Firing the .50 cal Machine Gun During US Army Training in the Philippines, April 2023

[@King_ofthegass]

If you say "GET SOME", accuracy increases by 30% automatically

[@Infamous_636]

This comment is underrated lmao we gotta get this to at least 1k likes

[@Ajon83]

😂

[@treystephens6166]

FULL METAL JACKET (1987)

[@anthonycharles8920]

I watch these videos and scream "get some" like a complete maniac while in my apartment.. my neighbors probably think I'm a scitzo nutcase 😂😂😂

[@King_ofthegass]

@@anthonycharles8920 Cause you probably are.....ME TOO 🤣🤣🤣

[@PrimogemR.]

Finally they're using it as a machine gun instead of short bursts

[@solusaldrain]

The ATF must've not been looking.

[@leowood5860]

money

[@jakegrube9477]

Machine guns are used in 5 to 8 round bursts with a second or two between for sustained rates of fire, either this was to train using cyclic rate of fire to cover a retreat(mag dump for the less informed) or had a special case reason to run it like that

[@Coole501]

​@@jakegrube9477As someone who has participated in many dozens of gunnery courses/trainings (admittedly I'm only qualified on the 249 and 240, but the concept is the same) I can tell you exactly the reason why this gunner isn't firing in bursts: he's purposefully trying to burn through ammo. The paperwork and logistics of trying to turn in unused ammo after a range/training day is an absolute f***ing nightmare. Absolutely every single round of ammo has to be accounted for, and the 89Bs will keep you scouring the field for hours for the slightest discrepency. It is waaaaaaaaaaaaaay less of a headache to just burn through all of the excess ammo that has been signed off for than to try and return said ammo. I have seen guys literally turn M2 barrels glowing red just trying to burn excess .50 cal ammo rather than go through the process of turning ammo back in.

[@jakegrube9477]

@@Coole501 i forgot about that part lmao

[@Double_D__]

John Browning really rolled up, dropped two of the most successful firearms in American history, arguably human history, and just dipped. The M2 and the M1911 are literally so old our great grandfathers probably used them when they were still new, and they're still with us.

[@leowood5860]

Hiram Maxim

[@navahrnlaucke6194]

Great weapon if you could see what your hitting through muzzle flash and particulates, like the GAU 21 doesn't bounce around but the they still use the old style mounting in the feild

[@J-ph1kq]

Nahh bro you’re absolutely right… my grandpa RIP🙏🏾 was in the Mexican military and as a sargento he was issued a 45-70 lever action rifle and inc she got out he was rocking a 45 1911.. it’s been a long time since he’s had it but we got to shoot it on the ranch for new years and it still ran like a champ

[@lukycharms9970]

Woahhhh don’t forget about the BAR

[@hagamapama]

@@lukycharms9970 BAR was great but it wasn't legendary like the M2 and the M1911

[@TheYellowMan4]

I love that he actually says "On the way!"

[@子龍-t8y]

好另人懷念的機槍啊～

[@topbrasstv8867]

I had a coworker who was a humvee turret gunner, and he used one of these guns in Fallujah, he became known as black satan because the shit he saw during combat made him incredibly pissed off, at some point he started wearing two .50 cal rounds on the sides of his helmet, and those were his devil horns. Nowadays hes one of the chillest dudes I've ever met.

[@kianhrenak]

He's probably killed hundreds of civilians

[@messilionel745]

🍌

[@coachbeam3600]

When you’ve seen that shit in Fallujah, nothing probably phases you.

[@haroldguillarawan9066]

Why do I hear cash register sound!?!😂

[@robincordero3]

bc thats 10000 down the drain lol

[@giuseppedanieli7878]

3,50$ each round

[@thiccmcmustard]

Because the links are falling down on metal.

