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Last summer American Rifleman's Joe Kurtenbach got a first look at the new SIG Sauer Rattler, the smallest model in the MCX platform, and he alluded to an eventual semi-automatic version. During the SIG Sauer Range Day 2018, Joe had a chance to send some rounds downrange with that new model. Check it out here. For more, visit SIGSauer.com.
After World War II, the French military was left with a hodgepodge of leftover submachine guns. After several years, the army consolidated on a standard service rifle, the MAS-49, and a standard submachine gun: the MAT-49.