Tweet this video! http://clicktotweet.com/UIs34 TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/NicTaylor00 FACEBOOK: http://www.FaceBook.com/NicTaylor00 Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/1/b/114848670192591967622/114848670192591967622/posts See the M2 version here: http://youtu.be/WkQsD6IhFMs The belt-fed 22LR replica of the Browning M1919 is a fairly inexpensive choice if your jones'n for a beltfed ATF legal machinegun (Semi Auto actually). This particular 1919 was constructed from a parts kit where the owner (shred2dotnet) machined the required parts not found in the parts kit. Shred, goes over the particulars of the gun's operation and general maintenance of the 1919. Shred also provides some slow motion video footage of its operation and other cool videos on his YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/shred2dotnet Be sure and visit. If you are watching this from a mobile device and not a PC, you might not be able to see the annotations super imposed on the video. You can find additional information and sales of the 1919 machine gun as well as 22LR caliber belffed AR15 uppers from http://www.lakesideguns.com/ In total there were six variants of the basic M1919 machine gun. The original M1919 featured a relatively heavy barrel, attempting to match the sustained fire capability of contemporary water-cooled machine guns.[citation needed] The M1919A1 featured a lighter barrel and a bipod. The M1919A2 was another lightweight development specifically for mounted cavalry units, utilizing a shorter barrel and special tripod (though it could be fitted to either the M1917 or M2 tripods). This weapon was designed to allow greater mobility to cavalry units over the existing M1917 machine gun. The M1919A2 was used for a short period between World War I and World War II after the cavalry had converted from horses to wheeled and tracked vehicles. An improved version of the M1919A2, the M1919A3, was also developed. However, by and large the most common variant of the series was the M1919A4. The M1919A4 was used in both fixed and flexible mounts, by infantry and on vehicles. It was also widely exported after World War II and continues to be used in small numbers around the world. Two variants were developed specifically for vehicular use, the M1919A5, with an extended charging handle, and the M1919A4E1, a subvariant of the M1919A4 refitted with an extended charging handle. The M1919A6 was an attempt to provide US forces with a more portable light machine gun, similar to the German MG 34 and MG 42 machine guns they were facing. The M1919A6 had a metal buttstock assembly that clamped to the backplate of the gun, and a front barrel bearing that incorporated both a muzzle booster and a bipod similar to that used on the M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR). A lighter barrel than that of the M1919A4 was fitted. The M1919A6 was a heavy (32 pounds) and awkward weapon in comparison with the MG34 and MG42 and was eventually replaced in US service by the M60 machine gun in the 1960s.

• published: 13 Apr 2011
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