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Originally Posted by waste gate
I have the Barrett 468 upper conversion. I just attach it to an AR-15 lower. I've probably put 800 rnds thru it and haven't had any problem.
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I don't think that is the problem weapon, and your upper is not the full gun anyway. I think I want a .22 upper too, but that is another story for another thread.
Anyway, age could be a factor on the SAW - and that goes along with some of the posts above about old worn out weapons still in use:
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The FN Minimi has an excellent reputation on reliability and firepower, and the latest reports on failures of M249 SAW weapons in Iraq are attributed to the age of the weapons used - most of the current issue M249 in US Army are more than 10 years old and quite worn out.
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http://world.guns.ru/machine/mg17-e.htm
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