The FN MAG (or MAG-58) is manufactured by Fabrique Nationale (FN), Belgium as general purpose machine gun.
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marvin Posted: June 18, 2007 Filed under: Machine Guns, FN Herstal, Gas Operated, 7.62 mm (.308 in), 7.62 x 51mm NATO, 2003 Iraq Conflict, Automatic, Belgium, Belt, Falklands War, Gulf War, South African Border War
marvin Posted: June 18, 2007 Filed under: Machine Guns, FN Herstal, Gas Operated, 7.62 mm (.308 in), 7.62 x 51mm NATO, 2003 Iraq Conflict, Automatic, Belgium, Belt, Falklands War, Gulf War, South African Border War Headline:
The FN MAG (or MAG-58) is manufactured by Fabrique Nationale (FN), Belgium as general purpose machine gun.
The FN MAG was developed in the 1950s and has been produced since 1958, and the machine gun has become a widely adopted 7.62 mm NATO-firing machine gun. Presently the weapon is used by more than 20 countries. MAG is an acronym standing for Mitrailleuse d'Appui General, which translates to English as 'general purpose machine gun' (GPMG).
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Dr wrink
Was used in war of vietnam mostly put no Helicopters.
fordvg
Know as the Mag-58. Good gun and will cost you alot of money to own. Gun shoots like a dream.
Saint J.M. Browning
Reminds me of an M60. Maybe they were both derived from the MG42?
Ishootdaily
http://www.remtek.com/arms/fn/mag/index.htm
Stoner actually designed a good one which got canceled.
http://world.guns.ru/assault/usa/stoner-63-e.html
http://world.guns.ru/machine/usa/stoner-63-e.html