FN M249S – Semi-Automatic Version of the M249 SAW

A look at the FN M249S, a semi-automatic version of the M249 SAW light machine gun. The rifle features the signature 20.5-inch FN cold hammer-forged, chrome-lined barrel and operates from a closed bolt position. Chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO, the rifle will accept both magazine and linked ammunition belt and offers a 4.5-6.5 pound trigger pull out-of-the-box.

Read the official press release for the FN M249S.