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Posted: 10/21/2016 11:47:03 AM EDT
[#1]
I have owned rifles with quad rails, and those without. Slim single rails win hands down. Once I got rid of my last quad rail, I decided I will never buy another one. If a quad rail came on a rifle I bought, I would get rid of it before I did anything else to the rifle. Slim forends handle far better than quad rails.
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Posted: 10/21/2016 11:57:06 AM EDT
[#2]
I'm gonna try an MLOK rail on my upcoming SBR. Everything I've owned before have had quad rails.
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Posted: 10/21/2016 12:12:31 PM EDT
[#3]
we should do an arfcom study correlating handguard preferences to female preferences.
do you like women with boyish figures and keymod handguards OR do you like thick women with huge rear ends/breasts and quad rails? 
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Posted: 10/21/2016 12:30:54 PM EDT
[#4]
 heres mine...
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Posted: 10/21/2016 12:37:22 PM EDT
[#5]
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I have to disagree with you. Between the extra weight and the cheese grater effect......quad rails suck in comparison. Agree with the cheese grater effect. Recently had a quad rail AR tear a hole in a Caldwell bag I was shooting it off of while getting it zeroed. 
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Posted: 10/21/2016 12:42:12 PM EDT
[#6]
Both my ar's wear kac rails. That being said my next build will probably use dickmod.
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Posted: 10/21/2016 12:46:48 PM EDT
[#7]
Quad rails can take a beating but they most assuredly can give you a beating if you have to carry it day after day and or just stand a post with it on sling. The looks don't matter one way or another once you put rail covers on a keymod and the lighter weight is welcome after just a few hours of huffing it around. Ounces equal pounds and pounds equal pain 
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Posted: 10/21/2016 12:51:38 PM EDT
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The URX 3.1 is the greatest rail of all time. <a href="http://s1151.photobucket.com/user/Cole2534/media/URX_zpshyvjrivm.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1151.photobucket.com/albums/o639/Cole2534/URX_zpshyvjrivm.jpg</a> Proprietary modular mounting system for the win! 
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Posted: 10/21/2016 12:52:48 PM EDT
[#9]
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OG quad rails for life, bitches. None of this poverty grade dickmod or mcock https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7329/27426429604_c624b39ec1_b.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7351/27962608981_b323fc1dbb_b.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5505/30099118255_69470a5b1c_b.jpg Your obsession with penises is telling..... |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 12:54:02 PM EDT
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Light position looks, awkward. Quote HistoryIt also doesn't appear to have any sights. |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 12:54:07 PM EDT
[#11]
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Proprietary modular mounting system for the win!
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The URX 3.1 is the greatest rail of all time. <a href="http://s1151.photobucket.com/user/Cole2534/media/URX_zpshyvjrivm.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1151.photobucket.com/albums/o639/Cole2534/URX_zpshyvjrivm.jpg</a> Proprietary modular mounting system for the win!
Not. You shut your whore mouth! 
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Posted: 10/21/2016 12:59:36 PM EDT
[#12]
Quad mafia 4 lyfe yo!
Though most of mine are just cheap KAC M4/M5 rails. I have one DD M4A1 RIS II (full length, FDE, the unicorn) on a SOPMOD Block II clone, so that's fancy I guess. Cheese grater? Just put a ladder rail cover on it, they're cheap and slim. I like MLOK better of the two rail-less patterns, seems like a better design. All of my doodads are 1913 though, so no desire to rebuy everything.
The URX3/3.1 and Geissele Mk4 are definitely pretty nice though. |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 1:02:32 PM EDT
[#13]
overly heavy and bulky. I've never liked the look. Sorry OP.
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Posted: 10/21/2016 1:04:48 PM EDT
[#14]
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You shut your whore mouth!
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The URX 3.1 is the greatest rail of all time. <a href="http://s1151.photobucket.com/user/Cole2534/media/URX_zpshyvjrivm.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1151.photobucket.com/albums/o639/Cole2534/URX_zpshyvjrivm.jpg</a> Proprietary modular mounting system for the win!
Not. You shut your whore mouth!
In all honesty, it's not that bad what with the picatinny at the muzzle end of the handguard. I still prefer the Geissele Mk4 as it has the MLOK slots at the upper offsets which allow usage some low profile light mounts.
URX 3/3.1 with MLOK instead of proprietary bolt holes? I'd definitely be on board. |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 1:06:06 PM EDT
[#15]
Stealth fat chick admiration thread?
