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In keeping with making the gun as adaptable as possible, the MDR is offered in several different calibers. Changing between calibers is relatively painless, simply requiring swapping to a bolt head and barrel for the desired caliber and a magazine well adapter to accommodate the new magazine. First generation MDRs were offered in .223/5.56 NATO and .308/7.62 NATO. The later MDRX model also comes with chambering options for .300 Blackout and 6.5 Creedmoor.
The first showings of the MDR prototype were at SHOT Show 2014, with production of the gun being planned for the following year. Due to some design revisions and complications in the manufacturing process, it wasn't until 2017 that the MDR became available on the commercial market. The early MDRs had some issues, namely with the 7.62 NATO variants, which had problems properly extracting certain brands of military surplus ammunition. Other complaints included the a lack of options on the gas system, and not being able to change the gas settings of the rifle without fully removing the front handguard. Desert Tech, to their credit, took these criticisms to heart, and made several modifications to the MDR to fix these issues, and allowed . MDR owners were able to send their guns in to the manufacturer to receive these upgrades at no additional cost. All of the improvements made for the original MDR were made standard on the later MDRX model, which is identical in appearance to the original model, along with some added improvements.
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