{"id":21378,"date":"2014-07-05T17:54:23","date_gmt":"2014-07-05T21:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=21378"},"modified":"2014-07-05T17:54:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T17:41:30","slug":"mgis-hydra-mutli-caliber-one-lower-new-gun-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/mgis-hydra-mutli-caliber-one-lower-new-gun-review\/","title":{"rendered":"MGI’s Hydra: Mutli-Caliber From One Lower–New Gun Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Hydra is a mythical creature with multiple heads.\u00a0 It was a snake-like water serpent dragon thing best left alone.\u00a0 Every time you cut off one head, two new heads grew back in its place.\u00a0 The ancient creature is also the basis for one of the most exciting new takes on the AR platform.\u00a0 The Hydra, from MGI, combines a multi caliber lower with an interchangeable mag well and uppers in various calibers.\u00a0 Right now, MGI is making 5.56, 9mm, 7.62×39, and 300 Blackout.\u00a0 That\u2019s only four distinct heads for the Hydra, but there are other calibers in the works.<\/p>\n

The method behind the madness is surprisingly simple.\u00a0 The Hydra lower looks just like a typical AR lower, except the mag well has been chopped off.\u00a0 The interchangeable mag wells then slides back onto the lower.\u00a0 The upper can be altered by switching out the bolt, and adding a new barrel.\u00a0 The forend has a clamp built in that secures the barrel inside the upper. The upper then secures the mag well, and so on.<\/p>\n