M249 (M249 LMG)
The M249 SAW is a 100-round light machine gun, the rarest and most powerful automatic weapon in Rust.
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
 High Quality Metal | ×16 |
 Metal Spring | ×2 |
 Gears | ×2 |
 Rifle Body | ×1(40%) |
| Metal Spring | ×1(40%) |
| Gears | ×1(40%) |
| 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 →| Skin | Steam Market | Skinport | Waxpeer | DMarket | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celestial Courser M249 | $1.10 | $0.81 | $0.79 | $1.14 | $0.79 |
 Guerilla M249 | $1.39 | $0.93 | $0.80 | $0.84 | $0.80 |
 Carrot Cruncher M249 | $1.42 | $1.10 | $1.18 | $0.89 | $0.89 |
 Copper M249 | $1.45 | $1.08 | $0.93 | $0.90 | $0.90 |
 Evil Snowman M249 | $1.43 | $1.08 | $1.00 | $0.96 | $0.96 |
 Royal M249 | $1.69 | $1.16 | $1.16 | $1.02 | $1.02 |
 Toxic Wolf M249 | $1.56 | $1.20 | $1.02 | $1.08 | $1.02 |
 Playmaker M249 | $1.76 | $1.25 | $1.09 | $1.10 | $1.09 |
 Glister M249 | $1.74 | $1.25 | $1.29 | $1.24 | $1.24 |
 Cold Hunter M249 | $3.30 | $2.36 | $2.27 | $2.34 | $2.14 |
 Redemption M249 | $3.72 | $2.74 | $2.44 | $2.47 | $2.43 |
 The Beast M249 | $3.98 | $3.23 | $2.56 | $3.59 | $2.54 |
 Factory New M249 | $4.03 | $3.26 | $2.66 | — | $2.66 |
 Tempered M249 | $5.17 | $4.05 | $3.45 | $3.37 | $3.27 |
 Popstar M249 | $4.91 | $3.83 | $3.53 | $3.61 | $3.53 |
 Rainbow Pony M249 | $5.45 | $4.11 | $3.62 | $4.36 | $3.62 |
 Black Gold M249 | $6.55 | $4.74 | $4.25 | $4.86 | $4.13 |
| Bombshell M249 | $11.08 | $8.48 | $7.80 | $7.03 | $7.03 |
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