User blog comment:Charcoal121/BF3: My Buffs and Nerfs/@comment-4514662-20120116052411/@comment-3554559-20120116053628

I agree. It's really underpowered compared to the rest of the 5.56MGs. Slowest reload (of all the machine guns, yes, even slower than the M60), slower bullet speed, higher recoil (statistically), short bullet distance.