Thinking out loud here so I came to ask the enablers. Brilliant.
I'm pretty invested in 300 blackout at this point and have a DI version that's SBR'd. A recent purchase of a POF 5.56 piston upper has me lusting for a piston 300 blackout SBR like the Sig MCX Spear.
My current 300BLK has a Law Tactical folder. Prior to the Law Tactical folder, I could get it to work well with either an 8.5" or 10.5" barrels I have on hand. With the Law Tactical, the 8.5 is fussy but the 10.5 runs like a champ with subs supers. I feel like I have the rifle squared away from a functional and reliability standpoint and I have a lot of hand-loaded ammo specifically for this gun. It nice components all-around so it's not a cheap rifle. Gets pretty dirty shooting supers and especially subs.
I do admit a bit of lust for the new Spear however as it's a nice tidy package with a thin folding stock, piston operated and will run that much cleaner. That really appeals to me, especially after using the POF piston upper. A local shop had a pistol version of the Spear on hand so I went to look at it and honestly it's not anything over the top in terms of fit/finish, had an ok trigger and was the color of diseased baby poop. There were a couple of peculiarities but nothing that turned me off to the gun. I probably would have purchased it right then and there but the shop's price was offensive, enough so I'll likely never set foot in that place again. Gun Broker had it for less.
My current rifle is using an ADM lower so the functionality is basically the same with the same sort of layout and controls as the Sig. The Sig gets points for being piston operated, more simple gas adjustment system and the potential (since this one was a pistol) to be thinner when adding a stock and folding up the gun. The barrel is 1.5" shorter than my current setup and it's a factory-built/engineered gun.
With the Law Tactical, due to the extra length, when installing something like an LPVO, you're forced to move it pretty far back on the upper receiver. I currently have a red dot on it but I also have a 1-6x with a 300 blackout reticle. When folded, it's thick.
A second option is to add a POF piston upper. I can get a 10.5" upper and have it in my hand by the end of the week. I'll still have the Law Tactical detractions but it'll be less than half the cost of an MCX. Additionally, I'd have to SBR the Sig and wait for approval and then deal with no parts availability. With the POF, I'm good to go, no Form 1 needed and their piston setups are extremely reliable.
Am I crazy for still wanting the Sig? I've got my feelers out for the pistol version but with the new brace ruling, I may not be able to SBR it once the rule is officially published. So finding one in stock and adding it to my trust prior would be essential.
I'm pretty invested in 300 blackout at this point and have a DI version that's SBR'd. A recent purchase of a POF 5.56 piston upper has me lusting for a piston 300 blackout SBR like the Sig MCX Spear.
My current 300BLK has a Law Tactical folder. Prior to the Law Tactical folder, I could get it to work well with either an 8.5" or 10.5" barrels I have on hand. With the Law Tactical, the 8.5 is fussy but the 10.5 runs like a champ with subs supers. I feel like I have the rifle squared away from a functional and reliability standpoint and I have a lot of hand-loaded ammo specifically for this gun. It nice components all-around so it's not a cheap rifle. Gets pretty dirty shooting supers and especially subs.
I do admit a bit of lust for the new Spear however as it's a nice tidy package with a thin folding stock, piston operated and will run that much cleaner. That really appeals to me, especially after using the POF piston upper. A local shop had a pistol version of the Spear on hand so I went to look at it and honestly it's not anything over the top in terms of fit/finish, had an ok trigger and was the color of diseased baby poop. There were a couple of peculiarities but nothing that turned me off to the gun. I probably would have purchased it right then and there but the shop's price was offensive, enough so I'll likely never set foot in that place again. Gun Broker had it for less.
My current rifle is using an ADM lower so the functionality is basically the same with the same sort of layout and controls as the Sig. The Sig gets points for being piston operated, more simple gas adjustment system and the potential (since this one was a pistol) to be thinner when adding a stock and folding up the gun. The barrel is 1.5" shorter than my current setup and it's a factory-built/engineered gun.
With the Law Tactical, due to the extra length, when installing something like an LPVO, you're forced to move it pretty far back on the upper receiver. I currently have a red dot on it but I also have a 1-6x with a 300 blackout reticle. When folded, it's thick.
A second option is to add a POF piston upper. I can get a 10.5" upper and have it in my hand by the end of the week. I'll still have the Law Tactical detractions but it'll be less than half the cost of an MCX. Additionally, I'd have to SBR the Sig and wait for approval and then deal with no parts availability. With the POF, I'm good to go, no Form 1 needed and their piston setups are extremely reliable.
Am I crazy for still wanting the Sig? I've got my feelers out for the pistol version but with the new brace ruling, I may not be able to SBR it once the rule is officially published. So finding one in stock and adding it to my trust prior would be essential.
