@Bakerjd, you might try to look at some of the AIWB holstermaker foam pads. As a fellow skinny guy, foam is a lot more comfortable on the hip bone than a hard plastic 'pad'.
I unscrewed the mounting brackets, put it about where I wanted it, attached the brackets, shifted it around a little, and then tightened the brackets down over the joints between two links, like DAA recommends. It fits great.
Everglades MRH. Tried the Alpha X and didn't like it. Sold that to a buddy who said the alpha x worked a lot better with the muzzle support. I'm so happy with the MRH that I don't want to try anything else.
MRH is better with a more rigid belt. I switched to the Lynx belt and it's nicer.
I tried the Everglades pad and didn't like it much. Later, I mounted one of these foam pads on the inside of the hanger. https://darkstargear.com/product/flatpad/
That's a way better thigh pad for me than the Everglades one.
Looks like Hayes Custom has a complete set of mods for the VR80 now:
Getting the mods done is $1500, plus charges for extras like the odin stock.
I'm not affiliated with them in any way, just thought this was neat.
Got a couple today. They work fine in a limcat magwell (newer kind with the curved bottom). No dremeling/filing needed.
I agree with Silverscooby as to the advantages of not having to load/unload dummy rounds and a rack buddy.
See here for example: https://gunmagwarehouse.com/glock-9mm-24-round-factory-magazine.html
They're longer than 141.25mm, but shorter than 171.25mm. Pretty sure an extension would be fine, but I haven't added an extension to mine.
Another vote for Criterion 16" with rifle gas here. Mine should be arriving tomorrow.
They've been backordered for a bit but their website has them back in stock now.
Interesting. Stocks with compartments are a lot easier to add weights to, so the JP product is a nice thing if I needed more front weight for balance.
As for handguards, I found these from XLR, but they're even more expensive: https://xlrindustries.com/products/m-lok-steel-weights
Yeah, that's what I'm thinking too. Or heck, $410, profit margin is safe. I don't need a crazy strong aluminum housing. I'm not tossing my competition pistols out of helicopters.
Yeah maybe. I think there might be enough good experiences with the SRO for me to take a look. I'd need a new mount though.
The changes mentioned in here don't seem like they'd add all that much more to the cost.