AMERICA’S ARMY WINNING IN A COMPLEX WORLD

M249
Small Arms-CSW
FOREIGN MILITARY SALES
M249: Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan
M240B: Iraq, Afghanistan, Jordan, Morocco,
Brazil, Kenya, Tunisia, Philippines, Barbados,
Belize, Yemen and Columbia
M240L: Contracts through FN Herstal
and Belgium
M2: Afghanistan, Iraq, Jordan, Pakistan, Uganda
and Kenya
MK19: Iraq, Pakistan, Lebanon, Tunisia, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia and Mexico
CONTRACTORS
M249: Fabrique National Manufacturing, LLC (Columbia, SC)
M240B: Fabrique National Manufacturing, LLC (Columbia, SC)
Colt Defense, LLC (West Hartford, CT)
M240L: Fabrique National Manufacturing, LLC (Columbia, SC)
M2 and M2A1: General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (Williston, VT; Saco, ME)
Capco (Grand Junction, CO)
MK19: General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products (Saco, ME);
Alliant Techsystems (Mesa, AZ)
SPECIFICATIONS
M249 M240 M2/M2A1 MK19
Length 30.75 inches -36.25
inches
44.5 inches 67.75 inches 43.1 inches
Weight 17.95 pounds 27.3 pounds (B), 21.8
pounds (L), 5.5 pounds
(barrel)
86 pounds (barrel
26 pounds)
77.6 pounds
Caliber
5.56, maximum
effective range 800
meters (area), 600
meters (point)
7.62, maximum
effective range 800
meters (bipod), 1,800
meters (tripod)
12.7 mm (NATO),
maximum effective
range 1,829 meters;
maximum range
6,764 meters
40 mm, maximum
effective range 2,212
meters (area), 1,500
meters (point)
M2A1
Rate of fire
(rounds/
minute)
700-850 550-650 450-600 325-375
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