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Publication Date: 1943

Creator / Author: Department of the Army

Collection: Military Publications

TITLE: BASIC FIELD MANUAL - BROWNING AUTOMATIC RIFLE CALIBER.30, M1918A2, 30 June 1943

DESCRIPTION.—The Browning automatic rifle, caliber .30,
M1918A2, is an air-cooled, gas-operated, magazine-fed shoulder
weapon with bipod (fig. 1). It weighs approximately 20
pounds with sling. The ammunition is loaded in magazines
of 20 rounds. The weight of the magazine when empty is
7 ounces; when filled, 1 pound 7 ounces.

FIRE POWER.—The Browning automatic rifle, caliber-.30,
M1918A2, is not mechanically capable of semiautomatic fire,
though it can be fired single shot by proper trigger manipulation
There are two cyclic rates of full automatic fire,
normal and slow, which may be selected by the firer. The
normal cyclic rate is approximately 550 rounds per minute;
the slow cyclic rate is approximately 350 rounds per minute.
The most effective rate of fire for this weapon is from 120
to 150 rounds- per minute. The sustained rate, however, is
from 40 to 60 rounds per minute.