The M249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon) is chonky. It’s a nightmare to clean. It’s a reasonably heavy, demanding, ammo jam waiting to happen, that will cycle the one speck of dust you missed at 3 a.m.

U.S. Air Force trainees participate in a live-fire range during the M249 Lightweight Machine Gun Course of the 37th Training Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas on October 3, 2022. The ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Global firearms manufacturer operating a site in northeast Richland County announces it has been awarded a $6.9 million contract to supply machine gun barrels to the US Department of ...