TOTALLY TUBULAR

THE 2-INCH ALUMINUM TUBE DOES A COUPLE THINGS ON THE MR-19. FIRST, IT PROVIDES A BOMBER FREEFLOAT HANDGUARD THAT‘LL DOUBLE AS A PULLUP BAR, AND SECOND, IT COVERS JP‘S SIGNATURE THERMAL DISSIPATOR SYSTEM.

John Paul of JP Enterprises makes no bones about it. Within two seconds of our interview about the origins of the company’s MR-19 rifle, J.P. spits fire about traditional, dropcomb bolt gun ergonomics.

“Gas gun ergonomics are far superior to drop-comb bolt gun ergonomics,” he says. He’s talking about the trouble he had almost 20 years ago finding a rifle setup that’d work well in endurance-based, team sniper competition. That was his obsession at the time. He means events in the early 2000s that were the forerunners of events current comps like Competition Dynamic’s Sniper Adventure Challenge and G3 Dynamic’s Mammoth Sniper Challenge. He was looking for something light, rigid, and most of all, ergonomic.

At the time, the Accuracy International Chassis System was the only game in town for the 700, J.P. laments.

“Ergonomically, I couldn’t stand it,” he says. “I was