General-purpose machine gun
FN MAG |
---|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/FN_MAG_white_background.jpg/300px-FN_MAG_white_background.jpg) An FN MAG with modern polymer furniture |
Type | General-purpose machine gun |
---|
Place of origin | Belgium |
---|
|
In service | 1958–present |
---|
Used by | See Users |
---|
Wars |
|
---|
|
Designer | Dieudonné Saive, Ernest Vervier |
---|
Designed | 1950 |
---|
Manufacturer | |
---|
Produced | 1958–present |
---|
No. built | 200,000+[5] |
---|
Variants | See Variants |
---|
|
Mass | 11.8 kg (26.01 lb) |
---|
Length | 1,263 mm (49.7 in) |
---|
Barrel length | 630 mm (24.8 in) |
---|
Width | 118.7 mm (4.7 in) |
---|
Height | 263 mm (10.4 in) |
---|
|
Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO |
---|
Action | Gas-operated long-stroke piston, open bolt |
---|
Rate of fire | 650–1,000 rounds/min |
---|
Muzzle velocity | 840 m/s (2,756 ft/s) |
---|
Effective firing range | 800 m (875 yd) (bipod) 1,800 m (1,969 yd) (tripod) |
---|
Maximum firing range | 3,500 m (3,828 yd)[6] |
---|
Feed system | Non-disintegrating DM1 or disintegrating M13 linked belt |
---|
Sights | Folding leaf sight with aperture and notch, front blade |
---|
The FN MAG (French: Mitrailleuse d'Appui Général, English: General Purpose Machine Gun) is a Belgian 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun, designed in the early 1950s at Fabrique Nationale (FN) by Ernest Vervier. It has been used by more than 80 countries and it has been made under licence in several countries, including Argentina, Canada (as the C6 GPMG), Egypt, India, and the United Kingdom.[7]
The MAG is available in three primary versions: the standard, infantry Model 60-20 machine gun, the Model 60-40 coaxial machine gun for armoured fighting vehicles, and the Model 60-30 aircraft variant.