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Has anyone tried one of these in an extended Bobro mount yet? I currently have a DMS in my Bobro mount and clearance is real close at the magnification adjustment with a cat tail installed. Does the Burris have any clearance issues like this?

Fiber optic and/or tritium for illumination, and designed so you can't see the dot unless the pistol is aligned, sort of poormans red dot for a pistol. Don't know if it's been released yet, lots of vaporwear at SHOT from what I understand. If I'm reading thigs right it does away with looking at the front sight entirely, all the pistol alignment is done with the visable dot. Anyone seen anything like this before? Wondering if this is a rehash of an old idea. Any insight into the pros/cons of a design like this? Tactical Aiming Solutions

That's where Magpul's next invention comes in, the AFG-BW (advanced fore grip - body worn). This larger version of the AFG is two feet long and stands 18" high. It is designed to be mounted on a chest rig picitiny rail. When using the AFG-BW, if the shooter goes prone, the wedge shape tilts his upper body upwards and stabalizes it in a raised position allowing proper monopoding off of straight bodied magazines up to 95 round capacity. It may sound kind of novel, but the physiological approach to the supination of the spine should lead to a more natural comfortable shooting position. As a bonus, if used for long periods of time, such as in a sniper overwatch role, the shooters legs go completely numb making for a more comfortable watch period. And remember....this isn't tennis.......they bring the unfair advantage to the battlefield You had me wondering for a bit there, then I saw the vid from SHOT, yes I chuckled.

That's where Magpul's next invention comes in, the AFG-BW (advanced fore grip - body worn). This larger version of the AFG is two feet long and stands 18" high. It is designed to be mounted on a chest rig picitiny rail. When using the AFG-BW, if the shooter goes prone, the wedge shape tilts his upper body upwards and stabalizes it in a raised position allowing proper monopoding off of straight bodied magazines up to 95 round capacity. It may sound kind of novel, but the physiological approach to the supination of the spine should lead to a more natural comfortable shooting position. As a bonus, if used for long periods of time, such as in a sniper overwatch role, the shooters legs go completely numb making for a more comfortable watch period.

If you like the ACE ARFX, but are concerned with finding the proper length, you can use a DPMS stock extender with an entry stock. Guy on another board did it and posted up some pics, here ya go. ARFX compared to the ARFX-E with the extender. If you were to add the 1" buttpad they would be pretty close in length but still have the ability to go shorter. I've been experimenting with different setups to find out what works right for me, and recently swapped out the ARFX stock for a collapsible. The ACE is a nice stock, but I felt too bladed to the target when shooting. Using the collapsible I can square up a lot more and still be comfotable while having more control of the rifle. Different strokes for different folks.

From what I've seen, there are two comps on the market that will work for a CQB work type environment. One is the PWS FSC556, the other is the KAC TT. I have the PWS and it works pretty durn good. I chose it because it was right in the middle of the road in the testing I've read, and it also is known for being the least objectionable comp on the market for those around it. That being said, it still has a blast to it that the person next to you won't appreciate, I actually moved the spotting scope on the bench next to mine when I did a string of rapid fire. The KAC TT I haven't used, but people who have swear it has no more blast to other shooters than an A2 flash hider while still providing comp performance just under that of the PWS comp. The drawback is the cost, think it's about $450 since it's made of inconel for use in thier supressors. I believe the DNTC comp (what the PWS comp is based off of) is about $60, so you could give it a try to see how it works out, but if you are planning on door braking CQB type stuff, you're pretty much SOL unless you want to pony up for the KAC.

Well, I got the UBR stock the other day and installed it. From the limited bit of dryfire I've done so far, I'm impressed. The ACE stock I had was way too long for whipping the gun around, this feels much better shortened up. The weight is barely noticable, but it manouvers pretty quick. Can't wait to get to the range to try it out. Probably hit an indoor range to start with since I need to try out the .22 conversion as well.

Wow, sorry Drew, feel kinda bad for making the suggestion and having it not work out for ya. Glad you're all set now.