[@Noor-RP1]

​@@giuseppedanieli7878$3 for 1 round*

[@proboanimations]

That’s just the money wasting

[@friendlygoober]

Some Filipino guy walking around 1000 meters away: “what’s that noi-“

[@asian_slav1851]

"PUTANGI--"

[@SlayedThoseB1tches]

​@@asian_slav1851Hahaha 🤣 Takbo mga tropa ambush 🤭🤣🤣🙏❤️

[@juancorzo5081]

Wtf is the usa doing in Philippines?

[@senyordoug8296]

The Filipino guy is thinking about dead Chinese sleeper cells from 100 meters away

[@2ndAveScents]

@@juancorzo5081shootin dirt obviously

[@Anthony_thom92]

“Fuck everything in that direction” That’s my kind of weapon

[@animeguysarereal]

Fr

[@bobsacamano8041]

ITS GOT A GOOD SPREAD!!! Like bill burr would say 😂😂😂😂

[@KJ-oq3xr]

​@@bobsacamano8041 lol..that Sprreeeeaad

[@HorlandoAlves-po2ek]

É mesmíssima arma de rambo4

[@zombeesama1169]

enemy sniper be like: pew

[@Saint_James_314]

Small point most people miss... 3/4th the way through the video, after reloading and before firing. You can see him push the 50, right, tight and down, before he began to fire... 50's way of adequete shoulder pressure... ~ 0331 Marine Machine Gunnner

[@pablo_eskimo1000]

First time I've seen it run so smoothly

[@michaellim4165]

That thing is 100 years old. Such a magnificent piece of engineering.

[@bradycameron9179]

91 years but still true

[@TheMrDarius]

Just goes to show you, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it.

[@osteazo]

@@TheMrDariusit breaks a lot tho ask anyone that used one in Afghanistan it constantly jammed and needed lube

[@TheMrDarius]

@@osteazo yeah if you don’t keep up with maintenance with cleaning and setting the head space and timing and have a shitty armorer then yeah I can see it needing lube and jamming and having a slow rate of fire

[@JA-xk9pu]

​@osteazo at least there's no more headspace timing on the new gen m2. I will say I preferred the mk19, you have to have the magic touch to that squirrelly thing operational, goes down more than the m2.

[@InternetKs]

“Yes officer, it’s for self defense”

[@archietheproto7706]

Damn right it is commie

[@Findingmilk]

American self defense be like😂

[@jiachengwu4185]

You bet

[@CountryOfAmercia]

Only in Texas 😂

[@michaelatlas2341]

Yes officer, it's mounted on the back of my truck with protective steel panels for self-defense.

[@azmiilian2277]

You know you made a great gun when it lasted more than 100 years. In today's kids language, W Browning

[@shable1436]

I still have my grandads gold trigger automatic shotgun

[@ВладимирПлаксий-и2о]

There are a lot of examples of old guns, AK is already using by 80 years, DShK for 90 years, MG42 aka MG3 for 80 years

[@gustini2146]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@ВладимирПлаксий-и2о yes but he’s (probably) referring to the fact that there’s Browning 50 cals from the 30’s and 40’s are still in service to this day. AK’s are still in production and have been improved on over time. These brownings changed very little if any. We dropped the MG3 and so many other machine guns throughout the decades. But the Browning 50 Cal still being used is crazy to think about.

[@Jacky-zt5ch]

Maxium guns too

[@georgegordonbrown9522]

You must be kidding. Ak - 80 years?

[@popo-tp2nx]

locals in the area would also collect the spent casings or unspent casings and turn them into bottle openers which are really cool.

[@PETERLABRASH1]

Cool 😎 and loud amazing... What an amazing time watching this...

[@FlyinZX10R]

“What are you going to do with a .50 caliber machine gun?” “Anything I want!”

