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 $0.79 to $7.11, with a median of $1.35. Each price is the cheapest current listing, checked 2026-09-19.
| Skin | DMarket | Skinport | Steam Market | CS.Deals | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Copper M249 | $0.82 | $0.87 | $1.23 | $0.79 | $0.79 |
 Guerilla M249 | $1.23 | $0.91 | $1.15 | $0.82 | $0.82 |
 Celestial Courser M249 | $0.86 | $0.94 | $1.32 | $0.95 | $0.86 |
 Evil Snowman M249 | $1.10 | $0.94 | $1.40 | $0.87 | $0.87 |
 Carrot Cruncher M249 | $1.11 | $0.93 | $1.35 | $1.30 | $0.93 |
 Playmaker M249 | $1.43 | $1.23 | $1.54 | $1.30 | $1.11 |
 Royal M249 | $1.11 | $1.19 | $1.72 | $2.00 | $1.11 |
 Toxic Wolf M249 | $1.22 | $1.15 | $1.62 | $1.34 | $1.15 |
 Glister M249 | $1.52 | $1.35 | $1.85 | $2.99 | $1.35 |
 Cold Hunter M249 | $2.20 | $2.18 | $3.26 | $2.39 | $2.08 |
 The Beast M249 | $2.69 | $2.52 | $3.07 | $3.60 | $2.52 |
 Redemption M249 | $2.57 | $2.77 | $4.06 | $3.41 | $2.57 |
 Factory New M249 | $2.74 | $2.79 | $4.18 | — | $2.74 |
 Rainbow Pony M249 | $3.51 | $3.49 | $3.19 | $3.43 | $3.10 |
 Tempered M249 | $3.45 | $3.61 | $5.07 | $3.50 | $3.45 |
 Popstar M249 | $4.24 | $4.11 | $5.66 | $4.70 | $4.11 |
 Black Gold M249 | $4.50 | $4.80 | $6.53 | $4.55 | $4.40 |
| Bombshell M249 | $7.97 | $7.59 | $10.35 | $7.17 | $7.11 |
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