Discover just how the machine gun has evolved over the years, from crude black powder cannons to the digital revolution.
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.
Key point: All of this is to say that SOCOM’s super SAW may have picked up some additional bite. U.S. Special Operations Command plans on continuing to equip operators with FN... Here’s what we know.