FN M249S Semiauto for Military Collectors

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In 2015, FN USA introduced a Military Collector product line - semiautomatic versions of their military contract small arms. These were the M4, M16, and - most interestingly - the M249 SAW. The SAW is a version of FN's Minimi light machine gun, developed in 1974 and adopted by the US in 1982. The semiauto version, designated M249S, is exactly the same as the military M249 but adapted to fire from a closed bolt in semiautomatic only, making it a non-NFA item like any other semiautomatic rifle. The semiauto conversion as done by essentially chopping off the back of the bolt carrier to act as a linear hammer, thus allowing the use of the original style of trigger mechanism. Since its introduction in 2016, FN USA has made more than 10,000 of these rifles, truly proving the depth of American collector interest in this sort of thing (much to the surprise of the Belgian FN administration...).
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[@mylastaccountgotdeletedtha6936]

A belt-fed without full auto is like an angel without wings.

[@Zach_Hazard]

The M27 link is also magical. Its ability to become invisible inside sand and then magically teleport to inside your elbow while you are shooting prone is unparalleled.

[@bent4302]

This is stupid, but I have long thought from a marketing perspective it would be cooler to call it the M249 S-AW (Semi-Automatic Weapon)

[@BlackCat-tc2tv]

All the “why make a semi auto mg?” Comments people clearly do not understand collector and the collector mind-set. I would never want or pay for one, but as a guy who collects vintage Japanese prints I bet I have paid hundreds of dollars more for “a piece of paper” than most people would.

[@brianwilhelm37]

I bought one when they first came out. Back then, they had a very nice 4 lb. trigger pull. Later, FN did some redesigning of the internals (they claimed that there was a safety issue which most of us know is a lie) and increased the trigger pull to somewhere between 15-18 lbs. I've tried a new one and it's like using a mechanical staple gun. I paid 8K for mine and have no regrets but there is no way in the world I'd pay 10.5K for a staple gun trigger.

[@blue_ridge_shooting7668]

A friend of mine works for FN America and has told me that FN makes about 6k per unit sold on these and has been laughing all the way to the bank with everyone of them sold

[@martinlarsen7354]

Heh - the magazine like that made me think of Infinity War and how Bucky's superpower was to get his M249 to feed from a coffin mag with zero faults.

[@TheGreatSmitzJoey]

The FN Belgian administrators literally exemplified the "The European mind cannot comprehend this" meme.

[@kyuzotatsuya9641]

Gun Jesus in Gun Jesus camo armed with an M9 and a M249 at a brutality match...

[@wallaroo1295]

This rifle is cool, but it ain't $10,000 cool.

[@yyyyyeeeee4060]

FN really went the extra mile with the after sales service as well - to keep it as close as possible to the military version, 2 years after buying one, they send you an exact copy of the letter you would get from the VA to let you know your disk herniation is not service related.

[@dutch1479]

"Nobody needs a 100 round magazine!"

[@rays5073]

FN Semimi

[@philrhodes2638]

Local gun store had one of these in FDE a few months ago, listed for $10,500.

[@Metikoi]

In the new zealand army I was what was called at the time a machine gunner's mate, which meant I carried the ammo. The guy who actually carried the minimi in my squad was six inches shorter and twenty kilos lighter, because that is how these things are done in the military.

[@alanfender123]

I herniated two discs just looking at this thing

[@S7eveThePira7e]

Now I want an M240S. Get on it FN.

[@Ramonatho]

"You cannot use the belt and the magazine at the same time."

[@PonyRapperMagro]

Finally... the Squad Semiautomatic Weapon