I must admit there is something a little sexy about a heavier gal with some extra lumps. But when if comes to carbines that I might use in a fight I prefer heartless efficiency. Slim rails in most flavors provide this and keymod/mlok is an attempt to bring all under a standard. I would have agreed with you a few years ago but after handling slim rails I don't think I will ever own another full cheese grater quad. 
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Posted: 10/21/2016 1:07:44 PM EDT
[#16]
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This: https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/1521602_10201025664998213_735877187_n.jpg?oh=96f34d66f61991df589e3e9ff32feebb&oe=58A3F62D is sexier than the other two... not discounting the weight savings and other benefits that the new generation of rails offer, but but to me nothing really says "battle rifle" like a full rail system... I agree with my countryman, Quad for those of us with normal man sized hands and not little Vienna Sausage Beaters. |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 1:09:46 PM EDT
[#17]
Whats sexier than a bunch of dicks on your rail?
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Posted: 10/21/2016 1:13:18 PM EDT
[#18]
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Go be nostalgic somewhere else. http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/p550/Detrhoyt/Guns/20160702_183419_zps76l3p3dt.jpg I like something like this. Easy on the hands and plenty of air cooling ability when shooting a good amount. |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 1:13:39 PM EDT
[#19]
KAC RAS & DD RIS II OR GTFO!
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Posted: 10/21/2016 1:16:53 PM EDT
[#20]
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Whats sexier than a bunch of dicks on your rail? nothing the ladies get all wet when they see my rails... a few fellas too 
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Posted: 10/21/2016 1:17:23 PM EDT
[#21]
As Nobel prize winner Bob Dylan says, "the times they are a changin"
Keymod and Mlok |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 1:20:04 PM EDT
[#22]
I like the new rail I put on my 308 but nothing is as sexy as my DD Lite 12 on my BCM.
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Posted: 10/21/2016 1:20:24 PM EDT
[#23]
Thankfully, I grew up working with my hands so I don't get my hands grated up through the callouses. Cheese Grater? Never heard of her. |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 1:42:47 PM EDT
[#24]
Diamondhead VRS on my Stag 3T-M. I love this hand guard. I also bought the rail segments to screw in for other things to mount in the future. Have the mini front part on to mount a bi-pod when needed. It does add some weight to the gun that took some getting used to. 
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Posted: 10/21/2016 1:53:03 PM EDT
[#25]
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In all honesty, it's not that bad what with the picatinny at the muzzle end of the handguard. I still prefer the Geissele Mk4 as it has the MLOK slots at the upper offsets which allow usage some low profile light mounts.
URX 3/3.1 with MLOK instead of proprietary bolt holes? I'd definitely be on board. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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The URX 3.1 is the greatest rail of all time. <a href="http://s1151.photobucket.com/user/Cole2534/media/URX_zpshyvjrivm.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1151.photobucket.com/albums/o639/Cole2534/URX_zpshyvjrivm.jpg</a> Proprietary modular mounting system for the win!
Not. You shut your whore mouth!
In all honesty, it's not that bad what with the picatinny at the muzzle end of the handguard. I still prefer the Geissele Mk4 as it has the MLOK slots at the upper offsets which allow usage some low profile light mounts.
URX 3/3.1 with MLOK instead of proprietary bolt holes? I'd definitely be on board. Yes. Remember, URX was designed pre DickMod and MLOK. But still, I agree with your thought process... doesn't mean I won't be buying another 3.1 whenever get around to buying an RRA LAR47. |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 1:56:06 PM EDT
[#26]
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http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k594/uggliey/20160412_210039_zpsqy011csl.jpg Diamondhead VRS on my Stag 3T-M. I love this hand guard. I also bought the rail segments to screw in for other things to mount in the future. Have the mini front part on to mount a bi-pod when needed. It does add some weight to the gun that took some getting used to. http://firespeedtactical.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/QD_BLK-1343.jpg Once again, proprietary modular crap. Worse than Keymod, MLOK, and quad rail. That thing also looks god awful. 
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Posted: 10/21/2016 1:58:09 PM EDT
[#27]
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So in summation; the guys that dont like the quad rail complain about the size of it (small hands), tears there hands up (soft hands), too heavy (do you even lift bro?). Does that come close? Then they seem to think that the newer hand guards are somehow new tech that is soo great, but they are using them on 50's tech rifles (AR's). So you still have no advanced tech argument, its like hooking up dolby surround sound to a phonograph. So everyone who hates what u like is a small handed , soft handed , don't workout fool ? You sound stupid . |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 2:01:32 PM EDT
[#28]
Meh.
