By Gabby

Some of the coolest things I saw at SHOT Show® were designs built around restrictions.
I'll give you an example:

This year, Sig Sauer unveiled their MPX, a sub machine gun with interchangeable barrels for whatever caliber you feel like shooting today. Most of us are aware of the law that requires the barrel of a rifle to be at least 16" in length. Those who chose to add a suppressor to their rifle often find the gun becomes long and cumbersome.
One solution I have seen people try, have a shorter barrel with a fixed muzzle brake welded on in order to meet the requirements of the law. They then add a suppressor that fits over the break.
Sig takes this concept to a whole new level. They integrated the inner baffles of a suppressor with a 16" barrel, so that while un-suppressed the gun meets the laws. However, with the addition of a special tube and a locking nut (and a tax stamp). The rifle becomes a fully suppressed short barrel rifle.
The issue has been raised that the ATF may not approve of Sig's design, and that's a reasonable concern. However, this is the sort of out-side-the-box thinking manufacturers should be doing right now, especially, in response to new stifling laws.

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