Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade completed an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon qualification Aug. 19 at the Warrior Range on the Rodriguez Live Fire ...

The M249 fires a 5.56 mm round, and the Army is currently examining rounds of intermediate caliber between 5.56 mm and 7.62 mm to be used in both light machine guns and the eventual replacement ...

PICATINNY ARSENAL, NJ – Project Manager Soldier Lethality (PM SL) announced today the official Type Classification of the U.S. Army’s M7 Rifle and M250 ...

The M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, or SAW, is an individually portable, gas operated, magazine or disintegrating metallic link-belt fed, light machine gun with fixed headspace and quick change ...

The US Armed Forces widely uses the M249 SAW light machine gun, as it's tried and tested on the battlefield, but all weapons have limitations, as a new video from West Coast Armory shows. To test ...

Here's what happens to a suppressor on an M249 SAW after firing 700 rounds nonstop. By Alex Lockie. 2017-07-10T20:58:22Z Share. Facebook Email X ...