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Posted: 7/31/2019 10:33:00 AM EDT
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I was in the same boat when the M2 .50cal kits came in 15 years ago and were only $400. I had just bought the M1919 and had no cash for the M2. Now kits are $3500 and built semi's are $8k+
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Posted: 7/31/2019 11:00:00 AM EDT
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I just wasted the effort of squirling away the cash for an m249s. This really chaps my hide too as I was looking forward to getting one. Guess now I'll just spend the cash on something else.... What's the deal with FN? Did they stop making them? Are they only making like 10-20 a year? Checked gunbroker and there are two priced at $12k LOL.. No freaking way, $8k is high enough IMHO. Always a day late and a dollar short it seems... |
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Posted: 7/31/2019 11:08:09 AM EDT
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Interested in a para?
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Posted: 7/31/2019 12:13:44 PM EDT
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Interested in a para? https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/14209/20190727_144831-1032463.jpg 
Grabbed a G36c clone from Atlantic firearms. Now I'm about $3k short for a few weeks. I may be able to come up with the rest if pressed for it, LOL.. |
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Posted: 7/31/2019 12:26:26 PM EDT
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I just wasted the effort of squirling away the cash for an m249s. This really chaps my hide too as I was looking forward to getting one. Guess now I'll just spend the cash on something else.... What's the deal with FN? Did they stop making them? Are they only making like 10-20 a year? Checked gunbroker and there are two priced at $12k LOL.. No freaking way, $8k is high enough IMHO. Always a day late and a dollar short it seems... @sgt_fury https://www.ar15.com/forums/equipment-exchange/FN-249S-Para-belt-fed/93-1901955/ 
ETA: disregard , see I was already beat. |
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Posted: 7/31/2019 12:31:27 PM EDT
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You got a PM.
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Posted: 8/2/2019 10:17:01 PM EDT
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I wish I could say they were all in my closet!!!
But alas, no.... Doc |
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Posted: 8/3/2019 12:48:22 PM EDT
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Thanks to @akethan I have an M249s para coming soon!
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Posted: 8/5/2019 2:27:30 PM EDT
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Gunstop of Minnetonka has one on the shelf. Para model I think!
952-935-2857 ext 3 |
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Posted: 8/5/2019 3:01:16 PM EDT
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Thanks to @akethan I have an M249s para coming soon! |
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Posted: 8/5/2019 3:08:29 PM EDT
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I work for a FN distributor. FN hasn't made any 249S for quite a while. They may make some more in September. They have probably made a lot less of them then you would think. They didn't exactly sell extremely well.
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Posted: 8/10/2019 9:34:02 PM EDT
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I work for a FN distributor. FN hasn't made any 249S for quite a while. They may make some more in September. They have probably made a lot less of them then you would think. They didn't exactly sell extremely well. Just curious how many are in the wild and how many they make at a time |
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Posted: 8/12/2019 9:42:37 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Are you able to provide estimated production figures? Just curious how many are in the wild and how many they make at a time |
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Posted: 8/12/2019 6:43:20 PM EDT
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Well, I have two, so there’s that!
18Z50......I love me some M249 cyclic! |
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Posted: 8/22/2019 5:42:48 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/23/2019 6:22:20 PM EDT
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Thanks for the heads up, but next purchase for me will prob be an 18" barrel and a standard fixed stock.
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Posted: 9/6/2019 2:45:28 PM EDT
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Has there been any confirmation yet if there will be another batch of these in September? I’ve had my eye on one of these since they came out but had just bought a MM23E. I remember they were all over GB for close to $7k. Hoping to snag one at least in the $7-7.5 range??
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Posted: 9/9/2019 1:05:40 PM EDT
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I talked to the FN rep at the NRA Expo this past weekend, they said in the next month or two there will be a batch.
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Posted: 9/11/2019 1:47:14 PM EDT
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I talked to the FN rep at the NRA Expo this past weekend, they said in the next month or two there will be a batch. |
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Posted: 9/11/2019 1:56:03 PM EDT
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They are worth it, I love mine you will not regret the investment.
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Posted: 9/12/2019 10:28:33 AM EDT
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They are worth it, I love mine you will not regret the investment. 
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Posted: 9/14/2019 10:23:07 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryIf we get any new AWB's those of us who have these may be potentially sitting on a nice pile of cash. Or have them confiscated. [img] |
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Posted: 9/14/2019 1:24:44 PM EDT
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I suspect a lot of us (but sadly not all) would be happy to take the huge financial hit on Class3 and other things to see LESS infringement of our rights. To come tote off my expensive stuff and hand me a $200 wall mart gift card for the trouble..
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Posted: 9/14/2019 1:53:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryI wouldn't mind as I bought my M249S to enjoy and not to resell. I just don't want .gov to come tote off my expensive stuff and hand me a $200 wall mart gift card for the trouble.. |
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Posted: 9/14/2019 3:23:52 PM EDT
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You should have no worries there- when they've done it in the past (Streetsweepers at the state level and MKS M14s at the federal level are two I've been involved with) they didn't offer a gift card. 
