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...A-PEG though, smooth or rough though?

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OP, I have about forty A2 grips I'll sell you for a dollar each.

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a2 grip goes straight in the trash.

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I just give them to my dog, they make outstanding chew toys...last a long time with a dog that normaly destroys stuff.

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The report (done by a hired contractor) was a real hose job per the direction "we can't let the Marines make us look this bad...".
To be brief:
1. Some in the Army had real bad heartburn that we Marines were "doing their job" by fixing known A1 deficiencies.
2. The test lot of M855 ammo used in the early 1980's tests was so defective prone it was thought to have been sabotaged in favor of Picatinny's M777 round which had the M855's (actually the Belgian SS109's) steel insert, but was stabilized by the A1's 1:12 twist, ergo, not barrel change required to conform with NATO.
Canada came to the rescue as the first test was terminated because of the bad Lake City crap ammo and delivered 10's of thousands of Belgian SS109 which was used to repeat the testing and proved superior to the A1 testing in all respects.  (Something ignored by these report writers.)
3. If I wanted to take the time, I can counter every one of their listed deficiencies.

Bottom line is, the Army did not agree with this report and adopted the A2 and it became the standard service rifle.
Nuf said!

And on the A2 grip, I actually built the first two (using Bondo) in my shop at Picatinny, and then Colt used them to prototype the production item.
So now you know who to blame.
The only part of the A2 program I regret was the longer buttstock, that ironically the Army's Human Engineering Lab endorsed; and of course the 3-round burst control.  But adding the burst control "saved" a degree of full-auto capability that was planed to be eliminated as the SAW was going to replace the automatic rifle in the fire teams.  And the provisioning of belted SAW ammo aboard amphibious shipping supporting 27 SAW's in each Marine Infantry Company was displacing tons of "rifle pack-out" 5.56 to the point that a 3-day supply was adversely effected.  The SAW ammo pack-out of 800 rounds taking the same cubic space as 1680 rifle pack-out 5.56 in stripper clips and bandoliers.

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A1 grip > A2 grip.

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]Barrel needs more free float.
 

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I'm one of the weirdos that likes the A2 grip. I've used several different other grips, but I really find the A2 fits my hand perfectly.

I have it on all my ARs.

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There's no part of the AR I hate more than the A2 grip and that stupid nub.

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fuck the A2 pistol grip

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I don't mind the A2 grip, but I don't care for the numb and its a bit too small for my hands.  I prefer a MIAD or MOE grip on my rifles.

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There's no part of the AR I hate more than the A2 grip and that stupid nub.

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The last thing I care to bother with is changing the grip.  It does what it needs to do just fine.  Considering the rifle has 3 points of stability for shooting, the grip could be a piece of broken PVC and you should be able to shoot it as well as the best grip on the market.  IMO, a wasted accessory.