#BeltFed

In the late 1990s, the famous German company Heckler & Koch set out to build a new 5.56x45 NATO belt-fed light machine gun for the German Army that could challenge the FN Minimi/M249, which was widely used by many NATO nations. Somehow, they used the Minimi/M249, which was designed by Ernest Vervier at FN Herstal, as the basis for the HK design and improved it. The project first appeared under the designation MG43, which is a conventional, gas-operated design that incorporates all current trends in small-arms development. HK’s design incorporated improvements to withstand heavy use and adverse conditions, and one interesting feature was the weight; the initial MG43 weighed 14.10 lbs. (6.4 kg).

If you really, really hate reloading magazines, then FightLite has just what you need. These madlads have just come out with their new Raptor belt-fed 5.56 AR upper, a drop-in assembly that’s supposed to work with any mil-spec AR15/M16/M4-pattern rifle.