The M249,also known as SAW or squad automatic weapon.It can hold a 200 round box of 5.56mm NATO rounds with a rate of fire of 750 rounds/min.It weighs 6.9kg with a length of 1040mm and a 6 groove barrel.It met the requirements of the US military for a lighter and reliable LMG and entered production at 1990s.Only the first 1000 guns carried Belgian markings on them.
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