M249 (M249 LMG)
The M249 SAW is a 100-round light machine gun, the rarest and most powerful automatic weapon in Rust.
It fires 5.56 Rifle Ammo, HV 5.56 Rifle Ammo. A recycler breaks one down into High Quality Metal, Metal Spring. 18 skins exist for it — see every M249 skin with live prices, topped by Bombshell M249.
Damage & Attachments
Ammo Types
 5.56 Rifle Ammo | Standard rifle round. |
 HV 5.56 Rifle Ammo | Higher velocity, flatter trajectory. |
 Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo | Damages structures; less player damage. |
 Incendiary 5.56 Rifle Ammo | Starts fires; reduced direct damage. |
Compatible Attachments
Recycling
recyclingSafezone Recycler
 High Quality Metal | ×16 |
 Metal Spring | ×2 |
 Gears | ×2 |
 Rifle Body | ×1(40%) |
| Metal Spring | ×1(40%) |
| Gears | ×1(40%) |
warningRadtown Recycler
| High Quality Metal | ×24 |
| Metal Spring | ×3 |
| Gears | ×3 |
| Rifle Body | ×1(60%) |
| Metal Spring | ×1(60%) |
| Gears | ×1(60%) |
Radtown recyclers (found in monuments) give more than the safe-zone recyclers at Outpost and Bandit Camp. A percentage next to a yield is the chance of receiving it.
Repair
| High Quality Metal | ×11 |
 Metal Fragments | ×30 |
Cost shown is the maximum, to repair from near-broken to full condition.
Looted From
Popular M249 Skins
All skins →18 skins are listed, from $0.89 to $8.08, with a median of $1.37. Each price is the cheapest current listing, checked 2026-11-03.
| Skin | LIS-SKINS | Skin.Land | CS.Deals | Steam Market | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carrot Cruncher M249 | $0.89 | $0.90 | $0.91 | $1.26 | $0.89 |
 Copper M249 | $0.91 | $0.91 | $1.01 | $1.28 | $0.91 |
 Celestial Courser M249 | $0.99 | $1.00 | $0.93 | $1.35 | $0.93 |
 Guerilla M249 | $1.86 | $1.87 | $1.26 | $1.61 | $1.14 |
 Playmaker M249 | $1.22 | $1.23 | $1.22 | $1.77 | $1.20 |
 Toxic Wolf M249 | $1.21 | $1.22 | $1.21 | $1.70 | $1.21 |
 Royal M249 | $1.54 | $1.55 | $2.00 | $1.73 | $1.23 |
 Evil Snowman M249 | $1.25 | $1.26 | $1.26 | $1.79 | $1.25 |
 Glister M249 | $1.37 | $1.38 | $2.52 | $1.88 | $1.37 |
 Cold Hunter M249 | $2.14 | $2.14 | $2.36 | $3.06 | $2.14 |
 The Beast M249 | $7.05 | $7.06 | $3.60 | $3.59 | $2.50 |
 Redemption M249 | $2.88 | $2.88 | $5.40 | $4.10 | $2.82 |
 Popstar M249 | $2.90 | $2.91 | $3.35 | $4.22 | $2.90 |
 Factory New M249 | $3.31 | $3.32 | $3.71 | $4.76 | $3.31 |
 Rainbow Pony M249 | $4.15 | $4.16 | $7.99 | $5.61 | $3.99 |
 Tempered M249 | $4.16 | $4.17 | $4.14 | $5.48 | $4.14 |
 Black Gold M249 | $4.46 | $4.47 | $4.59 | $5.43 | $4.46 |
| Bombshell M249 | $8.58 | $8.59 | $8.59 | $11.56 | $8.08 |
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