Use what works best for you, or what you want to use. Your money your choice. |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 2:02:40 PM EDT
[#29]
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So in summation; the guys that dont like the quad rail complain about the size of it (small hands), tears there hands up (soft hands), Come to Cola Warrior, I bet your weak quad-rail hands get melted off by conex. |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 2:42:18 PM EDT
[#30]
Big fan of the ALG EMR V2/V3.
Just ordered another one. |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 2:48:38 PM EDT
[#31]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Come to Cola Warrior, I bet your weak quad-rail hands get melted off by conex. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: So in summation; the guys that dont like the quad rail complain about the size of it (small hands), tears there hands up (soft hands), Come to Cola Warrior, I bet your weak quad-rail hands get melted off by conex.  |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 2:51:28 PM EDT
[#32]
I don't think so & there uncomfortable as hell.
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Posted: 10/21/2016 2:51:50 PM EDT
[#33]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Proprietary modular mounting system for the win! Not. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: The URX 3.1 is the greatest rail of all time. <a href="http://s1151.photobucket.com/user/Cole2534/media/URX_zpshyvjrivm.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1151.photobucket.com/albums/o639/Cole2534/URX_zpshyvjrivm.jpg</a> Proprietary modular mounting system for the win! Not. Or thread it on and set a jam nut. |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 3:34:29 PM EDT
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Mod1 is sexiest AR Does anyone use the rear picatinny sections on the URX 3.1? I find them more annoying than useful. |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 3:43:04 PM EDT
[#35]
Quad rails work. They also don't look like a row of dicks cut into my rifle. Next question.
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Posted: 10/21/2016 3:44:09 PM EDT
[#36]
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No. Who needs 60" of continuous, heavy rail to mount a sling, light and BUIS? No one, that's who. Rails really don't add much weight. Plus, they are already where you need them. You don't have to go spend money on a section of rail that you bolt onto your handguard. Less to break. |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 3:45:57 PM EDT
[#37]
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Lol, when I think of "battle rifle" an AR-15 is the last thing that comes to mind. A battle rifle is 10 lbs of wood and steel son. http://www.armoryblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/308-m1-garand.jpg But if I'm not being nostalgic and want a functional working rifle, I'm going to use the best technology available. Quad rails add unnecessary weight and have poor ergonomics compared to Mlock. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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This: https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/1521602_10201025664998213_735877187_n.jpg?oh=96f34d66f61991df589e3e9ff32feebb&oe=58A3F62D is sexier than the other two... not discounting the weight savings and other benefits that the new generation of rails offer, but but to me nothing really says "battle rifle" like a full rail system... Lol, when I think of "battle rifle" an AR-15 is the last thing that comes to mind. A battle rifle is 10 lbs of wood and steel son. http://www.armoryblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/308-m1-garand.jpg But if I'm not being nostalgic and want a functional working rifle, I'm going to use the best technology available. Quad rails add unnecessary weight and have poor ergonomics compared to Mlock. Your grandpa called. Even he doesn't want to hump that much weight. |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 4:18:29 PM EDT
[#38]
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Your obsession with penises is telling..... Quote HistoryQuoted:
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OG quad rails for life, bitches. None of this poverty grade dickmod or mcock https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7329/27426429604_c624b39ec1_b.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7351/27962608981_b323fc1dbb_b.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5505/30099118255_69470a5b1c_b.jpg Your obsession with penises is telling..... Their love of Quads is likely rooted in the rails being ribbed for their pleasure. |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 4:24:54 PM EDT
[#39]
I'm a fan of "all of the above". I hope that all three standards survive. For the anti-quad rail folks other there though, have fun mounting your rail-mount m203 to your shit. Not gonna work.
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Posted: 10/21/2016 4:33:41 PM EDT
[#40]
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Hell ya, let's do it the LaRue way! You need some pins, some collars, a strap wrench, and plate thingy and some screws. That sounds fuckin cool! Or thread it on and set a jam nut. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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The URX 3.1 is the greatest rail of all time. <a href="http://s1151.photobucket.com/user/Cole2534/media/URX_zpshyvjrivm.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1151.photobucket.com/albums/o639/Cole2534/URX_zpshyvjrivm.jpg</a> Proprietary modular mounting system for the win!
