Future M249 SAW replacement

six7 · Post by **six7** » 2006-03-27 03:50

for some reason it looks like its really cheaply made, kinda like a toy or something.... i cant put my finger on it, this gun just looks odd

Cerberus · Post by **Cerberus** » 2006-03-27 04:19

The fact that it looks like an FN FAL with the foregrip and drum of a tommy gun?

Post by **Hitperson** » 2006-03-27 08:41

AznLB wrote:I don't really care for the Ultimax, looks too old to me, and is made in Singapore, you know how shitty all that Asian stuff is made.

Anyway, "Ultimax" sounds like a brand of Tampons.

I reckon it will be a good many years before the SAW is replaced.

sounds like some cleaning device thats name sound better than the product is i.e.they are trying to make up for the crappy-ness of the device.

in the pics the gun looks like a modern thompson with a longer barrel.

Post by **Hitperson** » 2006-03-27 08:44

00SoldierofFortune00 wrote:I don't think the Army or USMC are looking for Squad Automatic Weapons with only 100 round magazines. That is one of the problems I heard the Army was looking at when they had the XM-8 SAW varient. 100 rounds is not enough to make it a true Squad Automatic Weapon for combat and support,
but I maybe wrong here though.

IMO, they should of just updated the M240 or adopted the updated M60E4 which is being used by the Navy Seals, which can be seen here.

http://www.usord.com/M60E4_USORD.html

They have a video out that has an M60E4 that is firing on full auto for a whole minute and 45 seconds I believe which was pretty amazing while the operator was able to still control it.

Here is the video here at the bottom of this page.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M60_machine_gun

Or the direct link here, but there maybe some offense adds on the top.

http://www.dumpalink.com/media/11356784 ... achine_Gun

whahey i have that 45 min video i think it is floating around in some topic.

Zepheris Casull · Post by **Zepheris Casull** » 2006-03-27 10:25

is this the video u meant?
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 31&q=M60E4

i posted this some time ago in some other thread.
that's 1 min 45 sec, and not 45 min though so maybe i'm wrong.

Post by **Hitperson** » 2006-03-27 14:32

Zepheris Casull wrote:is this the video u meant?
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 31&q=M60E4

i posted this some time ago in some other thread.
that's 1 min 45 sec, and not 45 min though so maybe i'm wrong.

thats the one pure ownage

if they'd been shooting at the white target think of what is would have done.

[edit]: oh i just noticed i put 45 min lol thanks for telling me.