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M249
M249

M249

WeaponsLMGsVery Rare

High damage, high rate of fire, belt fed light machine gun.

Damage

Damage
65
per shot
DPS
542
before reload
Rate of fire
500
rounds a minute, full auto
Magazine
100
7.5 s reload
Aim cone
0.2°
Hip-fire cone
4.2°
Aim sway
2
Recoil (vertical)
3–4°
Deploy
1.8s
In auto turret
45% dmg

Damage by ammo

AmmoDamageHeadshotShots to killno armourShots to killfull metalSpeedm/sEffect
5.56 Rifle AmmoDefault ammo6513024487.5-
Incendiary 5.56 Rifle Ammo72.8 (best)145.6 (best)23 (best)292.5+7.8 Heat, 30% fire
Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo65.01130.0323 (best)292.5+0.01 Explosion, 5% fire, 1.5 m splash, 5 Explosion
HV 5.56 Rifle Ammo6513024585 (best)-

Chest hits at point blank on a 100 HP player. Full damage to 26 m, down to 80% at 130 m. Full metal: Metal Facemask, Metal Chest Plate, Road Sign Kilt, Hoodie, Pants, Boots, Tactical Gloves.

By hit areaDefault ammo: 5.56 Rifle Ammo
Head
130 (highest)
×2, 1 shot
Chest
65
×1, 2 shots
Stomach
65
×1, 2 shots
Arm
65
×1, 2 shots
Leg
48.75
×0.75, 3 shots

Wear and sound

Shots before it breaks
2000
With Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo
667
A shot carries to animals
50 m
With a silencer
20 m

Wear counts from a new weapon. Every trigger pull is one shot, however many pellets it fires.

Shots to kill by armour

Chest hits with 5.56 Rifle Ammo, point blank. Armour protection was tested in game. Time to kill calculator

  • naked20.12 s
  • wood armor20.12 s
  • hoodie + pants20.12 s
  • bucket helmet + jacket20.12 s
  • diving suit20.12 s
  • cowl + fur20.12 s
  • hazmat30.24 s
  • bone armor30.24 s
  • riot helmet + jacket30.24 s
  • wolf headdress + bone30.24 s
  • arctic suit30.24 s
  • nomad suit30.24 s
  • spacesuit30.24 s
  • roadsign + coffee can40.36 s
  • full metal40.36 s
  • roadsign + facemask40.36 s
  • chest plate + coffee can40.36 s
  • heavy plate70.72 s

Shots to kill, then seconds. Hover a kit for its damage per hit.

Damage to buildings

Wall gradePer hitHits to break
Twig131
Wood1.95129
Stone0.65770
Sheet Metal0.006153,847
Armored0.006307,693

Hits to break a wall of each grade from the soft (inside) face. Guns count as rounds. The hard face takes more. All building blocks

M249: common questions

How much damage does M249 do?
M249 deals 65 damage per shot and fires 500 rounds per minute from a 100-round magazine.
Where do you find M249?
It drops from Patrol Heli Crate (10%) and Bradley Crate (8.3%). Seasonal: Large Loot Bag (16.7%).
What does M249 recycle for?
Recycling M249 at a powered monument recycler (60%) returns 24 High Quality Metal, 3 Metal Spring, 3 Gears, Rifle Body (60%), Metal Spring (60%), Gears (60%). Safe-zone recyclers pay 40%; the Power Plant red recycler pays 75%.