John Moses Browning...

[Billohio]

Originally Posted by 70 copo

How good is the big 50?

In 1967 Gunny Carlos Hathcock set the record for the longest sniper kill. He used a M2 .50 Cal Browning machine gun in Vietnam with a mounted Unertl 8X scope with the entire gun stabilized by a sandbag-supported M3 tripod.

I looked up Carlos. Interesting reading

[WILMASBOYL78]

JMB also crafted this rifle...the Model 8. Which he sold to Remington...first auto-loading sporting rifle. This rifle in 35 Rem. is the first round designed exclusively for northern whitetail deer and bear.

You don't want to carry one all day...they are heavy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remington_Model_8

The Model 8 was used in the ambush of Bonnie & Clyde by Texas Ranger Frank Hamer.