Unlike most variants of the MAG, which feed from loose belts (or a mounted “nutsack” in the case of the M240), the MG3 features a mount that can accept 50-round plastic “assault drums” or 100-round ammo boxes readily, making it easier to use as an assault machine gun from the hip. However, it achieves that rate of fire at a weight slightly less than the FN MAG.

With the Germans spooling up their production again, the 1940s design may continue to serve on to its one-hundredth birthday.Īs a gun, the MG3 is loved and hated for its insane rate of fire. The M2s development dates back to WW1 and the. 50 caliber heavy machine gun based directly on the M1918 and M1921 machine guns, themselves scaled-up versions of the Browning M1917 and Browning M1919. Some European countries (such as Norway) even bought Turkish MG3 following the German halt in production. The Browning M2 (nicknamed 'ma deuce,' because 'she always has the last word') is a belt-fed, short recoil-operated. H&H Tool Shop, LLC makes a variety of the M2 and M3 machine gun parts to government specifications. This gun may be mounted on ground mounts and most vehicles as and anti-personnel an anti-aircraft weapon. MG3s also continue to be produced in Turkey and Pakistan, resulting in their proliferation throughout the Middle East. 50 Cal machine gun is an automatic, belt fed, recoil operated machine gun. While it was previously reported that the new H&K MG5 would replace the MG3 fully as the machine gun of the Bundeswehr, in March 2019, it was announced that Germany would resume production of the MG3, after halting production in the 1970s.

Handheld 50 cal machine gun