Worse, it was only a 20-round mag. 30 would have put it equal with contemporary light machine guns (Bren, Type 11, Type 96, Type 99, Hotchkiss M1909). Mind you, there were 20-round LMGs, those being the infamously useless Italian Breda 30 and French Chauchat, and the much better ZB-26, the gun the Bren was based on.sooperman said:My vote for the BAR is that it's a really heavy assault rifle; a 30-round mag isn't going to lay down covering fire or defend anything.