Desert Tech MDR

Merlin593 · Jan 20, 2016

Will these be MD legal?
https://www.deserttech.com/html/product_overview.php?product_id=4&load=product_overview
they do come in 3 calibers - 5.56 .300 Blackout and 7.62

Just curious.
Thanks.

Wayne1one · Jan 20, 2016

Yes & no, MSP might list them as banned, but they should be good to go as long as you get the OAL to 29"

Of course this depends on which barrel length you choose.

TheGunnyRet · Jan 20, 2016

Haven't seen any Specs on this yet, just pre-order adds, I did see it will run in the 2k-2.4K range that's a little less than SCAR territory...

Merlin593 · Jan 20, 2016

TheGunnyRet said:
Haven't seen any Specs on this yet, just pre-order adds, I did see it will run in the 2k-2.4K range that's a little less than SCAR territory...

https://www.deserttech.com/html/product_overview.php?product_id=4&load=specifications

Wayne1one · Jan 20, 2016

Merlin593 said:
https://www.deserttech.com/html/product_overview.php?product_id=4&load=specifications

They're supposed to have a 19" barreled variant that I don's see listed, that's probably a older spec sheet or they changed their plans

http://www.guns.com/2014/11/20/desert-tech-mdr-update-sbr-models-extended-barrels-to-come/

Yoshi · Jan 20, 2016

Talked to Desert Tech about this a few months ago. According to them, they will have a MD compliant option.

danb · Jan 20, 2016

The will have to have a CA compliant version. The CA compliant version will likely also be MD compliant. It is not yet clear what they will do. Short term, someone can probably put on a an aftermarket non-evil doohickey.

Tavors we get the compensator. Not sure I want a muzzle brake on a bullpup 308.

minuit · Jan 20, 2016

Want, but only after I get a tavor.

TheGunnyRet · Jan 23, 2016

Merlin593 said:
https://www.deserttech.com/html/product_overview.php?product_id=4&load=specifications

Thanks, for some reason couldn't find it...

danb · Jan 23, 2016

TheGunnyRet said:
Thanks, for some reason couldn't find it...

They put it up only in the last day or two. Might not have been there when you looked.

TheGunnyRet · Jan 28, 2016

You would need an 18" Barrel plus Muzzle Device to make it in 7.62x51...this could be disappointment for us here in MD...

danb · Jan 28, 2016

Supposedly, allegedly, they will have a 19" barrel model. They have to, if they want to offer something to the CA/MD/Canada/Australia market

danb · Aug 15, 2017

These are shipping. Not the Maryland compliant versions with 18" barrel, though. To get a MD compliant one they have to put a thingy on the end to make it long enough.

ETA: it will be interesting to see which comes first: the MDR MD-compliant with 18" barrel, or the Tavor 7 in 7.62x51 (Jan 2018) with 18" barrel.

https://hebrewhammerblog.com/2017/06/28/iwi-us-teases-7-62x51-x95/#more-85711

My bet would be the Tavor 7 at this rate, but it'll be close.

TheGunnyRet · Aug 19, 2017

danb said:
These are shipping. Not the Maryland compliant versions with 18" barrel, though. To get a MD compliant one they have to put a thingy on the end to make it long enough.

ETA: it will be interesting to see which comes first: the MDR MD-compliant with 18" barrel, or the Tavor 7 in 7.62x51 (Jan 2018) with 18" barrel.

https://hebrewhammerblog.com/2017/06/28/iwi-us-teases-7-62x51-x95/#more-85711

My bet would be the Tavor 7 at this rate, but it'll be close.

308 is not regulated, so why would the T7 be?

So what your saying its the PLATFORM would be illegal...due to length...

danb · Aug 19, 2017

TheGunnyRet said:
308 is not regulated, so why would the T7 be?

So what your saying its the PLATFORM would be illegal...due to length...

29" length requirement, yes. IWI has this figured out and will release a 18" barrel version for T7.

TheGunnyRet · Aug 25, 2017

DT MDR in 308

Looks like it becoming available...just that they didn't try steel case.

Jiman · Aug 31, 2017

Since it's an OAL length issue with the standard barrel (16"), is it legal to increase the buttpad area to partly or fully makeup the 3" difference?

All of the talk of "permanent" mods tend to have to do with the muzzle end, where as stocks seem to go more under the radar, since MD allows even retractable stocks to be in their fully extended position when measuring OAL compliance.

Im really interested in the rifle, but don't want a pinned muzzle device. I plan on shooting it suppressed, and it's a screw on, so the muzzle device has to come off.

Are there any other options to increase the OAL besides waiting for the 19" barrel?

danb · Aug 31, 2017

I've never seen a 3" buttpad. But if you find one that can be screwed on, yeah that would work.

Doitsouthstyle · Aug 31, 2017

I would definitely attempt to come up with a buttpad for a tavor if I knew a gun shop would order me a regular one and switch it for me before transfer.

Jiman · Sep 1, 2017

danb said:
I've never seen a 3" buttpad. But if you find one that can be screwed on, yeah that would work.

I haven't either :lol2:

, but figured it might open up options if that was a legal way to increase OAL.

I was thinking something along the lines of this:
https://stockpositioning.com/products/sps-2-sliding-post-adjustable-lop-pad-plate-black-stock-positioning

I realize this specific one might not fit, but something adjustable.

Maybe the best thing would be to wait until DT comes out with the 19" version and use an adjustable pad to make up for taking off the muzzle device, assuming the muzzle device is pinned to meet the OAL requirement.

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