[@iowa_lot_to_travel9471]

The correct answer is yes. 😅😊🔥👍💪🗽🦅🇺🇸

[@target4all766]

Mowing the lawn, trimming hedges, Pest Control, felling trees, making acceleration holes in the car, putting the woodpecker out of work, showing directions for people who got lost, making holes in Swiss cheese and giving my German grandpa PTSD, this thing can do it all

[@iowa_lot_to_travel9471]

@@target4all766 comedy gold brother man. 😃😁

[@evertsstals6861]

The Browning 50 cal is so masterpiece! 🗿👑

[@keithrickson8522]

When they tell you "We're not taking any of this ammo back with us."

[@daironcastro958]

You remind me of my exercise in Colombia, Arauca, it sounds great.

[@Danielvk5pt]

Hearing those freedom seeds going off is so soothing haha

[@chrisfajardo2065]

The hardest crew serve weapon to keep up in a firefight, but when working. No one stands a chance.

[@joehatten9171]

Yup I was a .50 cal gunner during mounted missions. The head space and timing is what alot of people don't know about.

[@treyebillups8602]

@@joehatten9171 what are headspace and timing? are they a problem unique to the m2?

[@joehatten9171]

@treyebillups8602 no when u change barrels there is a headspace and timing guage that has a fire and no fire side. The timing is a knob inside the gun at the top...u take off the back of it where the handles and trigger at abd its there. The knob u twist it and the barrel u gotta tighten it or loosen it its not just screw the barrel in all the way n start shooting. Each guage goes in and the fire side needs to fire no fire side not be able to fire so u gotta do 4 checks with the guage minimum. Once I get the timing set it will stay good fir a while so u only have to mess with the barrel. I got it down to a point where I'd screw the barrel in all the way and then loosen it 2 or 3 clicks and that was the correct head space.

[@joehatten9171]

@treyebillups8602 all the other guns don't have a gage like that only the m2 .50 cal full auto.

[@joehatten9171]

​@@treyebillups8602 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJCzdX-Zj5WKbrMsi=hEndeZakEnxl8S57

[@mll5530]

The 0.5 Browning was one of the weapons that I had used during my 2.5-year National Service duty as an armoured infantry soldier. This is my favourite in firing but not in cleaning it, and certainly not during all vehicle breakdown drills. Thanks for stirring up my fond memories.

[@suneelprajapati3337]

Sound 90% Vibration 100% Accuracy -10%😂

[@amirfakhribadri7994]

You listen like movie .😂

[@ImSpun13]

Accuracy isn’t important when you’re chucking that much lead downfield. Hell, just the sound of that being fired in your direction is enough to turn most armies around.

[@le_blacked69]

It's more accurate than what you think, and soldiers have good control of recoil mainly due to their strength and shit

[@digitaldogs233]

They are mostly used to suppress, you want accuracy get a rifle lol. No way I'm popping my head up hearing that thing throwing led over my head 😵

[@user-kq8sg6lw9p]

you do know that machine guns are mainly for suppressing fire right?

[@cooldoberman2025]

GTA 6 heavy .50 caliber machine gun be like:

[@davids9139]

Thanks for sharing and thanks for your service.

[@MikeNelson-s4o]

I was on the .50 cal. Team in the guards. Truck mounted. It was very casually organized. Just keep the barrel between two safety posts and let er rip! I couldn’t hit shit, but I had a shit eating grin on my face the whole time! Like a drug. One of the highlights of my 20 years in.

[@shy404usernotfound]

Sweet!

[@frog6581]

is it inaccurate?

[@JustRememberWhoYoureWorkingFor]

​@@frog6581 from what I see in the video and from what OP is telling us, I would say it is hard to keep your aim when spraying it.

[@MikeNelson-s4o]

It has a lot of kick. But it’s mounted ,so it doesn’t hurt. But it makes you hold on tight. I think it would be very accurate with an experienced gunner operating it. Once a year qualifying is not enough!

[@liontribe1]

If you can't hit shit with it, you need more training. This thing is an automatic marksman weapon in the right hands.

[@TheWorldsOkayestUSMarine]

Great headspace and timing! That sounds immaculate.

