I didn't realise that the Stoner uses proprietary magazines and will not accept STANAG mags. That's a bit of a bummer. I'm fairly sure the Stoner magazine won't fit in ARs either.
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Definitely not compatible in either direction. The Stoner uses a "rock-in" style magazine, and has locator tabs on the magazine sides (to keep the magazine from going too far into the receiver).
I'll scan the "engineering changes" book I have, it shows 20- and 30-round Stoner magazines.
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Michael B.
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Another issue: the Stoner LMG uses a proprietary S-63 disintegrating metallic link thats not compatible with the M27 link that the M249 SAW uses. The M249 SAW entered U.S. Army service in 1984, but most production (and adoption) was delayed until the very late 1980s.
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Michael B.
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Originally posted by Gelrir View PostAnother issue: the Stoner LMG uses a proprietary S-63 disintegrating metallic link thats not compatible with the M27 link that the M249 SAW uses. The M249 SAW entered U.S. Army service in 1984, but most production (and adoption) was delayed until the very late 1980s.
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Michael B.
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I'm thinking that with the last upgrade of all the caches they might straight out pull out the Stoners and replace them with M4s, M16s and M249s. This will, however, make Project teams difficult to tell apart from US Military teams. Is there some other 2013 weapon system that uses STANAG magazines and belts
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Originally posted by ChalkLine View PostI'm thinking that with the last upgrade of all the caches they might straight out pull out the Stoners and replace them with M4s, M16s and M249s. This will, however, make Project teams difficult to tell apart from US Military teams. Is there some other 2013 weapon system that uses STANAG magazines and belts
Weapons that aren't AR-15 under another name, which use STANAG 5.56mm magazines: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STANAG...16_type_rifles
Some weapons that use NATO standard 5.56mm belted ammunition:
- M249 SAW, L110A1 or Minimi
- HK23E
- Daewoo K3
The Ultimax 100 uses a proprietary drum holding 100 rounds of 5.56mm ammo (no links), and lately the Beta C-Mag (which also holds 100 rounds).
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Michael B.
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Originally posted by Rockwolf66 View PostThe Stoner can be modified to take Stanag magazines. the belt fed portion can also be slightly modifird to take M27 link.
But is opening every bolthole, and many of the caches, to replace all the weapons, magazines, and linked ammunition worthwhile to make the system compatible with magazines and ammunition that may no longer be widely available 5 years after the atomic war (plus 4 edition catastrophes)
Of course, the Project never gets caught in a security boo-boo, since opening and closing boltholes, etc. all takes place as "backstory" ...
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Michael B.
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