Saturday, January 18, 2014

Desert TECH MDR Debut: SHOT Show 2014

The Desert Tech (Formerly Desert Tactical Arms) Micro Dynamic Rifle or MDR. In as few words as possible:


My Dream Rifle. OR  May Decimate Rivals

Having handled multiple bullpup designs in my career, I am really excited about the potential this design holds. The full synopsis on the system can be had straight from the horse's mouth in the below interview with Desert Tech themselves at SHOT Show 2014 . However, the major take away is this: The MDR is going to be the most adaptable, mission specific bullpup design to date. The projected release date is sometime in 2015. I am looking forward to getting my hands on one for these for some rigorous stress testing. In my opinion, the innovative design of the operating system and rugged construction are a formula for reliability and sustainability previously achieved only as recently as the release of the Tavor series.
In closing I think that Desert Tech as upped the ante a bit, making the standard caliber .308 Winchester and then scaling the conversions down to 5.56NATO. It will be interesting to see how IWI and other bullpup manufacturers answer. At the same time, the larger caliber presents its own challenges. We are truly living in interesting times.
Keep an eye out for updates, because if you want to know something's breaking point the VSO track record speaks for itself. #GLOCK


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