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[[Image:MC2Handgunn-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The man shows off the Handgunn.]]
[[Image:MC2Handgunn-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The man shows off the Handgunn.]]
[[Image:MC2Handgunn-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The man fires the Handgunn.]]
[[Image:MC2Handgunn-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The man fires the Handgunn.]]
==Browning M2HB==
[[Browning M2|Browning M2HB]] machine guns are seen many times throughout season two. Probably the most notable being the episode on Marine soldier training, in which Gunny gets to man a .50 caliber designed for indoor training at Camp Pendleton, using gas tanks to fire and recoil realistically like the real deal.
[[Image:MC2M2HB-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gunny gets on the simulation M2HB.]]
[[Image:MC2M2HB-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The guy running the simulation training loads the M2HB with a belt of .50 BMG. The belt has a magnetic sensor that tells the gun when it is loaded and empty. From the control room, the operator can cause jams and malfunctions with the guns to make the training harder.]]
[[Image:MC2M2HB-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gunny racks the charging handle twice to chamber the gun.]]
[[Image:MC2M2HB-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gunny shoots the enemies on the screen.]]
[[Image:MC2M2HB-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M2HB is mounted on the hatch of the speedy Hellcat tank.]]
[[Image:MC2M2HB-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier looks through his binoculars while leaning on an M2HB.]]
When Gunny visits Fort Irwin, California to watch how OP-4 laser training is done, deactivated M2HBs with gutted out recievers and barrels are seen mounted on tanks.
[[Image:MC2M2HBnon-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An deactivated M2HB at Fort Irwin.]]
[[Image:MC2M2HBnon-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier mans the deactivated M2HB.]]
=To Come Later=
=To Come Later=
Revision as of 10:33, 24 January 2009
Mail Call is a television show on the history channel in which retired Gunnery Sergeant R. Lee Ermey answers letters and E-mails asking military questions from the past to today. Gunny answers these questions in interesting ways, usually showing us the information hands on and testing it for the show. This page covers the weapons he has tested through out the series.
I have the best of Seasons 1 and 2 and the SNAFU DVD which has select episodes, so this is not a complete analysis of the series. Please wait until I have finished my work on the page before adding more information. - Gunmaster45
The M1 Garand rifle has made several appearances on the show including an episode in which an M7 rifle grenade is fired from it and an episode in which 101st paratrooper re-enactors are seen armed with them. In almost every episode, an M1 is seen on Gunny's jeep saddle.
A U.S. Marine is seen firing an M1-C Garand rifle, a modified M1 rifle with a scope mounted for sniper roles. Based on the type of scope mount, it appears to be an M1-C and not an M1-D.
In one episode R. Lee Ermey tests a Browning M1919A4 mounted on the pintle of his jeep. In most episodes, this pintle is fitted with a "dummy" .30 caliber with no bolt or action.
In the episode on "Shooting through the propellers", M1917 machine guns are seen mounted on airplanes with perforated barrel shrouds, turning them into air-cooled guns instead of water-cooled.
One of the 101st re-enactors keeps a Colt New Service in a chest holster. While it would be more accurate for them to be giving M1917 revolvers with a lanyard loop, not many people notice this kind of mistake.
During the episode on body armor, Gunny uses an AKMS with a bakelite magazine to shoot several types of body armor, since it is the most common enemy weapon.
In one episode, Gunny is sent an E-mail asking how grenade launchers work. To show us, he went to Camp Pendleton, California to see how the Marine recruits test them, firing M203 grenade launchers from M16A2 rifles.
For the episode in which Gunny introduces the XM29 OICW, he first introduces the M16A2 fitted with an M203, as if the gun is now completely obsolete due to this gun.
In one episode, Gunny shows us a new gun in development by Heckler & Koch, the XM29 Objective Individual Combat Weapon (OICW), basically a Heckler & Koch G36 assault rifle fitted with a 20mm five shot semi-automatic grenade launcher with a heavy computer scope to calculate airburst. Since everyone has already seen the G36 fire, they only fire the 20mm launcher on this show. While weighing a hefty 18lbs in current form, they hope to shave down the weight to 11lbs in the future.
In one episode, a viewer asks how a grenade works. Gunny heads out to Camp Pendleton california to see the Marines uses grenades. Throughout the training, M67 hand grenades are used by the Marine recruits and the instructors. Unfortunately, Gunny was not allowed to toss real grenades, so he settled for chucking some duds and editing in real ones blowing up.
During the episode on night vision, soldiers in Vietnam are seen using very large experimental night vision scopes on M16A1 rifles, most likely AN/PVS-2 Starlight scopes.
Gunny tests a Browning Automatic Rifle or BAR during the episode on soldier's training, claiming he is training down in the dirt, just the way the Marines like it.
One viewer asked Gunny about the Lewis gun, so naturally, he tested it out for the show. While he uses the infantry model, the aircraft model with spade grips is seen used by soldiers in WWI footage.
In one episode, a viewer asks Gunny who had the better rifle during the Civil War. The two most generic rifles were selected, the Union rifle being a Springfield 1861 rifle. In the end, Gunny decides that the Springfield was the superior weapon. They did win the war after all.
In the same episode, the opposing rifle is the Confederate Enfield 1853. While this rifle has ladder elevated sights, the grooved Miné Ball round had better flight stability. In reality, both rifles were about the same.
Shown as the prefered weapon of cavalary riders is the LeMat 1861 revolver. This is likely because it fired nine rounds plus a shotgun round before having to reload.
Browning M2HB machine guns are seen many times throughout season two. Probably the most notable being the episode on Marine soldier training, in which Gunny gets to man a .50 caliber designed for indoor training at Camp Pendleton, using gas tanks to fire and recoil realistically like the real deal.
When Gunny visits Fort Irwin, California to watch how OP-4 laser training is done, deactivated M2HBs with gutted out recievers and barrels are seen mounted on tanks.
Gunny with an unknown Bazooka.Error creating thumbnail: File missingGunny shows off an IMI Galil during the episode when he visits Knob Creek. While I could likely I.D. these guns myself, I'll let you guys have some fun. Keep it organized please. And don't worry, I'll be sure to do an in depth analysis of the Knob Creek episode later on.
