hit enemy targets faster and with more accuracy than ever before.

Army Sgt. Jaquez Jones, left, observes a soldier firing a mounted M2 .50 cal. Browning machine gun during live-fire training at Wedrzyn, Poland, Nov. 30, 2016. (Photo: U.S. Army)
Army's New Machine-Gun Optic Program on Hold

The U.S. Army's search for a new optic for its medium and heavy machine guns has been delayed.

Ed Collins demonstrates Chesapeake’s new nickel ammo, left, comparing it to conventional brass ammo, right. (Hope Hodge Seck/Military.com
This Ultra-Light Ammo Could Help a Machine Gunner Lose 10 Pounds

The Chesapeake Cartridge Corporation is in the process of submitting its new line of nickel ammunition for testing.

Marines Want Lightweight .50 Caliber Machine Gun Ammo

The Marine Corps wants a 30 percent weight savings over existing linked belts of .50 caliber ammo.

U.S. Marines, CWO5 Christian Wade, 2nd Marine Division Gunner, and Cpl Gerald Tredo, 3/6 infantryman, compare shot groups while firing on semi-automatic and full automatic at various distances on October 18, 2017 at Camp Lejeune. The intent is to provide guidelines on when it is most appropriate to use semi automatic and full automatic when suppressing an enemy. (Screen grab via U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Bethanie Ryan)
Watch Marines Demo the Right Time for Full vs. Semi Auto

Everybody's favorite Marine gunner is back.

Photos from the Stone Mountain Machine Gun Shoot
.338 Machine Gun from General Dynamics
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Pentagon Watchdog Doubts Army Needs New Carbine

The DoD IG is reviewing the Army’s Improved Carbine effort, questioning whether replacing the M4 Carbine is worth $1.8B.

A U.S. Marine with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment utilizes a suppressor while providing security on a company attack range in Twentynine Palms, Calif., Oct. 21, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps/Sarah N. Petrock)
Corps Wants to Put Silencers on a Whole Infantry Battalion

In a series of experiments this year, units from 2nd Marine Division will be silencing every element of an infantry battalion...

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