[@eveg4737]

No more manual headspace and timing its fixed this is the M2A1

[@joehatten9171]

I remember having my head space and timing guage on 550 and would loop it thru my belt loop...never lost one thank God 😆

[@eveg4737]

@@joehatten9171 still got mine in my office from Iraq

[@Neonskys]

I actually thought that it was shooting at a faster cyclic rate than I remember from when I was a gunner.

[@Reerrpad5515]

That. That's what it should sound like. Well done.

[@ปริญญาวรรณกูล-ฐ3ฎ]

ขอบคุณพระเจ้า มนุษย์แตกต่างกับสัตว์มาก "ฆ่ากันได้ในระยะไกลๆได้" ซึ่งสัตว์ทำไม่ได้ แต่ทุกๆของการฆ่า-สังหารกันและกัน เขาต้องรับผิดชอบต่อการกระทำนั้น ต่อพระเจ้าผู้สร้างมนุษย์ขึ้นมาบนดาวโลก แม้จะใช้อาวุธเก่า-ใหม่-ชนิดใดๆก็ตาม.. ขอพระเจ้าอวยพร ท่านผู้อ่านทุกท่านครับ..บาย

[@SimonKHoak-ec6cc]

Old ma deuce. She don't mess around , she don't let you down.

[@marchess923]

Years ago I saw a bumper sticker from some machine gun squadron(?) in some branch of the military. Their motto: ACCURACY BY VOLUME

[@ImSpun13]

Damn, this game is so realistic looking.

[@jennymurphy9727]

Its not a game

[@EvilColinMuahahahaha]

​@@jennymurphy9727it's just a joke dude

[@xlprop6687]

I can't ever forget my first introduction to to this gun. Walking through a valley in Brecon and our instructors wanted us to know the sound of rounds flying close over head at night without warning and with shit loads of tracers.

[@critonix_online5977]

The graphics are great what pc are you using

[@america2793]

The definition of “see that enemy? Now you don’t”

[@charlesanthony4693]

I was in Armor. We fired short bursts to not overheat the barrel. We never had a dirty .50 cal like this. We unmounted the Crew Served Weapon, field stripped it, and cleaned it with LSA.

[@Grabbagar670]

Its a .50 cal. It takes a lot to overheat the barrel to the point that it cant be used. You're talking about sustained rate of fire. This soldier is using "rapid fire", which is where suppressing the enemy is more desired.

[@Sigma_baryon]

German veteran: “GET DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!💀💀💀”

[@chiefslief1886]

Yeah and "rünter mit die Höse"😂

[@rwdyeriii]

Seeing how this is happening in the Philippines, it would be a Japanese veteran saying that.

[@foxtrotsierraproductions8626]

​@@chiefslief1886Dont try to speak german if you butcher it like that.

[@BradCobb-oy2dg]

😂

[@mwbgaming28]

Goddamn that thing sounds beautiful

[@Omarfromafar3]

crazy pfp

[@pokemonitishere202]

Weirdo

[@Al-ou3so]

⁠​⁠@@Omarfromafar3based pfp, ☪️ = evil

[@Al-ou3so]

@@Omarfromafar3based pfp, Christ is King

[@trez2187]

Thanks, Mr. B.

[@johnpauljenkins7752]

SKITTLES" Taste the Brass Rainbow" 🌈 😂❤🎉

[@Anonymousduck161]

Never charge the weapon overhand. There’s a retention pin that has a cotter pin in the path of the charging handle and it will shred your knuckles every time; even with gloves.

[@Bludd67]

Had to scroll way too far down to find the first comment about this 😂😂

[@JustinOther]

I was looking too 🤣🤣

[@JamesScottJamie]

Absofreeginleuty Bruh😊

[@juans6639]

I remember them very well during my Army deployment to Vietnam in 1967....57 years ago.

[@dalecurtis6310]

It still blows my mind that after nearly 100 years and all the insane advances in technology, that this gun is still going strong and used by most armies around the world!

