POTD: Uberschweres Maschinengewehr M2
“If your pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough.” That’s probably the most common mistake in photo taking, but in this case, I think the photographers did an excellent job. Just imagine the blast from what the Austrian Army calls the Überschweres Maschinengewehr M2, or üsMG M2 for short. The rest of the world calls it the Browning Machine Gun M2, in caliber .50 BMG.
Our daily article Photo Of The Day will take you to some very exciting and unusual places sometimes. Here we are with the Military Academy in Austria.
There’s no shortage of stories to tell, so please check back tomorrow for another set of images.
All photos taken by Christopher Weilguni and Thomas Lampersberger.
Ex-Arctic Ranger. Competitive practical shooter and hunter with a European focus. Always ready to increase my collection of modern semi-automatics, optics, thermals and suppressors. TCCC Certified. Occasionaly seen in a 6x6 Bug Out Vehicle, always with a big smile.
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Surely they arent shooting with just those plugs for earpro. I have double up on my single shot .50. Sheesh.
As we are struggling with the decision to replace the M4 in the US, the justification to replace the AUG will be met with the same obstacles/considerations. It is a general issue weapon. There is a huge cost to replacing a weapon that goes far beyond the actual weapon price. To make sense, the new weapon would have to have performance that justified the cost. I would think at the present it would be easily justified to simply replenish the supply of AUGs. The same with M2. If a receiver has been worn out, buy a new one. There really is no weapon being offered that is an improvement that justifies the cost.