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[Peter Laidler]

Off track a bit but I have a funny feeling in my bones that eventually, the good old L2 series, GPMG FN-MAG will out live the other machine guns. We called it 'The General' I used to invite one or two word comments from users just returned from war zones. I don't remember anyone making a bad comment about it and we were still using old BL64 and 65 guns. BL = Belgium Liege 1964 and 65 guns sent to the UK for trials to replace the Vickers and Brens at Infantry section level. In fact my old boss, Major Fogwell accepted it into UK service.

But it hasn't got that magical name in the title. BROWNING

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[browningautorifle]

GPMG FN-MAG will out live the other machine guns

Well, while you folk were using it and we were looking on, we always wondered about it. When we finally got them we asked why didn't we have these things when we were young enough to use them? Where were they when we WANTED to do this stuff?

[Sapper740]

Off track a bit but I have a funny feeling in my bones that eventually, the good old L2 series, GPMG FN-MAG will out live the other machine guns. We called it 'The General' I used to invite one or two word comments from users just returned from war zones. I don't remember anyone making a bad comment about it and we were still using old BL64 and 65 guns. BL = Belgium Liege 1964 and 65 guns sent to the UK for trials to replace the Vickers and Brens at Infantry section level. In fact my old boss, Major Fogwell accepted it into UK service. But it hasn't got that magical name in the title. BROWNING

IMHO the Browning .50 cal. MG will win the longevity contest for some very good reasons:

A) It has a near 4 decade headstart.
B) There are other 30 cal. options for a GPMG. Not that the MAG isn't a great weapon, it is, just ask my USMC 0331 Machine Gunner nephew, he'll tell you he loves it but it isn't the only game in town, even for countries friendly to the West.
C) The Ma Deuce is the only game in town for NATO countries wanting a 50 cal. unless you want to resurrect the Vickers.

Next prediction: The Rolling Stones will outlast The Beatles.