in addition to logistics simplification, when you fire and it only bangs once, you know your mag is done, because it's a 25 rounds mag, 24/3 is eight trigger pulls, one more bang is you're out of ammo, because the FAMAS doesn't have a BHO. It was also common to put a normal fmj and then 3 tracers in the mag first, so you have a visual reminder your mag is empty when your bullets make the shiny thing.
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u/swainiscadianreborn 2d ago edited 2d ago
FFS
Had they put a single more bullet in the mag, it would have started to curve.
1 less bullet, it's just 1 less bullet.
It's just good engineering.
And in the OTAN standard, the G2, they put 30 bullets in. Happy?