Not. Or thread it on and set a jam nut. Not the mounting system I was talking about. In this thread, are we discussing how the rail mounts to the upper or how the accessories mount to the rail? Try again. |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 4:39:38 PM EDT
[#41]
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OG quad rails for life, bitches. None of this poverty grade dickmod or mcock https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7329/27426429604_c624b39ec1_b.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7351/27962608981_b323fc1dbb_b.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5505/30099118255_69470a5b1c_b.jpg winning. |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 4:48:34 PM EDT
[#42]
I never understood what the advantage of the MLOK or Key Mod was supposed to be. I buy a rifle with a quad rail and I'm done. Just need to put on the light and/or forward grip. I don't want to buy a Key Mod or MLOK and then have to buy the picatinney rail to add to this nonsense, when I already have the picatinney rail on a the quad rail.
 To me that's a waste of money and time. That old saying about "a solution looking for a nonexistent problem" comes to mind. No Key Mod or MLOK for me.
All that said, I really don't like the look and don't see the need for a full length rail that covers the entire length of the barrel. That makes about as much sense to me as the uselessness of the MLOK and Key Mod. That's a lot of wasted added weight and space. There is no way I need all that much rail.
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Posted: 10/21/2016 4:53:06 PM EDT
[#43]
Aesthetically speaking, I think Mlok looks the best.
Functionally speaking, picatinny is only needed for irons,optics and lasers. Which means it only needs to be ontop, imo. |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 4:54:07 PM EDT
[#44]
I can live with the m-loc slots but row upon row of tiny dicks is a no go.
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Posted: 10/21/2016 4:57:45 PM EDT
[#45]
negative
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Posted: 10/21/2016 5:03:28 PM EDT
[#46]
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Big fan of the ALG EMR V2/V3. Just ordered another one. 
I have that same forend, as recommended by a fellow TN Arfcommer, and it's really nice. I think I should have gotten the 15" instead of the 13", but that's small potatoes. I also have a 12" Centurion C4 quad rail that came with a used rifle, and it's good for what it is. 
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Posted: 10/21/2016 5:13:09 PM EDT
[#47]
Seven years in the infantry with quad rails and two out of three AR's of mine have DD quad rails.
More weight, yes but hand destroyers? Bunch of pajama boys here. |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 5:32:50 PM EDT
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My issued AR had triangular handguards. Made for a lightweight and comfortable rifle. moved on to CAR round guards. Need a flashlight? Just hose clamp one on. Never had a quad rail, thought they were kind of a waste and not ergonomic, not to mention Ugly.
I feel nostalgia for the old grips I started with, but the new modular rails are where it is at. |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 5:41:28 PM EDT
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http://i463.photobucket.com/albums/qq355/Ironhandjohn/1458494724_zpsrjkocwgb.jpg I have that same forend, as recommended by a fellow TN Arfcommer, and it's really nice. I think I should have gotten the 15" instead of the 13", but that's small potatoes. I also have a 12" Centurion C4 quad rail that came with a used rifle, and it's good for what it is. http://i463.photobucket.com/albums/qq355/Ironhandjohn/1421024609_zps92bc79ee.jpg Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Big fan of the ALG EMR V2/V3. Just ordered another one. http://i463.photobucket.com/albums/qq355/Ironhandjohn/1458494724_zpsrjkocwgb.jpg I have that same forend, as recommended by a fellow TN Arfcommer, and it's really nice. I think I should have gotten the 15" instead of the 13", but that's small potatoes. I also have a 12" Centurion C4 quad rail that came with a used rifle, and it's good for what it is. http://i463.photobucket.com/albums/qq355/Ironhandjohn/1421024609_zps92bc79ee.jpg Details on paint?
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Posted: 10/21/2016 10:15:57 PM EDT
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I never understood what the advantage of the MLOK or Key Mod was supposed to be. I buy a rifle with a quad rail and I'm done. Just need to put on the light and/or forward grip. I don't want to buy a Key Mod or MLOK and then have to buy the picatinney rail to add to this nonsense, when I already have the picatinney rail on a the quad rail. To me that's a waste of money and time. That old saying about "a solution looking for a nonexistent problem" comes to mind. No Key Mod or MLOK for me.
All that said, I really don't like the look and don't see the need for a full length rail that covers the entire length of the barrel. That makes about as much sense to me as the uselessness of the MLOK and Key Mod. That's a lot of wasted added weight and space. There is no way I need all that much rail. The point is to remove picatinny from the equation altogether. That's why they make direct mount MLOK/Keymod accessory mounts. No need to add a picatinny rail to your modular handguard. The advantages are less bulk and weight. |
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