Your next belt of .50 caliber ammunition could weigh 10 to 20 pounds less than it does now, if industry representatives are able to meet the needs of a recent Marine Corps request. (Cpl. Aaron S.

The Marine Corps is hoping industry can make lightweight .50 caliber ammunition that provides machine-gunners with a 30 percent weight savings over existing linked belts of .50 caliber ammo. Marine ...

Marine Corps Cpl. Philip D. Bell, an antitank missile gunner with 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, shoots a .50-caliber machine gun mounted on a Humvee during exercise Comanche Run at Fort ...

The Marine Corps is looking to reduce the weight of its .50 caliber ammunition in an effort to increase speed and survivability for Marines on the battlefield. On Sept. 26, Marine Corps Systems ...