First Look: Ultra-Compact SIG SAUER MPX Copperhead 9mm – Review

By Josh Wayner

U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- I was very excited when SIG SAUER first sent out their press release for the new MPX Copperhead. The gun was so startling in appearance that I thought it was a hoax at first. When it proved to be the real deal, I heard that it was a dangerous prank aimed at mall ninjas. I had to find out just what the Copperhead was all about.

SIG MPX Copperhead

The MPX Copperhead version I received is the pistol variant and is chambered in 9x19mm. It comes with a telescoping brace which SIG has dubbed the Pivoting Contour Brace (PCB), but can mount a stock should you with to register the gun as an SBR.

The most distinctive feature is the super-short 3.5” barrel, which is less than a half inch longer than SIG’s revolutionary P365 pistol. A local ‘expert’ who occasionally offers unsolicited opinions to me stated that the Copperhead was so short that it was certain to blow your hand off if you held it wrong. “You can’t hold …Read the Rest

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