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Posted: 3/30/2009 9:24:47 AM EDT
| I am currently looking at buying a forward vertical grip and was looking at the Grip Pod forward vertical grip and bipod combination. Has anyone used this item and what are your comments. Thanks. |
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I am currently looking at buying a forward vertical grip and was looking at the Grip Pod forward vertical grip and bipod combination. Has anyone used this item and what are your comments. Thanks. I talked to some guys on an returning ODA who felt the Gripod was one of the better pieces of equipment they had. I was a little surprised, but this team lived outside the wire for a long time, and their comments are worth listening to. I think a large portion of VFGs depend on what you are looking for. First and foremost, for most people, how a VFG fits their hand should be most important. If a grip is too thick or too thin, eventually it gets left in a box or resold. If possible, try to get out and handle a few different ones for yourself and see what you like. There are rapid attach VFGs that may be worth looking at if you have several different weapons that you want to swap one back and forth, but most people don't have a huge need to quickly detach a grip, so I would not include or exclude grips just based off that. |
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My current AR-15 is a pile of new parts in a box awaiting to be assembled. I also never used a forward vertical grip before, BUT, I got a GPS-02 gripod off e-bay. Be careful, I'm sure their are lots of Airsoft imitations there also. Since I haven't built my AR yet, I haven't used it.
From the looks of it, yea, there are probably better vertical grips and definitely better bipods out there, but none that are a combo unit. I rarely shoot in a way that uses bipods. I didn't want a folded up bipod getting in the way, so instead I got the combo gripod. It may end up being taken off and just sitting in the case, depends on how much I like shooting with a foregrip instead of just using the handguards around the barrel. Quoted:
I talked to some guys on an returning ODA who felt the Gripod was one of the better pieces of equipment they had. I was a little surprised, but this team lived outside the wire for a long time, and their comments are worth listening to. Doesn't surprise me, the military very much prefers utilitarian equipment that can be multi-purposed. They didn't have to carry a bi-pod and a vertical forgrip, nor take the time to unfold or remove items in combat, if they wanted to switch to a bi-pod, just press the button and it pops out. Probably outweighs the factors of how well it fits in the hand, etc. That's kinda what I was getting at above. If your looking for a grip that fits well in hand, its NOT the gripod, its a straight cylinder with ridges, and its on the narrow end of the thickness's for vertical foregrips. |
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Doesn't surprise me, the military very much prefers utilitarian equipment that can be multi-purposed. I think all of us who are or have been MIL will agree to that. Same can be said for most LEO as well, though as a cop I don't have to hump my equipment anywhere near as far anymore. 
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| I wanted a vertical grip because I used one in the Sand Box and really liked it. I also wanted a bipod. But, unfortunately, they both take up the same realestate on the bottom rail. So, I ended up getting a grippod. It is a little bigger longer (1-2 inches) than your standard grip. But, I really like the bipod. It is really stable. It doesn't cant like I thought it would. It holds the rifle nice and steady. It does not pivot from side to side. But, the feet slide easy enough that you can just turn the rifle and the feet will let you. I originally bought one off ebay. It was reall cheap and looked exactly the same. The thing I noticed about the cheap one, there wasn't any metal in the legs for support. The grippod has steel reinforcement in the legs. Eventually, I got a real grippod and I have kept it on there and shoot with it all the time. I really like it. I do think it is a little over priced, but, what can you do. I like that the bipod is up and disappeared into the handle when you aren't using it. One less thing to hang up on your gear. It pops out really nice when you push the button. A vertical grip is the type of thing you use close up and when moving. Alot of times we would run from one point to another and the vertical grip made it a little more stable to point and shoot when running. If you just shoot from the sitting position all the time, then it is not for you. If you like to run a course and shoot at mulitiple targets while moving, then a vertical grip might be your thing. Now that I am retired and no longer military or LEO, I typically shoot from the standing or the bench. Mostly the bench. I live in WA and it rains alot so not so much prone. So, the bipod comes in handy all the time. My AR is my SHTF weapon and that is why I want the vertical grip. I suppose SWAT would probably like it though. And, of course the guys in the Sand Box love it. Well, thats my 27 cents. |
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Some will say that if you aren't spending $100 on it then you're a fuck up and it will probably kill you, but the reality is that it's a piece of molded polymer, and the likelyhood of it breaking or failing is pretty slim.
Buy a $20 "pop bottle" VUG from Ergo, stick it on, and shoot the rifle. |
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