M249

The FN Herstal M249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon) Light Machine Gun (the original version is the FN Minimi), known simply as the in-game. the M249 is a very rare and powerful LMG in Surviv.io that uses the 5.56mm Ammunition and was added into the game in v0.2.5 "" update on February 20th, 2018, known as [REDACTED] in the changelog when released.

Info
The M249 is a caricature of the LMG class. It features a giant 100-round magazine and deals 75% more damage against Obstacles, with the drawback of the longest reload time of every gun and large firing slowdown. It's not just an LMG, however, its extremely fast rate of fire and decent accuracy establish it as a dangerous weapon even in the hands of a moderately skilled player.

Sounds
Firing

Reloading

Swapping To

Pros

 * High DPS
 * High damage per magazine
 * High accuracy when standing still
 * Easily destroys obstacles
 * Especially large magazine

Cons

 * Long reload time
 * However, the DPS with reload time is relatively low
 * Long barrel
 * Great slowdown applied for holding and for shooting
 * Can easily use up lots of 5.56mm ammo if player is not careful when using it
 * You will be targeted with this gun due to how rare it is

Miscellaneous

 * Fun to use due to extreme rarity
 * Highly sought-after
 * Somewhat feared

Trivia

 * The M249's reload sound is, for a portion of the reload time, very similar to that of the DP-28; only being slower and with a cocking sound at the end.
 * The M249's icon has a 200-round box drum magazine, even though the M249 in-game only has a 100 round capacity.
 * The M249, the DP-28, the QBB-97 and the PKP Pecheneg are the only guns that have visible magazines/ammunition boxes when holding them in-game.
 * The M249's area target range is 800 meters (2,600 feet).
 * The M249 has a chance of spawning in golden airdrops, though it is very rare, even rarer than the AWM-S.
 * The M249 is referred to as the "[REDACTED]" in the changelog when it was added.
 * It's the first LMG to be a belt-fed weapon.
 * If you pick up the 100 rounds of 5.56mm with max 5.56mm Ammo from the M249, the 100 rounds of 5.56mm will break up into a 60x 5.56mm and a 40x 5.56mm since the max drop rate for the 5.56 ammunition is 60. This doesn't apply with the M249 since all LMGs drop two rounds of their magazine. It occurs rarely is one of the three only weapons for a mag that exceeds 60 (The other ones are the QBB-97 and PKP Pecheneg).
 * With the Firepower perk, the M249 has a 150 round magazine, almost as much as the PKP Pecheneg.

Special held sprite
The M249, along with every other gold Air Drop exclusive gun, received a new top-down sprite in the v0.6.7 "" update on November 29, 2018, which also brought the CZ-3A1 Weapon into the game with its own unique sprite. These special skins have more detail than the sticks which represent other weapons.

Countering
The M249 practically rules the open, especially in grassy maps, but higher DPS weapons in close range or shotguns such as the MP220 are likely the only way to finish it off; don't miss or the reload time will kill you as this gun has the longest reload time of any gun.

Links

 * http://surviv.io/img/loot/loot-weapon-m249.svg