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He wondered if a rifle could be designed to fire the .50 BMG bullet
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Guns That Changed The Game

He wondered if a rifle could bedesigned to fire the .50 BMG bullet

He wondered if a rifle could be
designed to fire the .50 BMG bullet

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He wondered if a rifle could be designed to fire the .50 BMG bullet.
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6 seconds
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25
Timestamp in Movie
00:44:31
Uploaded
May 26, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary
Production
Hirschman/Northern Productions

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As each new century unfolded, guns increasingly shaped the way battles were fought and borders were drawn. The quest to create more innovative and lethal weapons became more and more contested. These are the Guns the Changed the G...
S01 • E03 It was easier to transport and maintain - Guns That Changed The Game 00:08
It was easier to transport and maintain
S01 • E02 Browning started by reconfiguring M1917 for a larger, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
Browning started by reconfiguring M1917 for a larger,
S01 • E02 He worked on the .50-calibre cartridge, initially adding - Guns That Changed The Game 00:09
He worked on the .50-calibre cartridge, initially adding
S01 • E03 The M65 was an engineering triumph, but it was still heavy - Guns That Changed The Game 00:07
The M65 was an engineering triumph, but it was still heavy
S01 • E01 With no firearms design experience, Barrett drew the rifle in three - Guns That Changed The Game 00:09
With no firearms design experience, Barrett drew the rifle i...
S01 • E03 Its demise came not with the introduction of another big gun, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:11
Its demise came not with the introduction of another big gun...
S01 • E02 Pershing, however, insisted that the round be rimless. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:05
Pershing, however, insisted that the round be rimless.
S01 • E02 The first trials of the reconfigured gun were in 1918 - Guns That Changed The Game 00:07
The first trials of the reconfigured gun were in 1918
S01 • E01 Four months later they had a prototype semiautomatic rifle that - Guns That Changed The Game 00:08
Four months later they had a prototype semiautomatic rifle t...
S01 • E02 The gun fired less than 500 rounds per minute - Guns That Changed The Game 00:08
The gun fired less than 500 rounds per minute
S01 • E01 The rifle's barrel recoiled after firing and the gun used part - Guns That Changed The Game 00:09
The rifle's barrel recoiled after firing and the gun us...
S01 • E02 It was heavy and fired too slowly for the anti-personnel role, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:08
It was heavy and fired too slowly for the anti-personnel rol...
S01 • E03 By the 1980s, the 155mm howitzer had started to change the dynamics - Guns That Changed The Game 00:08
By the 1980s, the 155mm howitzer had started to change the d...
S01 • E01 This cycled the action, cocking the firing pin, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:08
This cycled the action, cocking the firing pin,
S01 • E02 Using some captured German anti-tank rifles and ammunition as a model, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:14
Using some captured German anti-tank rifles and ammunition a...
S01 • E03 It became the field gun of choice for many armies, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:13
It became the field gun of choice for many armies,
S01 • E01 The CIA saw it as the perfect weapon for the Mujahideen guerrillas that - Guns That Changed The Game 00:09
The CIA saw it as the perfect weapon for the Mujahideen guer...
S01 • E02 Meanwhile, Browning improved the gun by adding a water-cooled barrel. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
Meanwhile, Browning improved the gun by adding a water-coole...
S01 • E03 Early in the decade, the Vickers Shipbuilding - Guns That Changed The Game 00:12
Early in the decade, the Vickers Shipbuilding
S01 • E02 The new gun was called the .50mm M1921 - Guns That Changed The Game 00:08
The new gun was called the .50mm M1921