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Posted: 9/14/2019 5:38:36 PM EDT
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Interested in a para? https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/14209/20190727_144831-1032463.jpg |
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Posted: 9/16/2019 7:22:43 PM EDT
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*drools* Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Interested in a para? https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/14209/20190727_144831-1032463.jpg My 15 year old son sat at the coffe table the day I brought it home from the FFL and linked up 200 rnds for fun. We need to go shoot it but I want to figure out how to keep up with the links first. |
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Posted: 10/2/2019 4:18:56 PM EDT
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That particular M249S Para is sitting in my bedroom floor as we speak. Sad part is, I haven't taken the time to go shoot it yet.. My 15 year old son sat at the coffe table the day I brought it home from the FFL and linked up 200 rnds for fun. We need to go shoot it but I want to figure out how to keep up with the links first. if you mean picking them up off the ground, go to your local home depot/lowes and get a big magnet on a stick. works like a champ and no bending down. |
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Posted: 10/3/2019 9:06:40 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: what do you mean by "keep up with the links" if you mean picking them up off the ground, go to your local home depot/lowes and get a big magnet on a stick. works like a champ and no bending down. A magnet would probably work fine. I was thinking of throwing down a tarp or making a brass catcher type devise for it. |
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Posted: 10/5/2019 8:02:50 AM EDT
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They are worth it, I love mine you will not regret the investment. Having fun with it? Any issues? It was an awesome rifle. |
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Posted: 10/5/2019 2:25:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: @Sparks556 Having fun with it? Any issues? It was an awesome rifle. 
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Posted: 10/6/2019 12:43:34 AM EDT
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I don't want to loose any links in my yard when I shoot it. A magnet would probably work fine. I was thinking of throwing down a tarp or making a brass catcher type devise for it. i took a NIB example on a trade, and im unsure if i want to fire it or sell it. i have a shrike already fwiw with a binary trigger. i do like the fact that i could shoot 55gr ammo in the 249 vs 62gr only in the shrike. |
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Posted: 10/7/2019 12:41:43 PM EDT
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Where are all the $6400 NIB Paras??? Was a glut a year ago.
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Posted: 10/7/2019 11:51:53 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/7/2019 11:57:21 PM EDT
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Where are all the $6400 NIB Paras??? Was a glut a year ago. |
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Posted: 10/8/2019 12:12:16 AM EDT
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Before I left, Trinity Ordnance in Lake Worth, Texas, had one.
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Posted: 11/30/2019 6:24:08 PM EDT
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Any more floating around? I too remember when they were plentiful.
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Posted: 12/3/2019 12:23:18 PM EDT
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Looking for one of these - if anyone has one, shoot me a DM.
Thanks. |
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Posted: 12/3/2019 3:17:48 PM EDT
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There's a new one that just got listed on Calguns for $9K.
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Posted: 12/8/2019 2:05:22 PM EDT
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Would under 7k for a slightly used 249S be a buy it now price? Gun only?
Also, since I can't really afford it right now, one is listed at the Cabelas Gun Library for $6500 w/Burris AR536 Optic, I like to browse through the listings and this one stuck out. You can pay them $20 to have it transferred to your local Cabelas. Have at it: Cabelas M249S |
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Posted: 12/9/2019 10:07:51 AM EDT
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Lots of owners say these guns are totally worth it. Can someone explain it to me? It's an enormously heavy AR-15. Is it a nostalgia thing for ex-mil folks?
Honestly asking... |
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Posted: 12/9/2019 1:25:48 PM EDT
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Most people buy them for fun, or to collect.
How can you say it isn't worth it to them?? These are not poor man's guns for harvesting game. No real way to justify it. A "Just 'cause" gun. Wish I had the cash to play in that realm. Doc |
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Posted: 12/9/2019 10:15:56 PM EDT
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Lots of owners say these guns are totally worth it. Can someone explain it to me? It's an enormously heavy AR-15. Is it a nostalgia thing for ex-mil folks? Honestly asking... 18Z50...... |
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Posted: 12/13/2019 1:06:49 AM EDT
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I've never regretted buying one for a second. Bits and pieces seem to multiply though, especially if you are into the slightly old school look:
  
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Posted: 12/13/2019 1:31:19 AM EDT
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How well do y'all's run in semi-auto off mags? Any particular mags that are more reliable than others?
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Posted: 12/13/2019 1:39:08 AM EDT
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Mine runs perfectly with any USGI magazines but polymer is a no go. It tends to really wear on the feed lips so I now use a single steel Israeli magazine that I don't care about.
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Posted: 12/13/2019 2:00:23 AM EDT
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I've never regretted buying one for a second. Bits and pieces seem to multiply though, especially if you are into the slightly old school look: https://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/Combloc/M249/P1150884_zpsfde9os6j.jpg https://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/Combloc/M249/P1150885_zpsnxya0lfn.jpg https://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/Combloc/M249/P1150887_zpseid3ytuf.jpg |
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Posted: 12/13/2019 2:07:32 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Mine runs perfectly with any USGI magazines but polymer is a no go. It tends to really wear on the feed lips so I now use a single steel Israeli magazine that I don't care about. My last exercise I was a turret gunner & had blanks for the M4. Of course I tried to get them to run in the 249, and it just crushed them. Every round, a nice big dent. |
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Posted: 12/13/2019 8:17:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Interesting. One of Magpul's claims is their M3 will run the M249. There seem to be a lot of complaints by folks that it's very difficult to get issued guns to run from mags. My last exercise I was a turret gunner & had blanks for the M4. Of course I tried to get them to run in the 249, and it just crushed them. Every round, a nice big dent. 
 I know the 249 has a less than stellar record with regards to magazine feeding but semi-auto seems to help. |
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Posted: 12/13/2019 8:26:49 PM EDT
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Of course - the mag can keep up in semi-auto.
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