[DavidE]

Worth a read for many reasons:

U.S. Army Found an M2 .50 caliber Machine-Gun Still Shooting Perfectly After 90 Years of Service | RealClearDefense

David

 

[t-star]

anybody remember what coins we used to set headspacing and timing for the 50?= I know it was 15 c for the m1919a4, but I can't recollect for the 50- we used to have a coin drill- every member was required to carry 15 c - go was a dime and 5 was the nogo
yea, I know we were SUPPOSED to use feeler gages, but only remfs had those

 

[cucv]

What a bargain!

When you think of what gov't paid for that M2 and how much use it must have gotten in the last 94 years, it has proven to be a real bargain for the taxpayer.

 

[Daniel Watters]

Technically, it couldn't be 94 years old because the M2 wasn't adopted until 1933. The M2 evolved from the earlier M1921 design.

 

[t-star]

it wouldn't be the first time the press has got nomenclature wrong
to them everything with a mag hanging down is an ak, anything with a carry handle is an m16 etc- we ALL know better

 

[Daniel Watters]

it wouldn't be the first time the press has got nomenclature wrong
to them everything with a mag hanging down is an ak, anything with a carry handle is an m16 etc- we ALL know better

It is more likely that they got the history wrong. The M1921 and M1921A1 were declared obsolete during WW2.