Machine guns changed the face of warfare. They industrialized the way wars were fought. They were among the most used weapons during World War I and World War II. With dozens of designs and variations that the US had made, safe to say that the United States was a fan. Here are some of the […]
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Suppressor Meltdown: How many rounds can one take?
Suppressor durability is an often discussed topic these days. As technology, metallurgy and mounting systems change, so too the rate of ablation on these cans change. The same effect is true of rate-of-fire, with full-auto creating a far more harsh environment within the tube than slower rates of fire. As companies pour more money into […]
The Truth About BUMP STOCKS: Is It a Machine Gun? (Slo-Mo Video Analysis)
In this analytical video, Adam Kraut and Jon Patton demonstrate and analyze how the infamous “unlocked shoulder-mounted buffer-tube cover” aka a Bump Stock actually works in slo-mo! They tried it in 3 different scenarios to determine what was really happening. The camera in use was an Edgertronic SC2+ and it was filmed at 4400 Frames […]
Guns In Movies: Beretta 93R “Auto 9”
This pistol is one of my favorite guns in movies, the Beretta 93R AKA the “Auto 9.” History The Beretta 93R was developed in the late 1970s for Italian military and law enforcement use. The 93R is based off of the previously discussed Model 92, but with the added feature of being select fire. The […]
Ranger Loadout: MK48 machine gunner
After successfully completing RIP (Ranger Indoctrination Program later renamed RASP) I was assigned to 2nd Ranger Battalion (Cco-MadSlashers). When I arrived at Ft. Lewis it was basically empty. I was sent on a reach-back bird (planes that carry people into, and out of combat for various reasons) to meet my already deployed platoon. After a […]
Marines review Ammo Incorporated ammunition: full auto, suppressors, tracers and more
Sometimes the stars align and a good thing gets even better. It started with getting my shipment of Ammo Incorporated rounds delivered, including their Streak visual ammunition (tracer rounds), Stelth subsonic ammunition, and OPS high-accuracy hollow point ammunition. Then I get a text message from my Marine buddy that he has a friend who wants […]
Watch: UH-1Y Door Gunners conduct aerial gunnery
U.S. Marines participating in Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 1-16, conduct an aerial gunnery with GAU-17 Minigun and GAU-18 M2 machine gun on UH-1Y Venom helicopter near Yuma, Arizona. *Photo courtesy of AirSource Military Youtube channel
Loadout Room photo of the day: Bolt
MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, GA, UNITED STATES An Airman pulls back the bolt on a M240B machine gun during a Pre Ranger Assessment Course, Feb. 11, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The three-day assessment is designed to determine whether Airmen are ready to attend the Air Force Ranger Assessment Course held at Fort […]
Loadout Room photo of the day: Feeding bullets, machine gun style
CAMP ATTERBURY, IN, UNITED STATES Brass 7.62 mm shells eject from an M240B machine gun at a qualification range at Camp Atterbury, Ind., Nov. 6, during a multi-day training event. The 384th Military Police Battalion, headquartered at Fort Wayne, Ind., organized a three-day range and field training exercises involving more than 550 U.S. Army Reserve […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | Task Force Southwest Security Force Marines sharpen machine gun skills
CAMP SHORABAK, AFGHANISTAN A Marine with Task Force Southwest fires an M240L machine gun during a sustainment range at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, June 25, 2017. A platoon from the Task Force’s security force executed the live-fire training in order to refresh their crew-served weapons capabilities and improve defensive posture. Marines with Charlie Co., 1st Battalion, […]