Grendel LMG

[BluntForceTrauma]

Well trained saw gunners can give suppressive fire 400 to 600 plus meters. It's going to be hard to do that with an automatic rifle.

Is this because of more rounds on-board, or heavier, more stable weapon, or longer barrel, or sustained rate of fire, or what?

Cuz the sighting system is the same. IAR barrels can be same length as SAW barrels. IARs can be made heavier or have mechanisms to reduce recoil. Am probably missing something, but only difference I see is number of rounds on board. And then we're debating speed of mag changes vs. belts, mags in common vs. specialized item that is a belt, and continuous or long bursts vs. short bursts. Cuz you can change a mag in the brief downtime after a burst.

Not arguing against belt-feds. I think they're sexy and would love to see something like Knight's Stoner LMG in 65G. But trying to understand and be rigorously objective and intellectually honest.