FN Minimi BEST LMG GUN

The Minimi Para with a telescopic sight




Type Light machine gun

Place of origin Belgium


Designer   Ernest Vervier
Designed          1974
Manufacturer    FN Herstal
Produced         1982–present
Variants          See Variants

          Specifications


Weight        Standard model: 6.85 kg (15.1 lb)
Minimi Para:      6.56 kg (14.5 lb)
Vehicle model:     5.32 kg (11.7 lb)
Minimi 7.62: 8.17 kg (18.0 lb) fixed stock
Minimi 7.62: 8.4 kg (19 lb) telescopic metal stock



Length Standard model: 1,040 mm (40.9 in)
Minimi Para: 914 mm (36.0 in) stock extended / 766 mm (30.2 in) stock collapsed
Vehicle model: 793 mm (31.2 in) no buttstock
Minimi 7.62: 1,015 mm (40.0 in) fixed stock
Minimi 7.62: 1,000 mm (39.4 in) stock extended / 865 mm (34.1 in) stock collapsed[1]
Barrel length Standard model: 465 mm (18.3 in)
Minimi Para: 349 mm (13.7 in)
Minimi 7.62: 502 mm (19.8 in)
Width 110 mm (4.3 in)
Minimi 7.62: 128 mm (5.0 



Cartridge  Minimi: 5.56x45mm NATO
Maximi:     7.62x51mm NATO
Action    Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Rate of fire    700–1,150 rounds/min
Minimi    7.62: 680–800 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity   Standard model: 925 m/s (3,035 ft/s)
Minimi Para:   866 m/s (2,841.2 ft/s)
Effective range    300–1,000 m sight adjustments
Feed system    200-round M27 disintegrating-link belt, 30-round STANAG magazine
Sights    Rear aperture, front post