[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”7214″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
CODE – 04-132-924
NAME – Browning M1919A4 Flexible
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USA
DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1924
CALIBER – 7.62×63 mm (30-06)
OVERALL LENGTH – 100.9 cm (39.74 in)
BARREL LENGTH – 61 cm (24 in)
RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4-Grooves, Right-hand twist, 1 turn in 24.5 cm (10 in)
LOAD – M1 ball Full jacketed Pointed Spitzer
BULLET DIAMETER – 7.82 mm (0.308 in)
BULLET WEIGHT – 11.34 g (175 grains)
MUZZLE VELOCITY – 807 m/s (2647 fps)
MUZZLE ENERGY – 3692 j (2723 m/s)
WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 13.83 kg (30 lb 8 oz)
WEIGHT (LOADED) – 17.64 kg (38 lb 14 oz) loaded with 100 rd belt of M1 Ball
WEIGHT (LOADED) – 23.11 kg (50 lb 15 oz) loaded with 250 rd M1917 belt of M1 ball, in M1 steel ammunition box
WEIGHT (MOUNTED) – 32.74 kg (72 lb 3 oz) Mounted on M2 tripod with T&E mechanism and pintle, loaded with 250 rd M1917 belt of M1 ball, in M1 steel ammunition box
TYPE OF MOUNT – M2 tripod
WEIGHT OF MOUNT – 7.48 kg (16 lb 8 oz) – 2.15 kg (4 lb 12 oz), Pintle & Traverse and Elevation Mechanism
WEIGHT OF SPARE BARREL – 3.33 kg (7 lb 6 oz)
SIGHTS – Open, iron, adjustable, Front sight – Folding blade, Rear sight – Ladder-type with aperture, (0 to 2,400 yards in 200 yard increments), 91 m (100 yard) aperture battle sight, adjustable for windage
EFFECTIVE RANGE – 1006 m (1100 yards)
OPERATION – Recoil, fires from closed bolt
TYPE OF FIRE – Full automatic
RATE OF FIRE – 150 rpm
CYCLIC ROF – 425 to 450 rpm
FEED DEVICE – 100 or 250 round M1917 fabric (Canvas) belt
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.072 kg (2.5 oz) – 100 rd belt, 0.18 kg (6 oz) – 250 rd M1917 cloth belt
M1 Ammunition Chest Weight (EMPTY) – 2.49 kg (5 lb 8 oz)
M1 Steel Ammunition Box (Empty) – 1.59 kg (3 lb 8 oz)
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 3.81 kg (8 lb 6 oz) 100 rd belt loaded with 100 rds M1 Ball, 7.69 kg (16 lb 15 oz) M1917 belt loaded with 250 rds M1 Ball
M1 Ammunition Chest (FULL) – 10.18 kg (22 lb 7 oz) M1917 belt loaded with 250 rds M1 Ball on M1917 belt
M1 Steel Ammunition Box (FULL) – 9.28 kg (20 lb 7 oz) M1917 belt loaded with 250 rds M1 Ball on M1917 belt
BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Three-250 round belts, (750 rounds) in M1 Ammunition chests
LOAD WEIGHT – 27.84 kg (61 lb 6 oz)
MANUFACTURER – Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, Illinois, Saginaw Steering Gear Division, General Motors Corp., Saginaw, Michigan, Buffalo Arms Corp., Buffalo, New York.
STATUS – Obsolescent
SERVICE – US Military, in worldwide use post WWII
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_media_grid style=”pagination” items_per_page=”1″ element_width=”12″ arrows_design=”vc_arrow-icon-arrow_02_left” arrows_position=”outside” arrows_color=”grey” loop=”yes” item=”1815″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1657593438908-ad397c55-157f-8″ include=”7214,7215,7216,7217,7218,7219,7220,7221,7222,7223,7224,7225,7226″][/vc_column][/vc_row]