Back when the 6,8 was fairly new [circa 2000] I got to try an Australian F88 AuSteyer. The H&K XM8 was then thought to be a big deal, and a dandy time was had by all. I was a bit underwhelmed by the Australian toy, since a quick-change barrel is standard on the F88, and the Ozzie ARES type who'd brought it suggested Well, it wouldn't have been worth the trip, if that was ALL I had brought...and dug out an Australian F89 Minimi Light Support Weapon, essentially the Oz version of the M249. And bless his little heart, they had a 6,8 barrel and links for it as well.
Now MGA is making a 6,8 M249 available. With a H&K-type trigger pack, which means that a registered HK auto-sear will work in it....
