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U.S. Army Reserve military police soldiers from the 341st MP Company, of Mountain View, California, prepare an M240B machine gun for a mounted crew-served weapon night fire qualification table at Fort Hunter-Liggett, California, in 2016. Army photo
Army Opens Competition to Give Mobile Machine-Gunners a Better Optic

The optic will help gunners hit enemy targets faster and with more accuracy than ever before.

Army Sgt. Jaquez Jones, left, observes a soldier firing a mounted M2 .50 cal. Browning machine gun during live-fire training at Wedrzyn, Poland, Nov. 30, 2016. (Photo: U.S. Army)
Army's New Machine-Gun Optic Program on Hold

The U.S. Army's search for a new optic for its medium and heavy machine guns has been delayed.

Ed Collins demonstrates Chesapeake’s new nickel ammo, left, comparing it to conventional brass ammo, right. (Hope Hodge Seck/Military.com
This Ultra-Light Ammo Could Help a Machine Gunner Lose 10 Pounds

The Chesapeake Cartridge Corporation is in the process of submitting its new line of nickel ammunition for testing.

Marines Want Lightweight .50 Caliber Machine Gun Ammo

The Marine Corps wants a 30 percent weight savings over existing linked belts of .50 caliber ammo.

U.S. Marines, CWO5 Christian Wade, 2nd Marine Division Gunner, and Cpl Gerald Tredo, 3/6 infantryman, compare shot groups while firing on semi-automatic and full automatic at various distances on October 18, 2017 at Camp Lejeune. The intent is to provide guidelines on when it is most appropriate to use semi automatic and full automatic when suppressing an enemy. (Screen grab via U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Bethanie Ryan)
Watch Marines Demo the Right Time for Full vs. Semi Auto

Everybody's favorite Marine gunner is back.

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A Republican Senator on Aug. 2 released his hold on the Army's next acquisitions chief's confirmation while chastising Army leaders from the Senate floor for keeping soldier rifles one of the service's lowest spending priorities.
Senator Stumps for Army Carbine Ruling

A Republican senator released his hold on the Army’s next acquisitions chief’s confirmation Wednesday while chastising Army...

The Army’s push to field Special Operations Command’s version of the M4 carbine hit another snag recently when the weapon’s designer, Colt Defense LLC, again protested the service’s attempts to select a new gun maker to build the compact weapon.
Colt Again Blocks Army's Advanced M4 Plan

The Army’s push to field Special Operations Command’s version of the M4 carbine hit another roadblock recently when the...

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