经过近一年的测试，所有参与竞标的机枪通过了54项标准评估项目，米尼米满足评估要求的项目比其他竞争对手都要多。最终，米尼米被美国军方采用，成为M249，最初订单为68000挺，其中前2000挺在比利时生产，其余在美国FN工厂生产。

The most important attachment for M249 is the Extended Quick Draw Magazine. It allows you to increase magazine capacity to 150 and also helps increase the weapon's reload speed.

The M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, or SAW, is an individually portable, gas operated, magazine or disintegrating metallic link-belt fed, light machine gun with fixed headspace and quick change ...