U.S. Army maneuver officials are testing a new sound suppressor that can quiet the M240 machine gun enough for gunners to easily hear fire commands. The Maneuver Battle Lab at Fort Benning ...

In 2018 the Military Times reported that weapons designers with the U.S. Special Operations Command and Marine Corps were considering options for a new machine gun that would use a powerful, long ...

The .338 Norma Magnum round can hit targets out to ranges of 1,500 meters, compared to the M240 machine gun in 7.62 x 51mm, which has an effective range out to approximately 800 meters.

In 2018 the Military Times reported that weapons designers with the U.S. Special Operations Command and Marine Corps were considering options for a new machine gun that would use a powerful, long ...

The current platoon-level firepower resides in the M240 machine gun, which fires a 7.62mm round. The Marine Corps is currently evaluating the .338 Norma Magnum round as a replacement for its M240 ...

The machine gun effective range is 1,800 meters (5,905 feet) -- more than 16 football fields -- but its bullets can reach a maximum range of 3,725 meters or 12,221 feet and is capable of firing ...

U.S. Army maneuver officials are testing a new sound suppressor that can quiet the M240 machine gun enough for gunners to easily hear fire commands. The Maneuver Battle Lab at Fort Benning ...

M240 machine gun A product of the late-70s, this fully automatic machine gun is still used today by every branch of the U.S. military.