Table one was completed with paper targets on Aug. 18 and table two was ... was one the Soldiers who qualified on the M249. "It was great to get out there and fire," Hicks said.

The M249 engages point targets out to 800 meters, firing the improved NATO standard 5.56mm cartridge. The SAW forms the basis of firepower for the fire team. The gunner has the option of using 30 ...

2016)--To increase Soldier accuracy when engaging targets, a team of West Point cadets is looking at two innovative components to reduce the recoil and muzzle climb of the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon.

The M249 is first and foremost a machine gun and is accurate to about twelve minutes of angle, meaning rounds will hit within a foot of their target at 100 yards. The M27, on the other hand ...