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[HKG36]

G&P M249Red wolf is taking pre orders on the G&P M249 875.00 USD.

[Shard]

Quite weighty then
Looks nice, and fairly reasonably priced too.

[Kokanee]

I'm sure it's high quality, but I question the durability of a v2 mechbox in a SAW application.

[***Ice***]

It was probably done because the V2 is the only gearbox G&P produce, however I agree, a version II is not suited to a support weapon.


Ice

[Gundrosen]

Very nice, I wonder if you could fit a CA or STAR M249 gearbox in it...

[Titleist]

Hopefully this means the functional PEQ units aren't too far behind.

[Morbidus]

, but I question the durability of a v2 mechbox in a SAW application.

QFT

Nice overall product, but I'll take CA anyday of the week over this

[Crispin1025]

Guess what- Support weapon+V2 Gearbox= Paperweight!

Cheers,
Daniel

[Sale]

It was probably done because the V2 is the only gearbox G&P produce, however I agree, a version II is not suited to a support weapon.

They make a V3 too, so that can't be the reason.

If you sandwich a gearbox securely inside the receiver of the weapon, the risk of cracking should be reduced a lot. We'll just have to wait until someone gets his hands on this thing and dissects it.

-Sale

[Carbine]

The feed mech seems alot better on the G&P than on, say, the TOP and CA models.

The price is cheap enough, so if this thing has a steel receiver, I might consider it. The ver.II mechbox does reduce the usability though.

[Gundrosen]

I actually want one of these. My bet is that it externally is gonna be the best looking M249.

[***Ice***]

They make a V3 too, so that can't be the reason.

If you sandwich a gearbox securely inside the receiver of the weapon, the risk of cracking should be reduced a lot. We'll just have to wait until someone gets his hands on this thing and dissects it.

-Sale

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Good point, I completely forgot about their aftermarket 7mm V3 gearboxes, so it begs the question, why?

I can't see this taking any market away from the CA, especially given the prices are around the same.


Ice

[thePiRaTE]

Maybe if it looks the best of the bunch, one could add the Haynes milspec mechbox to it. Looking forward to a review.

Edited by thePiRaTE, 05 October 2006 - 05:04 PM.

[Chrissyg]

And not to mention that particular model looks HIDEOUS in my opinion. Id keep my CA M249 Mk1 one anyday over that one.

[otherrandomhero]

eek! that thing is almost 22 pounds (10 kilos for all you brits out there), so anyone small better not buy one or they'll be in trouble. Pretty interesting though, a full metal M249 to compete with CA.

[GlockGuy945]

22 pounds? Thats heavier than the real thing unloaded! Its a rather ugly looking SAW if you ask me, adn the price tag doesn't fit what you get, in my opinion.

[3vi1-D4n]

22 pounds/10 Kgs is perfectly fine as the real thing loaded with a 200 round belt is around 12kg. Not to mention the extra belts you need to carry to feed the monster.

I still have my CA249, and thats plenty of weight for me.

Edited by 3vi1-D4n, 05 October 2006 - 10:37 PM.

[Sunday8PM]

22 pounds/10 Kgs is perfectly fine as the real thing loaded with a 200 round belt is around 12kg.  Not to mention the extra belts you need to carry to feed the monster.

I still have my CA249, and thats plenty of weight for me.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Where did you find that info?

http://world.guns.ru/machine/mg17-e.htm

Here it sais 7.1 kg which is what the CA weighs if I'm not mistaken.

[Carbine]

The real M249 weighs around the 7,1kg mark UNLOADED. Add a 100 round belt to that and you're getting close to 9-10kg, depending on what type of ammunition you're using.

[check6]

G&P wins the award for the ugliest M249 variant ever.
It's hard to believe they intentionally tried to make a gun look like this.
And I am a fan of G&P guns.

I too am really surprised that they went with the V2 instead of the V3.
Don't really understand the thinking there, unless they have a deal going with MTHaynes :-)

Edited by check6, 06 October 2006 - 04:16 PM.