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aslope slits on the sides looking almost like a Cobra head. The MX1 is screwed on a standard thread and it can be quickly replaced with a sound suppressor. The barrel is free-float mounted in a chassis that has been fully designed by specialists from Cadex, with some instructions of the potential end users from Canadian special forces (it should be mentioned that one of the designers is a CANSOF veteran). The chassis is available in two variants with different design of the butt stock – the basic CDX-TAC with a fixed skeletonized stock and a lightweight CDX- LITE with a butt stock foldable to the side. During our shooting, CDX-33 Patriot was equipped with the second one. Now, there are also CDX-40 and CDX-50 availabe as well. The LITE chassis is accurately made of alu- minum alloys that provide proper stability, durability, and resistance to damage. It also features Cadex proprietary V-shaped bedding which provides a stable platform that eliminates any movement of the action in the chassis. On the sides, there are characteristic pressed stamps that increase the structural stability. In the upper chassis and the handguard, there is full-length accessory rail installed for mounting the optical sights of va- rious types – the amount of free space on the rail allows placement of night vision clip-on sights. The handguard has slots for mounting, on the side and the lower part, short sections of rails in or- der to install ad- ditional equip- ment, such as laser pointer or a bipod. Cadex CDX-33 Patriot has been facilitated with a double-stage mtach-grade trigger Cadex DX2 with adjustable trigger pull weight within the range from 1.5 pound to 5 pounds (0.68 to 2.26 kg). Both stages may be adjusted separately. The first stage is related to the force for pulling the trigger, the se- cond for releasing it. Moreover, there is a possibi- lity of accurate adjustments to the trigger backla- sh. The rifle may be optionally come with a single stage trigger DX1. The trigger guard has been made bigger, so that the shooter can operate the rifle even with thick winter gloves – this should not be unusual, especially do to the fact that the weapon is to be potentially used under the unfavorable conditions of Northern Canada. Behind the trigger in action