I actually don't remember which of the following was my first machine gun; the 5.56mm M249 SAW, the 7.62mm M240G, the .50 M2, or the 40mm MK19 grenade launcher. I don't consider the M16A2 to be a machine gun; besides only going on three-round-burst, it isn't belt-fed and it's not designed for sustained full-auto support fire.
I've fired plenty of full-auto rifles and machine guns from many other countries, but our M240G remains my favorite. It's a true medium machine gun. It's belt-fed and fires 7.62x51mm rounds at 650-950 rounds per minute. There's nothing quite like the feeling when you're putting thousands of rounds downrange from a 240 mounted on a bipod or tripod.
And the feeling is even better knowing you're not paying for ammo!
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0331: "Accuracy by volume."
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