Anybody selling the MCX Virtus yet?

I think they are. I clicked thru one of the CGN business members' website earlier and I saw a 11.5" Virtus in stock.
 
I picked up my FDE in .300 B/O from Phoenix Indoor Range & Gun Shop in Edmonton. They still have a grey one.


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cr5 said:
That looks like it's almost different enough that it could be non restricted if it had a little longer barrel.

Nice rifle
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Do you know i was thinking the exact same thing. Going over the reviews before i went after I was wondering if a normal AR upper would even fit on it. I dont have mine yet to try it but if an AR upper doesn’t fit...
 
Uberfiend said:
Do you know i was thinking the exact same thing. Going over the reviews before i went after I was wondering if a normal AR upper would even fit on it. I dont have mine yet to try it but if an AR upper doesn’t fit...
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AR uppers are compatible with the MCX lower and vice-versa, so it is considered a AR Variant and is restricted regardless of barrel length on that basis. SIG wanted to capture the AR to MCX upgrade market, so they made the AR Lower compatible with the MCX Upper Receiver. There is even a conversion kit for AR lowers that fills the Buffer Tube hole with a Picatinny interface for attaching MCX Buttstocks.
 
BAMFman said:
I am looking for help in deciding between the Sig MCX Virtus SBR 5.56mm

OR

a Colt Canada 10.5" DI

Price is very similar.

Thanks!
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If it is between the last gen SIG MCX 9" PDW and CC 10.5, the choice is clear! 9" MCX! The old MCX is lighter and the PDW is extremely compact.

Also, if you have a requirement to have a short OAL in storage, MCX with 11.5" with folding stock will always have a smaller footprint and faster to deploy out of the bag.

But once deployed, the 10.5" AR gun will be a smaller gun. The guts of a DI gun will always be simpler than MCX. I would prefer to deal with a DI gun in the field than a MCX.

Also, the MCX Virtus has all the QD sling swivel attachment points built in already - CC 10" gun has nothing, you will have to buy. MCX also comes with 3 prong flash suppressor, and CC has an A2. So pretty much you will have to buy a new muzzle device if you need to have the same flash suppressor as the MCX out of the box. MCX also comes with a semi-quasi-pseudo 50% match trigger like the HK. Out of the box MCX will have a better trigger, but to upgrade to anything better MCX trigger is much more expensive than typical AR trigger.
 
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NickVR said:
That's a badass looking rifle!

I got to findle one at TACCOM on the weekend :ar15:
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Yeah, I am looking for the 11.5" factory FDE VIRTUS that was introduced in an "updated" state at SHOT 18. I anticipate we'll start seeing them up here this summer. Handguard was slightly redesigned, and I believe it's FDE anodizing, not cerakote, if I'm not mistaken.

Bradley
 
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