{"id":81311,"date":"2022-05-22T17:44:52","date_gmt":"2022-05-22T22:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=81311"},"modified":"2022-05-23T00:17:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T05:17:16","slug":"81311","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=81311","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

The SiG Board of Directors is going to be stacked with Generals in the coming years.
\nPersonally, even in .300 Blackout, without a suppressor on it, I wouldn’t want to be near<\/em> one of these little fireball makers.<\/p>\n

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SOCOM finally found its next-generation personal defense weapon<\/a><\/p>\n

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After years of searching, U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has picked Sig Sauer to provide its next personal defense weapon for U.S. special operations forces.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, SOCOM released a notice of intent to award a five-year fixed firm price contract to the firearms manufacturer. The new personal defense weapon of choice for SOF troops? The Sig Sauer MCX \u201cRattler,\u201d which can be chambered in both .300 Blackout and 5.56mm calibers.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter years of continuous market research, USSOCOM HQ has concluded that Sig Sauer is the only vendor that can fulfill USSOCOM\u2019s need for the Commercial PDW requirement. USSOCOM HQ has been researching and reviewing different systems since 2017,\u201d the notice of intent said. \u201cWe have meticulously reviewed each system for technical acceptance and whether it fits the commercial definition. Except for Sig Sauer, the vendors did not meet the technical requirements and\/or the weapons do not meet the commercial definition.\u201d<\/p>\n

The size and cost of the order were not disclosed.<\/p>\n

SOCOM started its hunt for a new personal defense weapon in 2017, hoping to get a new weapon built around the M4 carbine\u2019s receiver, giving SOCOM operators more firepower while still being compact and portable. The command procured 10 Rattlers in 2018 for testing and evaluation, but kept its search going, issuing another search for weapon system designs in 2019. The goal was to find a new PDW with \u201ca highly concealable .300 Blackout upper receiver group (URG) and buttstock kit solution for the M4A1 platform.\u201d<\/p>\n

Turns out that, after all of that searching, it was back to the MCX Rattler. SOCOM noted that requirements meant no prototypes or weapons were in limited development, and Sig Sauer\u2019s new weapon fit the bill for rapid fielding.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe PDW system will allow Operators to have maximum firepower in a concealable weapon,\u201d SOCOM said in the notice. The order will include the guns themselves plus suppressors, magazines and cleaning gear, plus additional parts and training on the new platforms.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s worth noting that .300 Blackout round is designed to be quieter than regular ammunition, while still being powerful, and that personal defense weapons are meant to provide more firepower than a pistol while being much more portable and compact than carbines or rifles, making them ideal in close-quarters scenarios.<\/p>\n

Sig Sauer has called the MCX Rattler its most \u201cdiscreet platform,\u201d and the 5.5-inch barrel certainly makes it short. The MCX Rattler is also designed to quickly switch between the types of ammunition.<\/p>\n

The pick by SOCOM was another major contract for Sig Sauer, which previously snatched up high-profile (and lucrative) contracts for the Pentagon-wide Modular Handgun System contract and Army\u2019s Next Generation Squad Weapon rifle and automatic rifle variants.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear when the Sig Rattlers will go into the field with SOCOM operators, or if some of the initial orders are already in use.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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