FEATURE
MCX DREAM BUILD
SIG MCX
DREAM BUILD
FOR THIS ISSUE WE’RE JOINED BY OUR GOOD FRIEND JOHN T WHO TAKES A LOOK AT THE “TOOL OF CHOICE” FOR
SPECIALIST LAW ENFORCEMENT UNITS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND WORKS WITH DAN FROM TACTICAL PARTS IN
THE USA TO CREATE HIS “PERFECT” SIG MCX!
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n the years leading up to the 2012
Olympics, the Metropolitan Police
Service (MPS) in the UK (aka “the Met”),
the highest authorised Police Firearms
Officer was the Specialist Firearms Officer
or “SFO”. With the potential threat level
for terrorist actions and as part of the
preparation for the Olympics, the Met
trained some of their officers to a much
higher standard, mostly along the lines
of the UK Special Forces (SAS and SBS).
This would include fast rope access from
helicopters, maritime operations, explosive
methods of entry (EMOE), more specialist
equipment in order to deal with potential
threats and also using live rounds during
Close Quarters Combat (CQC) training.
Thames Valley, Greater Manchester,
West Midlands, West Yorkshire and
Strathclyde Police (now Police Scotland)
also increased
their training and
capabilities by
equipping their
officers with the
same equipment
and procedures as
the Met CTSFOs.
Together the force
areas would form the national Combined
Response Firearms Teams (CRFT) and they
would provide armed police officers known
as Counter Terrorist Specialist Firearms
Officers (CTSFO).
In August 2016, the Metropolitan Police
Commissioner, Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe
announced that the first of 600 extra
armed officers were ready to be deployed
to work in London. With the photos of the
public “unveiling” of the CTSFO published,
those airsofters who were interested in
making an “impression” of the new CTSFO
were on the lookout for the must-have
rifle that was issued to the CTSFOs and this
was the SIG SAUER MCX rifle, along with
the Arc’teryx TALOS clothing and Grey C2R
plate carrier.
LICENSED MCX
When Cybergun released their licensed SIG
MCX, these players were straight to the
shops to get one and soon the impressions
were being seen at airsoft sites around the
country. With the gradual release of photos
of the CTSFOs on operations, various
“builds” were being seen and some parts
becoming the next “must have” part for
the players.
The Cybergun MCX, OEM by VFC, came
equipped with the fantastic VFC Avalon
gearbox and sported the same KeyMod
rail as the real MCX. Out of the box the
MCX gave approx. 300fps but in a quite
rare occurrence for airsoft manufacturers,
VFC also supplied three extra main springs
(M100, M110 and M120) which could
be speedily changed via the quick change
(QC) spring guide. The only drawback was
the lack of space provided for the battery.
This could be easily addressed by either the
addition of a battery box PEQ or the use of
the “Suppressor Compliant” rail which SIG
produce for the Real Steel Firearms.
This, however, is quite an expensive
option, costing nearly half as much again
“…THE “WOLF MOD” MONIKER STEMS FROM THE FACT THAT NO EXTERNAL ASPECTS
ARE CHANGED, MAKING IT OTHERWISE OUTWARDLY INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM A
STOCK RIFLE… MAKING IT A REAL WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING!”
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APRIL 2020