re: Was a M249 or 240B used?

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Wonder if he modified one, although I've heard it's almost impossible to do

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It's pretty significant modification - the M249 fires from the open bolt - the civilian model is far more conventional, using a closed-bolt design.

I'm not sure the "real" parts would even work - you'd have to reverse engineer it to make it operate like an assault or battle rifle - I doubt this was a SAW, BTW. If it was, it was a real one illegally imported, not a civilian one modified - again IMHO.