The result was the Browning Automatic Rifle ... Eventually, the M60 general purpose machine gun replaced the BAR, as did the M240 and M249 series of squad-level machine guns.

50 Browning Machine Gun cartridge," Keefe said ... The M1919 could provide sustained fire, but it was heavier than the BAR and couldn't be moved and deployed as easily and quickly.

the Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) and the M1917 water-cooled machine gun, went to work scaling the M1917 up for a heavier cartridge of his own invention. Browning scaled up the .30-06 round to ...

30-caliber machine gun and the Browning Machine Rifle, also chambered in .30-’06 Sprg. You read that right: “Browning Machine Rifle.” The name of the legendary BAR, or “Browning Automatic ...

30 Caliber Machine Gun: The M1919 Browning was a ... Are we noticing a pattern here? The Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) was another feather in the cap of John M. Browning, whose brilliance ...

The weapon was designated as the Browning Automatic Rifle, Model of 1918, .30 Caliber, or the BAR. This machine gun was a gas-operated, air-cooled, magazine fed hand held weapon. It saw service at ...

and the Browning Auto-5 shotgun, among many others. While other attempts at building an American heavy machine gun faltered, Browning set to work scaling up the M1917 to fire a heavier round ...