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[christiangrest]

Sig Sauer MCX Spear LT 5.56…

The Sig Sauer MCX platform has been around for quite some time now. The latest version of the Sig Sauer MCX is the Spear LT. The Spear version is slated for military use, so the LT version is the light weight version of the new M5 selected for the military. It comes in a number of different calibers and configurations currently. Available calibers are 5.56, 7.62x39 and .300 Blackout. The Sig Spear LT is available in rifle, pistol and SBR versions. The barrel lengths are 16”, 11.5” and 9” for .300 Blackout. You can get it in any color you prefer, so long as it’s in FDE. Hopefully other color options become available down the road.

My quest for the new sig Spear LT started back in the Fall of last year when it was first announced. Being the new hotness on the block, they were pretty hard to find in a specific version. I had my hopes set on an 11.5” 5.56 pistol version, but last month the 16” version in 5.56 and the 11.5” version in 7.62x39 came in stock over at Brownells. I truly wasn’t interested in the 7.62x39 version, even if the barrel length was what I was after. I had also passed up a .300 Blackout version that was in stock back in November. So I decided to go ahead with the 16”rifle version in 5.56. Brownells of course had it on the way to my FFL the following day. Once it arrived, I picked it up and started to look over the rifle.

The first thing that is noticeable is the packaging that Sig uses a very simple cardboard box to ship the Sig MCX Spear LT in. I’d have preferred to see some sort of a hard case for such a pricey rifle, but let’s be honest…most any factory hard case gets put in the attic anyways in leu of a nicer range case. It comes with a single Magpul M3 Pmag in black, a sticker, a cable lock and documentation. There was supposed to be a taper washer included in case you wanted to change out the Sig specific muzzle device for a non-Sig muzzle device. This is especially helpful if you’re using a suppressor other than a Sig suppressor. Unfortunately this taper washer was missing from my box.

First impressions of the rifle itself…it’s truly one fine looking firearm. The fit and finish are truly what you’d expect from a higher end firearm. The anodized aluminum parts were all a slightly different shade of FDE which I tend to prefer. It is piston driven with a 2 position gas setting. The factory trigger, while no Geissele, will do for now. It’s way better than any milspec trigger I’ve used in the past. It does have a sorta flat bow with a hook at the bottom. I’m not crazy about the hook, but the trigger pull, break and reset are nice for what they are. The folding stock is very minimalist, except it does have sort of a cheek riser and QD socket. At the end of the day…there is nothing that “has” to be changed out immediately except the muzzle device so I can use one of my Rugged suppressors. So far, I’ve added a set of Magpul MBUS3 in FDE and the Sig Tango MSR optic.

Hoping for an update on this rifle in the near future, but if I don’t acquire any other firearms this year, so be it. The Sig MCX Spear LT is truly a modern fighting rifle. It balances better than anticipated, even with the added weight of a can on the end. Well done Sig.