M249 SAW

[99HMC4]

Anyone here built a SAW?

[ABNAK]

Never built one, but for the $7-8K FN wants for one, all I can ask is WHY?

While it has been tempting over the years (like the 1919 clones), the idea of a semi-auto belt-fed is lacking.

YMMV

[SteyrAUG]

Never built one, but for the $7-8K FN wants for one, all I can ask is WHY?

While it has been tempting over the years (like the 1919 clones), the idea of a semi-auto belt-fed is lacking.

YMMV

HK 21/23s are practical simply because of how easy it is to walk a registered sear. You can have one registered trigger group and run the entire 90 series including the Vollmer 91 to 21 conversions.

The ORF 1919s were affordable semi belts at one time, and many were .308 conversions so that's not completely impractical. For awhile the Shrike seemed like a solution for many registered lowers.

But other than that most belt fed semis are a LOT of money to have a semi auto that is twice as heavy and harder to reload. I could maybe understand it for people trapped behind the lines in states with magazine capacity restrictions.

Of course is money wasn't a consideration, I'd probably have a semi M249 just to have one, I think there are only a handful of transferables.

[JoshNC]

Never built one, but for the $7-8K FN wants for one, all I can ask is WHY?

While it has been tempting over the years (like the 1919 clones), the idea of a semi-auto belt-fed is lacking.

YMMV

FN 249S go for $11-14k now.

HK 21/23s are practical simply because of how easy it is to walk a registered sear. You can have one registered trigger group and run the entire 90 series including the Vollmer 91 to 21 conversions.

The ORF 1919s were affordable semi belts at one time, and many were .308 conversions so that's not completely impractical. For awhile the Shrike seemed like a solution for many registered lowers.

But other than that most belt fed semis are a LOT of money to have a semi auto that is twice as heavy and harder to reload. I could maybe understand it for people trapped behind the lines in states with magazine capacity restrictions.

Of course is money wasn't a consideration, I'd probably have a semi M249 just to have one, I think there are only a handful of transferables.

A semi beltfed is silly as a shooter imo. As a collectible, the FN 249S is really cool. And the upside to the 249S is for SOTs, particularly 07/02 who can modify and register FA conversion parts for the 249S, while keeping the host semiauto.

[Artos]

M16 lower with an Ares MCR upper...complete semi Ares are running $4k-$5k.

[99HMC4]

M16 lower with an Ares MCR upper...complete semi Ares are running $4k-$5k.

I already have this...https://i.postimg.cc/QxPGT6F6/48-C7-...1-E9-B0447.jpg

[99HMC4]

FN 249S go for $11-14k now.



A semi beltfed is silly as a shooter imo. As a collectible, the FN 249S is really cool. And the upside to the 249S is for SOTs, particularly 07/02 who can modify and register FA conversion parts for the 249S, while keeping the host semiauto.

This. I’m an 02. And I want to build it just for the challenge, just like building MP5s groan a flat.

[Artos]

Is that a 200rd nut sack & what sling??

Got a deal on mine but missing the bbl handle & open sights so running an eotech for now...found a 10.5" bbl & installed the can's flash hider a few days ago. Need to see how it tunes suppressed vs the 16".

I already have this...https://i.postimg.cc/QxPGT6F6/48-C7-...1-E9-B0447.jpg

[Artos]

double...

[jesuvuah]

A budy of mine has a semi auto FN 249. I think he paid about 8k for it.

Sure its fun. How much more fun then mag dumping anything else is hard to say.

There are many guns i would spend my money on before a saw

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