SIG MCX: Mandatory Carriage Assembly Replacement Program Announced

By Tactical-Life

Sig Sauer is asking SIG MCX rifle owners to stop using the firearm immediately so that the carriage assembly can be updated to prevent an unintended discharge.

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Sig says they’ve only seen the issue happen extremely rarely during factory testing, and only in .300 blackout models, but the company is erring on the side of caution and upgrading all SIG MCX variants with serial numbers from 63C000044 – 63C003702 due to the modularity of the platform.

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All SIG MCX rifles with a serial number ending in 25000 or higher are exempt from the program. See the full press release below.

SIG SAUER is conducting a mandatory replacement of the carriage assembly in SIG MCX rifles. SIG has found through extensive factory testing that in extremely rare instances, not reported in the field and extremely difficult to replicate, a condition may exist causing an unintended discharge. Failure to follow the loading procedures and basic rules of safe firearms handling outlined in the user’s manual has the potential to cause serious bodily harm or death. Although this has only been …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life