FN Awarded Army Contract for M240L

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FN Awarded Army Contract for M240L Machine Guns, Titanium Receivers | Shooting Wire

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[Get Off My Lawn]

I haven't shot one, with the new ones being 5lbs lighter, will they be more difficult to control?

 

[BlackGun]

All a man needs is slingshot. Obama and Crazy Slo Joe would agree. Worked for David.

 

[nbkky71]

I found an article dating back to 2011 where the Army was looking at adopting the M240L. I guess that paperwork was a little slow in awarding the contract.

Soldiers play key role in fielding lighter machine gun

The Army took delivery of more than 3,600 M240L Medium Machine Guns, but getting the program to where it is today was an enormous challenge that the Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) and Project Manager (PM) Soldier Weapon...

www.army.mil

 

[some_kid6]

I'm always amazed at how heavy this gun is considering a PKM is 16.53 lb with bipod

 

[Meckmeister]

Hey, is that a stabilizing brace on that M240? Asking for a friend, lol.

 

[rufrdr]

I'm always amazed at how heavy this gun is considering a PKM is 16.53 lb with bipod

Our soldiers and marines fought in WW2 and Korea with the 1919A6 at 32 lbs. Now that was a not so light LMG!