Yes, the pouches are removable and adjustable. The mounting looks exactly like the standard Blade Tech mounting pattern used for thier holsters etc, but I haven't taken it apart to check for sure. update. I just went and took the mag carrier apart to verify for ya. The mag pouches are the standard Blade Tech pouches, they use a standard bolt pattern like the rest of BT's stuff. The pouch bolted right up to the unused paddle mount for my Stingray holster, even could be bolted up at different angles. Knowing this, I'd venture a guess that your BT pouches for 308 mags should fit just fine. There is approx 3/4" between the pouches on the thigh rig, and the AR pouches are right at 4" wide. Don't know if you'll fit 3 308 pouches on there, might be tight, but two should be no problem. The pouches can be adjusted up and down 2" on the carrier. Hope this helps.

Well, I'm pretty sold on the UBR, now I just have to find a decent price somewhere that has it in stock. Waiting on Magpul to get back to me about a mil discount, if they don't have one, AIM looks to be the best bet at 251 with .01 shipping. Brownell's comes to 248 delivered, but it's backordered, it's worth the 3 bucks to get it sooner. Anyone know of somewhere to get one cheaper?

Seen a few comments about the weight of this mount so far. If one were so inclined, had access to a drill press, and a bit of skill, I see a fair chunk of weight that could be removed from that mount. Since it's under $100, there wouldn't be any hangups about experimenting. Just thinking out loud.

Here's a couple web articles that got me thinking about the subject. Link 1 Link 2

There's been some web talk lately about balancing AR rifles for better handling. Seems most of the "tactical" folks aren't that concerned with it since they usually end up with a muzzle heavy setup anyway due to lights, lazers, forward grips, etc. I am nowhere near tactical, and don't compete, but would like to dig a little deeper into the subject, especially with input from the 3-gun crowd. Long range shooters have for years sought out heavier setups for stability, sometimes adding lead weights to the butt stocks, and even lead weights under the handguards. Definatly not the direction I want to go. For the most part I think the mindset of lighter is better has been long thought of as the best way to go. I can see this as being a benefit, less weight to carry around, less weight to swing around, and overall a more nimble package. More recently, a post on another board from a 3-gun shooter who also shoots a lot of carbine classes got me thinking by stating that he preferrs a heavier stock to bias weight to the rear of the rifle and in his opinion make it easier to transition from target to target. I can see some merit to this line of thought, adding a bit of weight to the rear where it is shouldered making the front end seem lighter and easier to drive. Seeing some vids posted by Cold seems to support this as it appears most of the Noveske team is running PRS stocks in matches. Not long after I purchased my AR, I swapped out the M4 style collapsible stock it came with to an Ace ARFX stock. I greatly prefer how solid it feels, it's light weight, and for the shooting I was doing the length was perfect. As I move from stationary shooting to more active shooting, I feel it's a bit on the long side and am considering going back to an adjustable so I can square up to the rifle more instead of blading my body so much. While I'm' at it, I may play around with a heavier stock as well just to see how it feels. Since I want it to be solid no matter what, I've been looking at the Magpul offerings, CTR, ACS, and UBR due to thier secondary friction locks. Currently the front end of my rifle is about as light as I can make it without reprofiling the barrel, or using a much shorter handguard (16" middy with Troy 13" TRX-Extreme floater tube, no extra rail sections). Currently, most of the weight on my rifle is right around the mag well due to the 1x4 scope and mount, and I've been playing around with a Redi-Mag. While I'm not going to say money is no object, I'm not to worried about it if it may help my shooting a bit. So, to the crux of the matter, I'd like to see if I can improve my rifles handeling. Lighter is always better? A bit of weight at the stock actually can help bias a rifle so that it is easier to drive from target to target? Thanks in advance for any insight you can share.

