SHOT Show: Colt Canada goes modular (video)
Colt Canada is using this year's SHOT Show in Las Vegas to showcase its newly-developed Modular Railed Rifle (MRR) family of weapons, which is an evolution from the company's well-established C8 rifle.
The main feature of the MRR is the monolithic top rail, or integrated upper receiver (IUP), that incorporates Magpul's M-LOK mounting system. That allows greater flexibility and modularity when it comes to fitting attachments and also contributes to reducing weight of the overall weapon system.
Shephard spoke to Colt Canada's product support engineering manager Blaine Groves about the MRR and how it has already found success in the
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