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Knight's Armament Stoner LMG
The Knight's Armament Company LMG (KAC LMG), also known as the Stoner 96, or the KAC Stoner LMG, is an American light machine gun. In the early 1990s, famed firearms designer Eugene Stoner collaborated with Knight's Armament Company to improve his previous failed Stoner 86 LMG design introduced by Stoner's ARES company in 1986 (which in turn was derived from the Stoner 63 design). The Stoner 96 scraps the STANAG magazine well alternate feed option on the Stoner 86 and was simplified compared to the 86.
The KAC LMG apparently went through many different designs and only technically went into production in 2016 (before then, it would appear in the KAC website and in some firearms exhibitions, but was always said to be in pre-production).
The Knight's Armament Stoner LMG and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
KAC Stoner LMG
Specifications
(1980s - Present)
- Type: Light Machine Gun
- Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO
- Weight: 10 lbs (4.5 kg)
- Length: 35.25 in (89.5 cm) (stock extended)
- Barrel length: 12.5 in (31.8 cm)
- Capacity: 100 or 200 rounds
- Fire Modes: Full-Auto
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killjoys - Season 1 | Leithian nationalist | "One Blood" (S01E06) | 2015 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Operations | 96 | w/ scope and foregrip | 2002 | |
| Ghost Recon: Future Soldier | Stoner 96 | With various attachments | Incorrectly mounted on GAZ-2330 | 2012 |
| ArmA III | "Mk200" | With Magpul UBR stock | 2012 | |
| State of Decay | "CLEO LSW" | 2013 | ||
| Ghost Recon: Phantoms | "M96" | With various attachments | 2014 | |
| Ghost Recon Breakpoint | 2019 |
KAC ChainSAW
The KAC ChainSAW is a prototype variant of the KAC LMG unveiled at the 2009 SHOT Show. The weapon features experimental ergonomics in the form of chainsaw grips, and can only be fired from the hip.
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Fire | "KAC ChainSAW" | 2007 | ||
| Brink | "Chinzor" | 2011 | ||
| Payday 2 | "Campbell 74" | Added in McShay Weapon Pack 4 (2023) | 2013 | |
| Warface | KAC ChainSAW | Added in 2019 update | 2013 | |
| Call of Duty: Ghosts | Chain SAW | With various attachments | 2013 |
KAC Stoner LMG A1
The Stoner LMG A1 is a variant introducing some changes, such as a KeyMod handguard and a different telescoping stock. It was unveiled at the 2014 SOFIC, and was shown on the official KAC website from 2015 to 2017.
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warface | Stoner LMG A1 | Added in 2019 | 2013 | |
| Ghost Recon: Wildlands | Stoner LMG A1 | With various attachments | 2017 | |
| Ghost Recon Breakpoint | 2019 |
KAC LAMG
The KAC LAMG (Light Assault Machine Gun), also known as the X-LMG (Extra-Light Machine Gun) in some early publications, is a further improved version of the KAC LMG. It was officially revealed in 2017, though a prototype version of it (then unnamed) was shown at the 2016 SHOT Show. Unlike previous variants, the LAMG has a reversible charging handle (set on the left side of the receiver by default).
Some early versions of the LAMG have different handguards compared to later versions; one early version has long slots instead of triangular cuts, and another early version has an elongated handguard that covers up the gas block.
The feed tray cover on earlier versions of the LAMG opens forwards; on the LAMG model publicly revealed in 2019, the feed tray cover was changed to open rightwards instead.
Specifications
- Type: Light Machine Gun
- Calibers: 5.56x45mm NATO
- Weight: 11.4 lbs (5.2 kg)
- Length: 35.5 in (90.2 cm) - 39 in (99.1 cm)
- Barrel length: 15 in (38.1 cm)
- Capacity: 100-round belt bag; 200-round belt box
- Fire Modes: Full-Auto
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Division 2 | Stoner LMG | Modeled after prototype 3D render | 2019 | |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | "FiNN LMG" | Added in Season 5 (2020); based on prototype 3D render | 2019 | |
| Caliber | 2019 | |||
| SCP: 5K | Modeled after prototype 3D render | 2022 |
KAC LWAMG
The LWAMG (Light Weight Assault Machine Gun) is a 7.62mm NATO version of the LAMG.
It received similar changes (e.g. right-opening feed tray cover) when the LAMG was updated around 2019. This newer version was renamed to AMG (Assault Machine Gun) in 2020.
Specifications
- Type: General-Purpose Machine Gun
- Calibers: 7.62x51mm NATO / .260 Remington / 6.5mm Creedmoor
- Weight: 13.9 lbs (6.3 kg)
- Length: 42.75 in (108.6 cm) (LWAMG), 37.75 in (95.9 cm) / 43.75 in (111.1 cm) (AMG) (stock collapsed)
- Barrel length: 20 in (50.8 cm) (LWAMG), 16 in (40.6 cm) / 22 in (55.9 cm) (AMG)
- Capacity: 100 rounds
- Fire Modes: Full-Auto
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battlefield 2042 | "LCMG" | 2021 |
See Also
- Knight's Armament Company - A list of all weapons manufactured by KAC.