FN MAG

FN MAG 58 mocked up to resemble an M240, with synthetic buttstock and heatshield added - 7.62x51mm NATO

Tripod mounted FN MAG-58 machine gun (Independence Day exhibition at Yad la-Shiryon Museum, Latrun, Israel) - 7.62x51mm NATO

The FN MAG is a general purpose Machine gun developed in Belgium during the 1950s and adopted by many countries around the world, including the U.S. The United States Military made some design changes and adopted it currently as the M240, however it is not identical to the FN MAG used in Europe, South America and the Middle East prior to the 1990s. The MAG-58 was the mainstay of foreign armies until the U.S. finally got rid of the M-60 in the early 1990s and adopted their own version of the FN MAG. There are three major incarnations of the FN MAG, in movies.

1) The original MAG-58 (which is the incarnation seen before the early 1990s).

2) The L7 Machine Gun, adopted by Great Britain and used by some former Commonwealth countries

3) U.S. incarnation known as the M240. All major variants of the FN MAG are very similar, except the earlier variants had no heat shields around the barrels and the buttstocks were wood. The newest incarnation, the U.S. M240 added heat shields and synthetic stock, plus a modified flash hider.

The FN MAG machine gun (the most recent version being designated M240 in U.S. military service) has appeared in the following films, television series, and video games being used by the following actors:

FN MAG 58

FN MAG 58 7.62x51mm NATO

Film

• Cobra Force

• Sylvester Stallone as Rambo in Rambo III

• Mounted on an M113 in The Jewel Of The Nile

• Rwandan Army soldiers in Hotel Rwanda

• Sahara (2005)

• Argentinian soldiers in Blessed by Fire (2005)

• A Very Long Engagement (2004) (Mocked up as Maxim MG08)

• A Very Long Engagement (2004) (Mocked up as Spandau Aircraft machine gun)

• Jason Blicker as Tech. Sergeant Hickman in Iron Eagle II
• Colombian Rouge Unit in Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia

Video Games

Game Title	Referred as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Delta Force: Land Warrior				2000
Delta Force: Task Force Dagger				2002

L7 Machine Gun

British L7A2 General Purpose Machine Gun - 7.62x51mm NATO

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
xXx		Henchman		2002
28 Days Later		British Army soldiers	Mounted on Land Rover	2002

Television

• Various characters in Ultimate Force
• Various British Army soldiers in Invasion: Earth

Video Games

Game Title	Referred as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Project Reality		Mounted on Land Rover jeeps		2005

M240 Machine Gun

M240B 7.62x51mm NATO with newer style lower handguard (designed to attach RIS rails via hex nut)

M240G 7.62x51mm NATO - USMC style with no heat shield

M240C 7.62x51mm NATO vehicle coaxial-mount version

M240D 7.62x51mm NATO vehicle and aircraft-mount version with spade grips

Film

• MH-68A Stingray helicopter door gunner in Bad Boys II

• U.S. military personnel in War of the Worlds

• Seen in Zeke's chop shop in XXX 2: State of the Union

• A U.S. Army soldier in The Incredible Hulk

• U.S. military personnel in Transformers

• U.S. military personnel in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Television

• Bow-mounted on U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat in CSI: NY

• Mounted on a helicopter in Future Weapons

Video Games

Game Title	Referred as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Enter the Matrix				2003
Battlefield 2		M240C, mounted on M1A2 Abrams and M6 Linebacker		2005
Steel Beasts		M240C and M240D, vehicle-mounted		2000
Scarface: The World is Yours	SAW	w/ M16-style magazine		2006
Combat Mission: Shock Force		Vehicle-mounted M240C & M240D, infantry M240B		2008
Delta Force: Black Hawk Down				2003
Modern Warfare 2				2009