There are several variants of the heavy-hitting .50 caliber round, used by the U.S. military in M2 machine guns and M107 sniper rifles. The .50 caliber M8 armor-piercing bullet has an aluminum ...

During the initial classes on the U.S. weapons at the live-fire range, dummy ammunition was used as part of the instruction. Several Soldiers handled the live .50-caliber round that was located in ...

DSG Technology's .50-cal ammunition can fire 60 meters underwater. (Shawn Snow/ Staff) DSG Technology has a new .50-caliber round that can travel an impressive 60 meters underwater, according to ...

50 caliber rounds produced by the Norwegian firm, which has an office in Virginia and a production site in Laramie, Wyoming, Garberg said at the DSG display at the Association of the U.S. Army's ...

compared to 24,100 rounds of .50 caliber. Quad .50s also were employed in ground combat. A 1945 study noted, “A few bursts from the quadruple .50s directed at any source of small-arms fire very ...

50 caliber rounds as well as conventional steel armor, even though it weighs less than half as much. Researchers have demonstrated that vehicle armor using composite metal foam (CMF) can stop ball ...