M2 Browning facts
While investigating facts about M2 Browning, I found out little known, but curios details like:
John Moses Browning not only designed the M1911 handgun, but also the M2 50 caliber machine gun, the BAR automatic rifle, the 1887 lever action shotgun, the Auto 5 semi-auto shotgun, the Winchester 1894 lever action rifle, and many other designs and calibers.
Before 2002 the record for longest confirmed kill was held by Carlos Hathcock, who, rather than using a conventional sniper rifle, used a .50 cal M2 Browning Heavy Machine Gun.
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 7 of the best facts about M2 Browning I managed to collect.
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The US military adopted the M2 Browning heavy machine gun in 1933, and still uses it extensively to this day.
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The 5th longest recorded sniper kill (2.286 km) was made with an M2 Browning machine gun.
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A machine gun designed in World War I, the M2 Browning, is still in use today, and was even used as a sniper rifle as recently as the Vietnam War
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I learned that the longest confirmed sniper kill until 2002 was made with a M2 Browning Machine Gun during the Vietnam War.
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Since it is illegal under the Geneva Convention to use the M2 Browning machine gun against enemy personnel due to "unnecessary suffering", gunners instead aim for enemy troops' belt buckles since they are technically classified as 'equipment'.
