M249
Weapon·Very Rare·Stacks to 1·Wears downM249 is a Very Rare Weapon in Rust. Recycling one returns 24 high quality metal, 0.6 rifle body, 3.6 metal spring. It crafts at a level 3 workbench from 40 high quality metal and 1 rifle body and 6 metal spring and 6 gears.
High damage, high rate of fire, belt fed light machine gun.
3
workbench120
research scrapRecycles into
High Quality Metal16 / 24
Rifle Body0.4 / 0.6
Metal Spring2.4 / 3.6
Gears2.4 / 3.6
Per item, at 40% safe-zone / 60% radtown efficiency.
Research & blueprint
120
scrap to research
- Not researchable
- Blueprint required
- Not on the tech tree
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