This gave the MPX shooters a distinct advantage over other rifles that operated on direct blowback operation both in reliability and recoil. With a few modifications, the most popular being from the weapon wizards over at Taran Tactical Innovations, the MPX was ready for the new pistol caliber carbine competitions. What resulted was an easy to handle rifle with a very small learning curve for the majority of shooters who were already well versed on the AR platform. While it may resemble a common gas impinged AR-15, the SIG SAUER MPX was actually designed to be a gas piston operated successor to the HK MP5 platform. In 2016, SIG SAUER developed the MPX for civilian, military and law enforcement without thought to competition. So much so, most competitive organizations created whole new pistol caliber specific divisions. What is relatively new is the huge trend of their appearance in competitions such as USPSA, IDPA and 3-Gun Nation. These guns retained their heavy, stiff and gritty triggers from their original full-auto design. Later these firearms saw commercial success in semi-auto, 16-inch barreled civilian configurations mostly for collectors and recreational shooters. These carbines were designed for military and law enforcement application in the hands of skilled operators. ![]() The concept of a pistol caliber carbine isn’t new, Colt’s 9mm SMG, Uzi’s series of carbines and HK’s MP5 series have all been truly iconic firearms since the early 1970’s.
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