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This is a new and interesting combat (military-police) pistol. On the US market, its currently being sold by the Italian company Chiappa Firearms. Model MC27 is made for 9x19 Para caliber, and manufactured in the Turkish gun factory Girsan Gun Industry.
While the new MC27 copies several systems, it does so in a unique way and has an original design. It has to be considered a brand new weapon. Also, even though it has characteristics of a third-gen combat pistol, it is competitive with most models currently on the market.
MC27 has a slide and a barrel with a short recoil locked breech operation creating a reliability that is required of service firearms. It also has traditional controls, double stack- high capacity magazines and an aluminum alloy frame. This is a standard combat, military-police pistol (7.28 inches long, with a 3.88 inches long barrel, it is 1.23 inches wide and weighs 2 pounds without a magazine). It uses 9mm Para bullets and steel, double stack magazines that can hold 15 rounds. US gun owners can also expect a version in .40 Sw caliber, that can hold 10+1 bullets.
Model MC27 has a high quality, cold forged barrel with a right twist rate of 1:10 inches (1:250 mm) with six grooves. The barrel has a life expectancy of 40,000 bullets, a pretty significant amount for a critical part of the pistol. The slide is somewhat unusually shaped. has a somewhat unusual shape. It is reminiscent of the SIG-Sauer slides, but with a very narrow line, considering that its guide is on the inside of the frame. It is a no frills piece, slide has no additional elements, only the sights and finger grooves. Finger grooves make cocking of the gun much easier, which is a good thing, because the exposed slide surface is pretty narrow and could otherwise cause marksmen to lose their grip on it.
All in all, MC27 looks very neat and efficient, if perhaps, a bit archaic. The secret of this, and many other Turkish models is the careful study of the weak points of all systems they copy and a careful selection of the best solutions on the market. They use all their research to create a completely new pistol.
The new Chiappa MC27 will be very attractive to people who are looking for a reliable, powerful, middle-of-the-road weapon and dont care about its brand.
