WWII Aircraft type M2 .50's and also .30's, Pics needed

[noizeedave]

Hi there all. I am done with the barrells and cooling jackets and tips for some replica guns im making for some WIXers, but to make the most accurate as possible bodies of the weapons, does anyone have detailed drawings,PHOTOS, or an actual gun they could take pics of with a ruler or tape measure in the photos so that I can deliver extrememly accurate replicas to those WIXers looking for these.


Am of course, if you yourself need a replica, PM me. Ill make more of what ever. I make them for bomber type applications to this point, can make them for any other airraft also.

Thanks
Dave

[Holedigger]

Here is a link to a site with a lot of good info, pics, charts and such for both 30 and 50 cal aviation MGs

http://browningmgs.com/AirGunnery/01_50cal.htm

[Matt Gunsch]

Here is a link to a site with a lot of good info, pics, charts and such for both 30 and 50 cal aviation MGs

http://browningmgs.com/AirGunnery/01_50cal.htm

Holedigger, great site, and welcome to WIX

[Taigh Ramey]

Hey Dave,

Hop in the car and drive up to Stockton Airport and take all the measurements and photos that you want. We have examples in our museum of both ANM2 30 and .50 cal. I have the 30 (1919A4 & 6) and 50 ground gun (ANM2 HB early Colt) too.

If you want to shoot just bring your own ammo.

Taigh

[bdk]

.50 cal receivers are the same between aircraft and ground guns with different bolt-ons, the M1919 series .30 cal are primarily ground guns. The ANM2 .30 cal has a thinner cross-section receiver that the M1919 .30 cal with some different details so few of the parts interchange.

[P51Mstg]

I collected Class III in the past and I have had nearly a dozen 50 Cals at one time........

As you know the right sideplate is the regstered part of an M2 or M3, hence that flat piece of steel is a machinegun itself.

In building them, you may well be better off using a commerically purchased dummygun sideplate. If not you really should send your right sideplate to the BATF TECH section for testing to determine if it would allow a gun to fire.

Also you need to bear in mind that a M2 will fire at least one round without any right sideplate at all...... (gun will come apart after that and someone may well die in the process with flying parts).......... So really be careful here.

Mark H

[Hal B]

As you know the right sideplate is the regstered part of an M2 or M3, hence that flat piece of steel is a machinegun itself.

In building them, you may well be better off using a commerically purchased dummygun sideplate. If not you really should send your right sideplate to the BATF TECH section for testing to determine if it would allow a gun to fire.

Mark H

Good advice, Mark. You want to build accurate replicas, just not TOO accurate