humane self defense week: mcs Tipx CMP-18 Dagger. $599

Continuing our theme this week of Humane Self Defense (HSD), I want to profile the Dagger .68Cal. The Dagger Compact Machine Pistol (CMP) is a package put together by a company called Modern Combat Sports (MCS). MCS is an emerging leader in combat games, promoting special events and league play that combines world-class facilities with state-of-the-art magfed equipment to grow the sport and promote the most authentic tactical games possible. They are a division of Defense Innovation which designs, engineers and manufactures exceptional combat simulation equipment. Therefore the difference between regular paintball and MCS is, MCS games are mission-driven, require teamwork and strategy, and utilize equipment that more closely simulates real-world firearms and combat gear. To this end they manufacture the folding stock chassis for the Tippmann TiPX used in the Dagger above (this chassis can be purchased alone for $119 from their website).

The Dagger package comes with the chassis/stock, the TiPX pistol, a red dot sight, a special ops suppressor (nothing on their website states this is a faux can), a 10" inch Lion Claw Barrel, a vertical grip, 2 x TiPX 7-round mags, 2 Zeta 20-round mags, a remote line kit and their K416 front and rear sight set. All these components are available individually from their website but the kit makes for a no-brainer lower-cost assembly that'll have you up and running in minutes. This package comes unassembled - TiPX are shipped brand new in the original case so that you can get warranty service from Tippmann as needed.

I'll cover the features of the TiPX pistol in tomorrow's BLOG post to give you the lowdown on velocity, reliability etc. 

So, all that technical talk aside, this is an incredibly cool Humane Self Defense (HSD) weapon that'll allow you to keep 20 pepper balls (or hard PVC balls) on hand should the need arise in a home defense situation. I can even see how this might be superior to bear spray against unruly bruins, vicious dogs or big cats - accurately planting pepper on target at 60 feet beats a plume of wind-blown mist at 15 feet. Personally I think our USPS heroes should be allowed to use these against aggressive, impolite canines. As for cost, PVC balls are reusable and CO2 cartridges can be bought for around 40 cents a piece which equates to a couple of pennies a shot. Economically HSD guns are far, far cheaper to run than conventional firearms. Cheaper equals more practice. More practice equals more hits. More hits equals a better deterrent. And you can practice in your living room without fear of wall-penetrating projectiles harming family members or neighbors.

So for those who really don't want to have angry ghosts in their home following a home intrusion, or for those who legally can't buy a firearm, don't worry, you're not without methods of viable home defense. The MCS Dagger looks like an awesome (and dare I say fun) way to dump a world of hurt on malfeasant scumbags thinking they can steal your stuff or do you harm!

Get this wickedly cool device here on the MCS WEBSITE.