Farewell, MC, we slept right through thee
Mossberg is known for their shotguns, but actually started off in 1919 making pistols, the .22LR Brownie pistol.
A four-shot break-action pocket gun with a rotating firing pin, some 32,000 of the little Brownies were cranked out before 1932, when Mossberg closed out the classic popgun and moved on to bigger and better things.
Fast forward to 2019 and, in celebrating the company’s 100th anniversary, Mossberg reintroduced a handgun, the 9mm MC1sc subcompact.
Front and rear slide serrations, an optional manual safety, 7+1 9mm capacity. The MC1sc had a lot going on
Offered in four models with an ask of between $425 and $526, it was slow going for the MC1sc, which was not surprising.
The company revamped the design with the double-stacked MC2c the next year, with a price between $490 to $595, depending on the model.
While it reviewed well, Mossberg never put in the effort to really advertise it, and it remained a sleeper option with a tough uphill climb against arguably better (or at least more recognizable) pistols that had a cheaper acquisition point.
So, it should surprise no one that the MC line disappeared from Mossberg’s site altogether around January, leaving only a few parts and magazines available for purchase.
I even kinda called it back in 2019, saying:
The problem is, with so much market share already invested deep in the Ruger LC9/EC9, S&W Sheild, HK VP9SK, and the G43, I feel like this pistol will get about as much love as the Taurus AR15 or Remington R51.
Maybe an MC3c is inbound? Probably not. The polymer-framed handgun market is swamped.
Either way, it looks like you can widely pick up a new-in-box MC2c for around $325, and used models for less, which probably aren’t that bad of a buy– just be advised you will likely be on your own for support.