[@DannyHubertDrums]

Ah, the inspiration for every blast beat I play. ❤❤❤

[@MukeshPrajapati-bk3mb]

I love this sound ❤❤❤

[@thelastboyscout9623]

In case anyone was curious sustained rate on the m2a1 is a 6-9 round burst with a 10-15 second pause < 40 rpm barrel change at end of day and rapid is 6-9 round burst with a 5-10 second pause > 40 rpm barrel change at half of day. Hot barrel is 200 rounds or more in 2 minutes or less, if it’s deemed hot by the a-gunner, after a long continuous burst or it’s been less then 15 minutes since being deemed a hot barrel. This is most likely an admin dump and his overhand charging made me die a little inside. Over 8 years as a 0331 with CAAT plt we know a thing or two because we’ve seen a thing or two

[@taylorharmon2918]

AIRBORNE!

[@TIMOTHYEET69420]

👍

[@ItsJebsona]

And they said a perfect Wife doesn’t exist.

[@freightbrokeracademy230]

- Private. Do you see that valley over? - Yes, Sargent. - I don't like it. - Annihilating Valley now.

[@debvaifale6945]

Bad ass machine

[@MichaelKarimi-hk5dr]

Dude just cleared 5 acres in 30 seconds😂

[@AnthonyJackson-gc2wq]

Amazing camera quality 👍🏽👍🏽

[@YukonJack]

"Gonna have me some fun, gonna have me some fun."

[@realguy14]

me when my child says “goo goo ga ga” and doesn’t say “I will bring you a beer every time you request beautiful kind sir”:

[@Jay.aesthetics]

Reminds me of Rambo 2008

[@humble.servant.Christ]

Brings back memories.

[@CheryMaeCayot]

Imagine using that machine gun in a top of a t-34 fighting against a hord of lions

[@DavidBrown-uc4yv]

If you’re a small arms aficionado, military in particular, the .50 is the cat’s meow. What a sound, what a round.

[@RabdoInternetGuy]

Imagine storming an American trench in WW1 only to hear this and see your Comrades get chopped in pieces.

[@Swampie02]

Didn't have these is ww1

[@Darth234Ravenous]

That would be the thirty caliber version. M1917. M2 was invented I think in 1921. My best guess is the US manager in ahold of the German Tankgewehr rifle during the war. The bullets were about thirteen point two millimeters bigger than anything else at the time. So they reverse engineered them an invented the fifty caliber round.

[@thanemaring8974]

@@Darth234Ravenous Nope, 12.7 had been around, but the specific 12.7 BMG (Browning Machine Gun) was invented alsongside/ similar timeframe as the M2

[@psjesse117]

​@@Darth234Ravenous.50 had been around for a hot minute. The M2 specifically had been developed as anti-aircraft gun, and it was really only the Coast guard that was using it early on when it was still water-cooled

[@swojal1493]

This gun wasnt invented until after ww1. It was finally put in service in 1933. They did however have the m1917 chambered in 30-06 which was a water cooled version of the m1919, which is the same thing, just with an air cooled jacket instead. The US marines were still using the outdated browning m1917 in the battle of guadalcanal in ww2.

[@thomasjones9662]

A true beast ! 😳

[@stevenblum2365]

My Dad told me that the german infantry feared the 50 caliber gun, even the sound of it terrified them.

[@kerry1727]

That’s a beast !!!

[@fabrizzio234]

Got to love the sound of democracy being spread!!!

[@vamoneygroup]

The sound of defense spending too

[@dareius831]

The sound of idiots

[@shanealuska763]

Lol funny. But we a constitutional Republic. Only democrats call it democracy.

[@FaithfulFumoFan23]

Old but gold

[@evgeniigolovin259]

12.7 лучший контраст. 👍 Супер пулемёт!

[@Zhen-shen-g7w]

Наш русский ДШК не хуже его)))

[@GK-tu5lr]

​@@Zhen-shen-g7wMG-42 ist das beste Maschinengewehr.

