Grendel LMG

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You did such a great job of sourcing the picture, that I never clicked on the link to it to see the prices! I've heard of a few guys using cut-down RPD's in SOG in Southeast Asia, as well as the Rhodesian SAS doing the same thing in their conflicts, and it was well-liked for the dismounted commando units due to its lightweight, firepower, and maneuverability. Those are all essential elements to a modern LMG. If it had a quick-change barrel, it would be more viable for the modern era, along with some improvements in the metallurgy, a 1913 rail on the feed tray cover, and the direction DSA is going with it.

I'm having visions of an RPD spitting out Grendel tracers at night on a transition range...