forearm grip/vertical grip

[tercel89]

whats a good forearm grip/vertical grip ? I see them on here a lot and did a search but i cant seem to find names of them or who makes them . I am relatively new to AR's . I have a stock Bushy w/16 inch barrel. WHats a good and simple and affordable vertical grip to put on its forearm stock and how do they attach?

[MrMurphy]

Generally they attach to a rail fore-end.

You can attach a small piece of rail to a standard foregrip, but getting a complete rail foreend system is more usual.

KAC and Tangodown, as well as others make good VFGs.

[tercel89]

would i have to get new handguards cause i have the plain old handguards on now and i dont see how rails would hook on there , but this is all new to me .

[sburr23]

You don't need to get a new handgard. They make small rails that attaches to the bottom of the standard handgaurd.

Here is a link to the one I have used.

http://gggaz.com/index.php?id=49&parents=38,44


Steve

[MrMurphy]

Like I said, they make small rails that attach to your regular handguard if you wish to go that route for a vertical foregrip.

However since most people use a VFG in conjunction with a rail mounted light.... they generally get the rail fore-end.

[ColoradoGlocker]

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[c4igrant]

Originally posted by tercel89
would i have to get new handguards cause i have the plain old handguards on now and i dont see how rails would hook on there , but this is all new to me .

You can buy a rail that screws in through the vent holes of your HG's. This is not the best setup, but should work OK.

If you want a set of drop in rails, look at Midwest Industries #17. They are high qualight, light weight and fairly priced.



C4



http://www.gandrtactical.com/images/archive/MI/17.JPG

[GixxerSixxer]

C4igrant is right about the rail that attaches by the holes in the handguard.

This method works ok. It works best by allowing to figure out if you like having a rail on your gun. If you like having a VFG then get a handguard that has them already like what was suggested.

I installed a bolt- on rail on my carbine handguard and the torque used to keep the rail on tight distorted the handguard a little. The ends of handguard matched up but the middle portion was slightly separated. It wasn't a big deal. At a distance you couldn't see a difference but up close something about the grip looked funny then if pointed out you'd say "oh yeah, that's why it looks odd." I got my bolt-on rail from midwayusa for probably $15-20.

If you get a bolt on rail then go for aluminum, don't get a plastic rail. A lot of people complain about the plastic rail flexing too much when using the VFG.

A short plastic rail works, and is cheap for attaching a static device like a light or a laser.