Tennessee-based SDS Arms, whose brands include Military Armament Corporation, Tisas, Inglis, and others, brought a slew of new guns to SHOT Show.
We've been covering the company for a while, and SDS always has some interesting stuff that you just don't see everywhere else. Giving us a sneak peek at the 2025 catalog, Jahred Gamez walked us through the updates to the Tisas Double Stack B9R series lines as well as introduced us to the new MAC Duty 9 Double Stack and the MBA bolt-action rifle.
The updated Tisas 1911 Duty B9R Double Stack sports a new universal rail, an RMS/Holosun K footprint optics cut, fiber-optic front sights, and new extended controls. (Photos and Videos: Ben Phillipi/Guns.com)
There is also a new version of the popular Raider rail gun to include an extended threaded barrel.
The new MAC 9 Double Stack includes an integrally compensated model – the Double Stack D Comp – with an Agency Arms Optics System RMR footprint plate as well as new extended controls.
Its frame, barrel, and slide are constructed of 4140 hammer-forged steel. MSRP is $1,079.
Meanwhile, the MAC 9 DSD (Double Stack Duty) model with a 5-inch bull barrel sports an 11-degree target crown. Both models use Checkmate 17-round Prodigy-pattern mags. MSRP is $1,099.
The new MBA bolt-action rifle in a tactical/practical modular system is available in 5.56 or .308.
Surface controls include an oversized bolt release with a 45-degree throw, and an ambi safety.
Besides the smooth flat-faced trigger and an abundance of M-LOK slots and Picatinny rails, there is an adjustable side folding stock.
MSRP is expected to be about $1,100, and we'll have more info on these rifles as they head to market.
Preview of the MAC IX
In other news, SDS introduced the MAC 5 series last year, an MP5-style roller-locked pistol series sans the MP5 price. For those who prefer direct blowback rather than roller lock, with a more AR feel, the company will be introducing the MAC IX in March (just in time for the NRA Annual Meetings in Atlanta).
The MAC IX runs an AR-style safety and trigger group. Note the slingshot-style charging T-handle rather than the forward slap-and-go of the MP5. However, it uses MP5 mags, which are increasingly available at better prices than in previous generations.
Note the rear Pic rail for mounting a pistol brace or stock (NFA rules apply).
The forward rail has short M-LOK slot sections at the 3, 6, and 9 o'clock positions and a full-length Pic rail on top for optics.
The barrel has a tri-lug adapter 1-28TPI threads, and an A2-style muzzle device.
MSRP isn't set in stone yet but will probably hit the low $1K range.