Bravo Company link Primary Arms link Rainier Arms link G&R tactical link. call for other versions. Call/e-mail Bobro if you are Mil/LE for a discount. link

Trouble shooting the CMMG .22 conversion, from their industry section over at ar15.com. The CMMG .22 conversion is designed to be a simple plug and play unit. All kits are tuned from the factory and do not require any modification. Typically, if a kit will have problems, it will be during the first hundred rounds or so. This is the break in period. We recommend the following procedure if misfires, FTEs, FTFs, and other malfunctions occur. Note the malfunction list isn't all inclusive but the following procedures still applies to other issues not listed. The instructions below may be performed after each outing to ensure best performance. Note, parkerized units will typically break in and give best performance after first 200rds. The Stainless Steel Kits offered exclusively thru CDNN do not have any break in. All kits are designed and built to run the widest variety of ammo possible. Blow out firing pin area with air and put in a drop of oil. Buzzing the chamber, using a brush chucked in a high speed drill until part is warm, is something we would recommend after each outing. Apply small amount of oil on extractor pivot pin and light coat of oil on rails. Ammo, can be a factor with function issues. If the above cleaning procedures don't work, try running a couple different types of ammo. While the kit is designed to run a wide variety of ammo, not all ammo will perform the same. If the above doesn't help, contact us for repair/return. CMMG covers the return shipping, please email us for details. I still haven't got to try mine out, recovering from some surgery, as soon as I'm up and around I'll be hitting the range with it. keeping my fingers crossed that I don't run into issues.

Guess I'll be the lone vote for "Other". Check out Bobro mounts. Rock solid, and have a much smaller footprint on the rail allowing you more flexability to get the eye relief exactly where you need it.

At the risk of further derailing the topic with all the talk of different handguards, I figured I could chime in with my experience with the Troy/V-tac extreme floater tube. I got the Troy version, only difference between the Troy and V-tac versions is the Troy uses holes where the V-tac uses slots. I got the 13" version and mounted it on a 16" middy barrel. As has been said, it is very light and rigid. I like the thinner profile, and the grooves make for a sure grip. Heat transfer is not an issue for me so far. Shooting barehanded, normal rates of fire were comfortable. Extended rapid fire of course will heat it up, but no more so than other guards, and quite a bit less than the non vented DPMS tube I used to use. Not really sure who to blame, Troy for it's rail and sights, BCM for it's barrel and upper, or the time I took to lap the barrel mounting face, but sighting it in with irons took zero windage adjustment, and only 2 clicks of elevation adjustment. Had I sighted in at 50 yds instead of 25 I probably wouldn't have had to make the elevation adjustment, but 25 yards was what I had to deal with. So far, the only downfall is the price, but I'm glad I paid it.

When I found the link I immediatly thought "damn, that's some space shuttle door gunner material right there". But I watched the video and some of the features actually may be ok for the comp crowd. Maybe for training solo recording shot times, etc. Records 400,000 shots, will display shot times, can be easily downloaded to a computer for reveiw or tracking. Mounts to a pic rail, and can store different profiles if you practice with a 22. Price is a bit much at $350. http://www.countashot.com/video.html From here. http://www.countashot.com/ Not exactly something I see running out to buy, but thought it was interesting so figured why not share.

Just ordered a CMMG conversion for my AR since I found it on sale at Palmetto. Can't wait to be able to shoot without cringing at how much money is flying down range. Question for those who use conversions, how far off if any are your sights with the .22? Is running the conversion going to mean rezeroing my scope every time I switch over?

If you are looking for a new charging handle, you owe it to yourself to try out the new BCM Gunfighter CH. Two latches to choose from, the Mod3 (large), and Mod4 (medium), both are larger than stock and greatly improve the ease of use. Designed to take stress off the roll pin they should last much longer than a standard CH with an add on latch. Here's a link. http://www.bravocompanyusa.com/BCM-GUNFIGH...h%20mod%204.htm While I haven't used mine that much yet, it has made it much easier to rack the bolt one handed, and adds some piece of mind as far as it's durability. Its being half the price of the Pri Gasbuster and cheaper than a standard CH with an add on tac latch makes it that much better. Hope this helps.

