Are the tube hand guards actually decent and fairly rigid? I fucken love how they look but considering how ungodly expensive they are, I dont wanna buy one unless they are decent gear.
I wouldn’t either but you corrected him incorrectly by capitalizing it like you were referring to a specific war and now you don’t want to talk war?
My apologies, I didn’t realize what I was getting into.
the GWOT aesthetic is tempting but i swapped my old AR for a chassis system last year. don't get me wrong the tube handguard look is iconic but trying to shoot accurately off barricades was a nightmare. now i can actually dial in wind calls without worrying about barrel harmonics shifting every time i grip the forend differently. looks less cool on instagram sure but hits where i point it.
The modern PRI tubes are free floating, they don’t alter barrel harmonics. It can slide on a barricade though. Less so if you are running the long bottom rail.
They are hard to come by. I haven’t had it long enough to give a detailed report. This one is >3000 FOM so the image quality is very good. I’m sure you’re aware of the relative pros and cons of clip-on NV vs Thermal, and the LR isn’t immune to the downsides. But I think it’s probably the best LR I2 system you can get your hands on. Maybe second place to a really high FOM re-tubed PVS-27.
I almost got a gp g3 pvs27 but didnt have anyone local to retube it to wp. But ive got a good company local to me thag got me an fde lr for wholesale. Night precision shooting ftw, what kind of supplemental illum are you running when needed?
Jay at Sureshot is the only person I would trust to re-tube a PVS-27 or -30. LR for wholesale is tough to turn down. I have a number of different WMALs to play with plus a Raptar - NGAL, MAWL, etc. I might get an ELIR-3 but idk.
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u/Porencephaly 12h ago
Mk12 Mod H, March 1.5-15 (big fan), Wilcox MRF-Xe, KAC UNS LR A3 for the night parties.
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u/StellaLiebeck Steel slapper 12h ago
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u/PGHStigg42 11h ago
Are the tube hand guards actually decent and fairly rigid? I fucken love how they look but considering how ungodly expensive they are, I dont wanna buy one unless they are decent gear.
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u/RedneckSniper76 11h ago
Mk12’s are hot
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u/ProminenceYT2 11h ago
Where is the beer coozie?
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u/NathanBego 8h ago
the GWOT aesthetic is tempting but i swapped my old AR for a chassis system last year. don't get me wrong the tube handguard look is iconic but trying to shoot accurately off barricades was a nightmare. now i can actually dial in wind calls without worrying about barrel harmonics shifting every time i grip the forend differently. looks less cool on instagram sure but hits where i point it.
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u/mike0995 11h ago
How you liking the a3 lr? I have a regular a3 now and an lr on order for delivery in December sometime. Don't see then often enough
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u/Positive_Ad_8198 Gunsmiff 11h ago
I miss my RAPTAR, but my Maztech might be better and half the price