Heaps to Love About SIG’s MCX Spear LT :: Weapons.com

Meet the MCX Spear LT

Mild and comfy to deal with, the Spear LT is prepared for motion in an good-looking coyote tan coating. (Picture: Jeff Wooden/Weapons.com)

The Spear LT proven here’s a short-barreled model of the rifle, which is available in an assortment of small-frame AR calibers. This one is chambered in 5.56, however the LT could be had in different calibers just like the .300 BLK and the long-awaited 7.62x39mm. Or if you wish to be fancy, you might purchase a number of barrels and swap forwards and backwards utilizing the MCX’s intelligent barrel-swap function.

My Spear LT options an 11-inch barrel with 1:7 twist. The barrel meeting holds the fuel block and piston meeting that operates the rifle. The fuel block has a two-position adjustment to manage the operation of the rifle, usually when utilizing a suppressor. The rifle’s light-weight handguard is well eliminated for upkeep and can also be M-LOK compliant for all of your favourite equipment.

Wanting nearer

SIG Sauer MCX Spear LT Rifle in 5.56 NATO — SIG’s MCX weapons could be fired with or with out the buttstock in place. (Picture: Jeff Wooden/Weapons.com)

The rifle additionally options an ambidextrous bolt catch, an extremely welcome function for these acquainted with utilizing them. It permits the person to lock again the bolt utilizing the set off finger, and it additionally doubles as a reloading help. After inserting a recent journal, you’ll be able to launch the bolt along with your set off finger whereas your assist hand goes again to the forearm. The protection can also be ambidextrous, for individuals who like to make use of the incorrect hand when capturing.

The Spear LT makes use of SIG’s Match Flat Blade set off, which feels unbelievable. I used to be instantly impressed with how good the set off felt, crisp and clear on each the break and reset. If it weren’t for the $2,500-plus price ticket, I’d say that it’s a higher set off than I’d count on, however at that worth – I’d hope for such.

SIG Sauer MCX Spear LT lower receiver — The set off is a winner, for positive. (Picture: Jeff Wooden/Weapons.com)

SIG Sauer MCX Spear LT field stripped — Like the remainder of the MCX household the Spear LT makes use of SIG’s inside buffer system. (Picture: Jeff Wooden/Weapons.com)

Like all MCX fashions, the Spear LT makes use of SIG’s inside buffer system, which doesn’t require the standard AR buffer tube. This permits the MCX household to function with or and not using a buttstock, or with the inventory folded utterly out of the best way.

The rear of the decrease receiver has a vertical Pic rail for putting in the buttstock of your alternative, however the folding inventory that got here with the rifle is excellent, that includes a QD cup for sling attachment in addition to an artificial cheek relaxation to maintain your face off the metallic in chilly climate. The decrease receiver additionally has a QD sling mount positioned completely for single-point sling connection.

OUT OF THE BOX…

Unboxing the rifle was like unwrapping a Christmas current. Every part about this rifle as I lifted it from the field seemed like high quality. Each little radius appeared clean, and the match and end of the rifle seemed nicely above common. The interior elements just like the bolt provider had a slick nickel-boron or DLC-looking end, and each shifting half felt prefer it was on bearings.

SIG Sauer MCX Spear LT — The handguard affords many locations so as to add equipment and the colour instantly impressed. (Picture: Jeff Wooden/Weapons.com)

The 7-pound ensemble is completed in a wonderful coyote tan coating that appears unbelievable.

With out hesitation I knew we needed to get this rifle on the vary as quickly as attainable. So, I grabbed some Hornady ammunition, mounted an Eotech XPS2, and headed out to the vary.

AND ON TO THE RANGE

The Spear LT is straightforward to deal with and performs nicely on the vary. (Picture: Jeff Wooden/Weapons.com)

Quick-barreled rifles like this one are perfect for close-quarters capturing, so I wasn’t frightened about capturing very far. A 100-yard vary can be greater than ample for testing its efficiency, as weapons like this are designed for participating targets at distances not more likely to exceed 300 yards. That’s to not say it may possibly’t shoot farther – I’ve used related weapons to have interaction man-sized targets so far as 500 yards away with nice success.

After adjusting the sight just a few occasions to make sure correct alignment, I used the rifle to shoot a number of targets at 50 and 100 yards. The quick, easy-to-point rifle was fast to convey on the right track and nice to deal with.

The Match set off made breaking the photographs very exact, and the best way the rifle felt in my arms enhanced the expertise. I just like the grip angle; it appears just a little extra vertical than conventional AR grips. The marginally bigger forearm additionally felt good, with out including a bunch of weight. The sticky rubber of the buttstock made the rifle straightforward to maintain in place, whereas the flash hider stored the muzzle flash and concussion down.

SIG Sauer MCX Spear LT rifle in 5.56 NATO with Q Honey Badger suppressor — The Spear LT in 5.56 NATO is prepared for quiet time with a Q Honey Badger suppressor. (Picture: Jeff Wooden/Weapons.com)

After some work, I used to be capable of get the muzzle brake off the rifle. This allowed some minimal capturing to be achieved utilizing the Q Honey Badger suppressor, which labored nice.

The accuracy of the Spear was precisely what I anticipated from an 11-inch barrel. Rifles of this configuration aren’t precisely designed to be precision capturing rifles, however the accuracy of the Spear LT was greater than ample for what it’s. When capturing 62- and 77-grain ammunition, it was straightforward to maintain the impacts inside a 50-percent IPSC goal in speedy capturing transitions on the transfer. Taking pictures supported, it will not be arduous to maintain the photographs on the right track to nicely past 300 yards.

Multi-caliber

The multi-caliber potential of the MCX Spear is a mechanically fascinating design. Upon disassembly of the rifle, I seemed carefully into the mechanism that enables the barrel to be clamped and seated into the receiver.

The barrel block is a break up block that makes use of two screws to each seat and clamp the barrel extension into the receiver. There are two claws that use a tapered edge to tug the barrel extension in opposition to its seat as you tighten them down. As soon as the extension is seated, with the identical two screws that pulled the jaws again seating the barrel, then clamp the 2 halves of the barrel block. As soon as torqued to their setting, the barrel is solidly mounted within the receiver and able to use.

Two screws seat the barrel extension on the receiver. (Picture: Jeff Wooden/Weapons.com)

It’s an ingenious but easy design that deserves consideration, and apart from swapping out a bolt for a special cartridge measurement just like the 7.62×39, there’s little else to do for swapping calibers. I’m an enormous fan of multi-caliber rifles, and this design is an effective way to perform this contemporary and helpful function.