What ammo does M249 use?

What ammo does M249 use?

5.56×45mm NATO cartridge
The M249 is a belt-fed light machine gun. It fires the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge, usually a combination of one M856 tracer and four M855 ball cartridges fed from M27 linked belts. Belts are typically held in a hard plastic or soft canvas box attached to the underside of the weapon. The M249 can also fire rifle grenades.

What does FN Herstal stand for?

Fabrique Nationale Herstal
Fabrique Nationale Herstal (French for ‘National Factory Herstal’), trading as FN Herstal and often referred to as Fabrique Nationale or simply FN, is a leading firearms manufacturer based in Herstal, Belgium. It is currently the largest exporter of military small arms in Europe.

What gun is replacing the M249?

XM250 automatic rifle
The Army announced April 20, 2022, that it had signed a contract to procure the new XM250 automatic rifle, which will eventually replace the M249.

What caliber does a m240 shoot?

7.62 mm
Caliber: 7.62 mm (7.62×51mm NATO)

Can the M249 take mags?

just found out the M249 SAW can use STANAG mags in place of a belt.

Is FN a good brand of gun?

FN is known for making quality weapons that primarily do well in the military market, not the civilian market. So when FN introduced the FN 509 as an improved version of the FN FNS many were skeptical of how well it would do on the civilian market considering FN’s poor track record.

What caliber is 6.8 mm?

30 Remington cartridge, it is midway between the 5.56×45mm NATO and 7.62×51mm NATO in bore diameter….6.8mm Remington SPC.

Why is the M60 called the Pig?

In Vietnam, the M60 dangled from helicopter doorways, stood guard on bunkers, and accompanied squads into combat. It became the “Hog” or the “Pig” to American soldiers because its report sounded like the grunt of a barnyard hog. The Army was enthusiastic when the M60 was being developed in the Cold War 1950s.