From: Bobby Joe Pendleton (bjpendleton@charter.net)
Date: Tue Jul 06 2004 - 17:54:15 PDT
The cycle rate of a M2 BMG is more than slow enough to fire single shots by
tapping the butterfly.
"Maneo Qualis Manebam"
----- Original Message -----
From: "ygmir" <ygmir@onemain.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, 06 July, 2004 20:47
Subject: Re: [MV] M2 Machinegun (was Deuce Bumper Numbers)
> I'd sure like to get a .50 BMG rifle, but, unless I can find a used one,
> they're to expensive for me, at least for now.
> Any one have an "extra"?
> Henry
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "everette" <194cbteng@bellsouth.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 11:56
AM
> Subject: [MV] M2 Machinegun (was Deuce Bumper Numbers)
>
>
> > I too have read the book about Mr. Hathcock, he did NOT modify the 50
in
> > regards to making it non automatic, I understand his skill was at such a
> > level that he could fire only one round at a time. not to say that he
had
> a
> > ammo belt in weapon when used as a sniper rifle... - regarding shooting
> > front fork of bicycle he did this because it was a child riding bicycle
> > caring rifles.
> >
> > He has several confirmed kills at over a mile away.
> >
> > Everette
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <DDoyle9570@aol.com>
> > To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 10:52 AM
> > Subject: Re: [MV] M2 Machinegun (was Deuce Bumper Numbers)
> >
> >
> > As many of you fellows know, weapons tend to be well outside of whatever
> > area of "expertise" I may have. However, I recall reading "Marine
> Sniper",
> > the true experience of Carlos Hathcock (and a great read too), a fellow
> who
> > is recognized as the finest sniper of the all. Sadly, many of his
> real-life
> > exploits have worked their way into Hollywood movies.....Hollywood has
so
> > many exagerations and ubsurdities that many think his truth is more
> fiction
> > (like shooting another sniper through the other sniper's scope).
> >
> > Anyhow, the opening scene of the book has Carlos Sniping with a
basically
> > stock...but well maintained M2 Heavy Barrel machine gun. In this scene
he
> > deliberately shoots the front fork of a moving bicycle with one round.
I
> > don't recall the exact range...something like a half a mile away.
> >
> > Satisfied me as to the accuracy of Ma Deuce....and the gunner.
> >
> >
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