[@husafel]

Very cool!👍🏼

[@javiereastwood2320]

That 50 cal is asking for some lithium grease, with a previous cleaning. Use diesel for the cleaning, then water with soap, then water, then dry it with a cloth and then lithium grease. It will work smooth

[@DarthWaffle.]

When your neighbor is a drone nerd.

[@theoutlawking9123]

Greatness doesn't retire, they become "Fortified Defensive Measures!"

[@tomace7924]

Good Old MA Deuce!!!

[@nagoogle8542]

Wonderful pink mist Machine

[@EarthShakingBass]

Seems much easier to use and maintain than the DSHK

[@Vtarngpb]

Dude, you should be charging palm UP 😉

[@youngdrizzy1682]

I’m surprised it didn’t jam after a 10 round burst

[@TiliDoll]

Properly cleaned, lubed and most importantly, headspaced

[@Gajubas]

Это браунинг,самого легендарного в мире человека джона браунинга,его оружие работает как часы

[@arielrodriguez6359]

Cuesta 400.000 dólares disparar esta arma por 10 segundos

[@Ljosi]

Umm, no, even 400 would be a stretch

[@JustinOther]

.50bmg is only $5/round

[@purelyaccidental779]

@@Ljosi team fortress 2 reference

[@ended-randomcreations]

I dont speak that language but all i know it came from tf2

[@9_T4P4K_D4R4]

Makasih mbak Fitka... salam Rahayu...

[@prashantsrivastava9542]

What are the instructions on counting and deposition of fired cases?

[@coleycole2381]

Thumb out buddy, nice edit charging it that 1 time something go wrong?

[@JeremiahPTTN]

If you noticed he set the ammo in the tray the normal way then grabbed the link and pulled it over and it clicked. That movement is what the first charge normally does. This allowed him to charge it once and be ready to go. The edit was likely just the time between loading and engaging. Watch again closely as he loads.

[@Tank245]

It's a very common misconception that the M2 50 "NEEDS" to be charged twice. If you watch the video closely you can clearly see him put the belt into position and engage the extractor on the first round. This allows you to only need to charge it one time. If you do not position the belt under the extractor, then yes you do need to charge it twice, once to position the round and once to feed the round.

[@hellomjb]

3-5 second bursts, not 35 second bursts!

[@SLF-nw2yc]

I remember those days, good times.

[@jmcclellan6031]

Correct way charge is underhanded grip

[@jonisandhu6295]

I love this machine❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@RagE_3112]

The sound is satisfying I don't know why

[@DLD_SK]

"Hold it down! It's a machine gun!"😅

[@TWay-xn9dm]

The Philippines ain't getting taken over this time 😎

[@manuelfernandezdelaguerra1788]

Love that sound

[@RiderLidhaurya]

Nice short sir 😮

[@barbariansinbattle1687]

I mean...how could you not like this??? 😂 GET SOME!!!

[@omarparra2097]

Chingonada,esto si es poder de fuego😉

[@moiseancival5298]

you have good artillery

[@crandonborth]

"See that tree over there... I don't like it" "Yes Sergeant"

[@Veltronamus]

You got to share! Give some to everybody, not just that one pile of meat!😂

[@-ENDMEN-]

I can feel fraction of its power for the screen like just even like try to brace for it

[@igga9014]

Amazing 😮

[@ParshantSuryavanshi-u4u]

Love army 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@snakeeyes5638]

Best ASMR ever🙌🏾

[@bomberjoe3493]

Love it❤❤❤❤ IN GOD WE TRUST

[@transparentsound0]

"Freedom of fire 🔥" the world 🌎 of ♥

[@polishbot]

the main riff literally fits ma deuce' cyclic rate, metal af

[@user-rnfhtlsehfladlfRkakfRk]

I like this video.❤

[@JoziAuen]

GET SOME! GET SOME!

[@goatitisful]

It's crazy seeing how loading that gun looks in training compared to combat.