“We live in an era of unmatched technological advancement in the field of small arms. I can’t imagine what they’ll be using a hundred years from now.”
John Browning, struck with divine inspiration from the god of firearms: “I CAN”
I’m sure he’d be rolling over in his grave if he knew they added a safety to it.
Does the M2A1 have a safety? I thought they just gave it a quick swap barrel
Yeah, they were tired of people using spent brass lol. The biggest safety change on the a1 was fixed head space and timing though.
Colt 1911, accept no substitute.
Two world wars and still has a valid NSN.
Browning Hi-Power.
A gun so old they had to start callin it the Maw-Maw Deuce.
While there are many small bits of nuance from gun to gun, they mostly share a fairly straightforward design that doesn’t have some groundbreaking design possibilities waiting in the wings. The Browning was built to be very reliable, has a lot of spare parts, and is maintained in an environment that stresses consistency. Yeah, they are going be to around for a very, very long time.
It is funny to find out that they were almost dropped by the military early on because they didn’t live up to the niche they were originally designed for. As long as they are useful they will be around.
Well, as long as most of us are still squishy bags of mostly water, Ma Deuce will still be effective. Even if you’re wearing body armor a 50 cal is going to ruin your day. It’s old, but it still punches holes effectively.
Its one of those tools that just doesn’t need to change, like a claw hammer or a monkey wrench.
too late and too early are flipped.
Yep, definitely the cocking lever. Good job to the meathead who accomplished what nature could not!
