Description
Browning .50 M2 Machine Gun Basic (A/C) with intro to .30 Browning MG and .45 Pistol
106 pages, about 11″ x 8″, glossy soft-cover in full color. New COLOR re-print restored and digitally enhanced from a nice original. Printed on high quality 20# 97 bright acid-free paper. Fully Illustrated.
Abstracted from Aircrewman’s Gunnery Manual,1944 which we also sell.
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CONTENTS INCLUDE:
SummaryThis is a United States Army manual from May 1944 providing basic training instructions for aerial gunners on the use and maintenance of the .50 caliber Browning Machine Gun (M2) and other weapons they would use in combat, like the .30 caliber machine gun and the .45 caliber pistol. The manual explains how the gun works, how to disassemble and reassemble it, how to load and fire it, and how to troubleshoot any malfunctions. It also provides detailed instructions on cleaning and oiling the weapon, adjusting its headspace, and inspecting it before and after each mission.- T A B L E OF C O N T E N T S
- Introduction
- Caliber .50 Browning Machine Gun, M2
- The Seven Groups
- The Gun At Work
- Field Stripping And Assembly
- Handling Your Gun
- Safety Rules
- Detail Stripping And Assembly
- Back Plate Group
- Bolt Group
- Oil Buffer Group
- I1arrel Group
- Cover Group
- Retracting Slide Group
- Casing Group
- The Gun Is Its Own Tool Kit
- Heaters
- Cycle Of Operation
- Recoil Action
- Cocking Action
- Counter Recoil Action
- Feeding
- Firing
- Extracting And Ejecting
- Adjustments
- Headspace Adjustment
- Timing Adjustment
- Oil Buffer Adjustment
- Buffer Adjusting Screw Adjustment
- Changing The Direction Of Feed
- Care And Cleaning
- Gun Mount Adapters
- Mk 6 Mod 3 Adapter
- Mk 10 Mods Adapter
- Mk 11 Mod 3 Adapter
- Your Ammunition
- Loading Your Ammunition
- Pre-Flight Checks
- Post-Flight Checks
- Trouble Shooting
- Caliber .45 Automatic Pistol
- Caliber .30 Browning Machine Gun M2
