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5.56×45mm NATO Conversion Kit for MG 42/59 (?)
According to McNab (2012), the Stabilimento Militare Armi Leggere Terni or SMALT had produced a conversion kit to adapt the MG 42/59 GPMG (Italy's license-produced version of the MG 42 / MG 3) to 5.56×45mm NATO ammunition (p. 25). Uncited entries on Wikipedia claimed that the conversion kit...- Christopher Wang
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BeltFeds LLC 5.56×45mm NATO Conversion Kit for the M60 GPMG
During the mid-2010s, BeltFeds LLC ( https://beltfeds.com/ ) advertised the 5.56×45mm NATO conversion kit for the M60 GPMG. The below YouTube video dated September 14, 2015, shows a short-barreled M60 machine gun being tested with the 5.56×45mm conversion kit installed: Despite online...- Christopher Wang
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TRW Experimental 5.56×45mm NATO M14
According to Kyle Wilson on Quora, TRW Inc. experimented with converting the M14 battle rifle to fire 5.56×45mm NATO from modified M16 magazines as shown below. Unfortunately, he does not cite the source of the image nor is there much information available online. Does anyone else have more...- Christopher Wang
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