Quote History Originally Posted By Hizzie:
I might be interested in another "plain" Battlerail.
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Might be a deal somewhere there.
Never fails that something new comes out after I make a purchase like that, already got it just about perfect too, got it used so had some finish wear, so I painted to match the black finish on the rifle, truck bed liner this time, baked on and looks good with a little bit of grippy texture. Picked up an Arms unlimited QD socket that's made to fit the holes in these rails, if anyone has one and is looking for a QD socket this is definitely the one, fits the holes perfectly. Just got done making a custom direct-fit vertical foregrip for it out of an MDarms molot-style grip, and holy crap y'all got to try that mod, it's the best VFG i've ever tried, super easy to mod to fit too.
I never did like the looks of this battlerail, but extended length handguards just work a ton better for me and the way I shoot, the Troy rail and it's mounting system are super robust, simple, and DON'T require me to cut my handguard retainer or sling loop off. Functionally it's perfect so I decided not to make it a beauty contest and use what works, lol.
That new M-lok rail though, that one looks badass too, to me anyway.
ETA: My one gripe is the way the rail fits inside the receiver, on a WASR it works great as the front end of the receiver is open, so the little cap screws on the rail end hug the barrel and make a nice tight fit. But on my nicer rifles like the SA-85 and the Vepr, the front of the receiver has a filler plate that blocks everything off but the rectangle a standard handguard has, so it's a no-go. I originally bought it for the Hungarian rifle, but the modding it would have taken just seemed excessive and more than I wanted to do. If Troy would fix this i'd probably buy one for the SA-85 too.