Easier solution? Stark. As a bonus the angle is a bit less, so it's even more pistol like, and it has an integrated trigger guard. So far I love it, much mo bettah than the Ergo I used to use.

funny, i was going to recommend you try the safariland coupler... i can't understand how your scope mount is getting in the way of the top round cover though- can you elaborate? if you want to use a coupler, i've found this to be the best coupler out there. if you can reach the bolt release on the redi-mag intuitively, that should work well, but i find it interferes with running your hand out onto the forearm as quickly after hitting the release. i love belt mag pouches for the ar, particularly ready tactical's pouches, but any kydex pouch would work. the drop-leg rig you mentioned seems like it would work well, but i'd just run it as high as possible so as not to interfere as much with your running and improve your reload efficiency. Sorry for the long delay with a reply Sheik, don't know how I missed checking back on this post. I run a Bobro scope mount, and the lever does extend a bit over the left side of the rifle, just enough that I hit my thumb on it as I'm swinging in to trip the top round protector. The Safariland coupler is a great coupler, I practiced with it quite a bit with irons, didn't realise I had a problem till I got to the range with the scope on. I've played around with the Redi-mag during dry fire practice and it works pretty slick. I have an extended bolt catch (similar to the Magpul BAD) made by Phase 5 Tactical, so I can work the bolt with my trigger finger, no delay due to trying to release the bolt with the Redi-mag. I do have to hack it up with a drill press and dremmel to take some weight off of it though, whenever I manage to find the time. I did get the Blade Tech thigh rig, but have yet to practice with it, once I do I'll post an update with how I like it. Figure starting from scratch it's just building muscle memory and I have no preconcieved notions of anything different so it shouldn't take much. As RZ mentioned, I like the idea of not messing with my regular belt setup, just clip on the rifle carrier when needed, no rearanging the pistol mag pouches. Thanks for the help all.

I wear an XL glove, and hated the A2 grip my carbine came with. Swapped to an Ergo and it is much better, but far from perfect. Maybe it's the angle, while I'm not sure of the exact degree of angle, I think it's more Glock like than 1911 like. I thought about the extender that Ergo makes which spaces the grip back 3/4", but still, it would have the same angle. I have a Stark grip on order now, looking at the pics it is more 1911 angle like, drops the web of your thumb to be inline with the trigger, and extends the length of pull to the trigger so you can use the pad of your finger instad of knuckleing it. I'll post more after I get home and can put my new parts together and try it out at the range, but I have high hopes for this one. Probably be 2 weeks before I'm home though.

I can sort of understand lapping rings if you are using individual rings on an upper, it will true them to each other accounting for any tolerance variations of the rail. Can't see the worth with a one piece mount, not with todays machining tolerances. Here's a quote from a thread on another forum about lapping L/T mounts. I know that with my current Bobro mount, I placed the scope in the lower rings and they were tight and true (at least as true as the scope body), no resistance to sitting completely down in the rings, no visible gaps anywhere, fit like a glove. With reputation on the line, there is no way a quality scope mount manufacturer is not going to line bore the rings so they are perfectly aligned and true, it just wouldn't make sense not to.

To the best of my knowlege, there is the Redi-mag, and the Redi-mod. Both are metal. The Redi-mag is the origional product from Boonie packer and runs about $80 or so. The Redi-mod is from Blue Force Gear. They take a Redi-mag from Boonie Packer, lighten it by cutting it down, replace some internals, reecoat it, and sell it as their own improved version for $175 or so. If you are feeling industrious you can modify the Redi-mag yourself with a drill and dremmel to save some cash. This route won't get you the upgraded internals though. I've got one ordered directly from Boonie Packer and will do the lightening myself to save the cash. There are several threads discussing doing this yourself floating around on the web, most with pictures to help out. Hope this helps a bit. P.S. There is also the origional version vs the currently available version. The first version of the Redi-mag released both mags when you depressed the magazine reliease on the rifle. The currently available version has a seperate release lever for the mag in the Redi-mag so it is independant of the magazine release on the rifle. In other words, you can eject the magazine from the magazine well without dropping the mag out of the Redi-mag.