M+G project

{{infobox weapon

|name=Artillerie-Inrichtingen MG09

|image=

|image_size= 300

|caption=

|origin=Netherlands

|type=Automatic rifle
Squad automatic weapon

|is_ranged=YES

|design_date=1962

|manufacturer=Artillerie-Inrichtingen

|cartridge=5.56×45mm NATO
7.62x51mm NATO

|caliber=5.56mm
7.62mm

|action=Gas-operated, rotating bolt

}}

The M+G project / MG09 was a project by Artillerie-Inrichtingen for a rifle/squad automatic weapon to replace the M1 Garand in the Dutch armed forces.The Armalite AR-10: World's Finest Battle Rifle, Joseph Putnam Evans, P.313-314, ISBN-10: 0889355835{{Cite web|url=http://512376084.swh.strato-hosting.eu/Dutch-Small-Arms-Source/Dutch-Rifle-prototype/|title=Weaponsandhistory - Dutch Rifle prototype|website=512376084.swh.strato-hosting.eu}}{{Cite web|url=https://collectie.nmm.nl/nl/collectie/detail/262663/|title=Houten model MG 05 van een prototype mitrailleur, kaliber 7.62 … - collectie - Nationaal Militair Museum|first=design & interactie|last=Fabrique - Merken|website=NNM}}{{Cite web|url=https://collectie.nmm.nl/nl/collectie/detail/265503/|title=Prototype mitrailleur MG 09, kaliber 7.62 x 51 - collectie - Nationaal Militair Museum|first=design & interactie|last=Fabrique - Merken|website=NNM}}

The M+G project is a gas operated, long stroke piston operated rifle/squad automatic weapon using a 6-lug rotating bolt. The barrel is removable and comes with a folding vertical foregrip attached to the gas block. The belt feeder is a machined simplified variant of the MG42 and is on the left side of the receiver allowing the use of sights as well as target acquisition.