SIG SAUER Adaptive Carbine Platform

SIG SAUER has been busy leading up to Shot Show 2012. SIG recently announced the Adaptive Carbine Platform (ACP), which is a platform that allows you to turn any handgun with an accessory rail to be turned into a personal defense weapon (PDW).

The ACP is available in three models:

• ACP – This basic model allows for fast, easy conversion and works with most railed pistols.
• ACP-Enhanced – The Enhanced version includes the new SIG SAUER MIL-GRADE Mini Red Dot Sight, a quick detachable sling swivel and a Single Point Bungee Sling.
• ACP-LE – This National Firearms Act-regulated military/law enforcement model features a top- folding shoulder stock. Civilian purchasers must comply with the requirements for registering a short-barreled rifle.

Thoughts

I think the non-LE versions of the ACP are mostly worthless. Sure, the ACP allows you to hang a bunch of stuff off the M1913 rails, and while that scores major cool points, I don’t think it’s very useful unless you can use the ACP as a carbine. Here’s my reasoning.

The whole point of a PDW in my opinion is rifle carbine capabilities in a submachine gun sized package. Well, by definition you aren’t going to have rifle carbine calibers as this adapts pistols. You won’t get an increase in power and velocity using the ACP either, as it doesn’t increase the barrel length. To me, this only leaves the already discussed rails, and the recoil reduction of the attachable buttstock which comes with the LE version only.

The cool factor is definitely there with the ACP, and if you can get the LE version, I think it gives you enough added capabilities to make it worth the purchase.

Agree? Disagree? Let me know in the comments below!

Press Release

SIG SAUER® Adaptive Carbine Platform Extends Pistol Utility

Universal platform mounts to handguns with an accessory rail

EXETER, NH (January 2012) —The SIG SAUER Adaptive Carbine Platform (ACP) allows any handgun with an accessory rail to be quickly modified into a personal defense weapon or submachine gun-style firearm. Regardless of the brand, most pistols equipped with an accessory rail can be mounted to the ACP without the need for modification to the base gun.

Fabricated from solid aircraft-grade aluminum, the ACP sports M1913 rails at the 3, 6 and 9 o’clock positions with a full-length top rail at the 12 o’clock position. Compatible accessories such as lights, red dot sights and lasers can be mounted for additional functionality.

“The ACP brings Personal Defense Weapon (PDW) features to almost any handgun,” said Bud Fini, SIG SAUER Vice President of Marketing. “For law enforcement or executive protection details looking for the quick deployment of a submachine gun, but with the controllability of a handgun, the ACP offers everything in one package.”

An integral hand stop permits the user to get a forward grip without the danger of covering the muzzle. The integral quick-detachable sling mounts allow an ACP-equipped pistol to be carried on a sling for fast access.

The new SIG SAUER ACP allows the shooter access to the pistol’s frame mounted controls, providing an easy training transition and familiar manual of arms. The ACP is also compatible with most sound suppressors.

The ACP is available in three models:

• ACP – This basic model allows for fast, easy conversion and works with most railed pistols.
• ACP-Enhanced – The Enhanced version includes the new SIG SAUER MIL-GRADE Mini Red Dot Sight, a quick detachable sling swivel and a Single Point Bungee Sling.
• ACP-LE – This National Firearms Act-regulated military/law enforcement model features a top- folding shoulder stock. Civilian purchasers must comply with the requirements for registering a short-barreled rifle.