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Posted: 1/18/2011 8:00:57 AM EDT
| Does anyone have one of these? What do you think? Better options? |
| These are very nice grips for the price, they fit my hand well. They seem pretty solid as well as have good internal waterproof storage for batteries..etc. The only thing I would improve would be if they had a flat area to mount the tape switch for a light. It is more expensive but the LaRue FUG is a better VFG |
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I have 1. It's bombproof, lightweight, and I like the waterproof storage (fits a little bottle of CLP perfectly...). I had no use for a QD function on a VFG. Only beef is the slotted screw it came with - why do these manufacturers keep sending stuff with slotted screws? Are hex screws some kind of miracle new invention or something? Same story with the MIAD/MOE grips from Magpul! Sorry, rant off...
The Troy VFG is good to go. |
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I have one, got the thumb screw to go with it incase I ever wanted to take it off easy for bench shooting.
Love the grip, hate the thumb screw, it's too large and digs into my hand so it now sits in a drawer. So there, buy the grip, save $8 and don't bother with the thumbscrew 
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Quoted: I have 1. It's bombproof, lightweight, and I like the waterproof storage (fits a little bottle of CLP perfectly...). I had no use for a QD function on a VFG. Only beef is the slotted screw it came with - why do these manufacturers keep sending stuff with slotted screws? Are hex screws some kind of miracle new invention or something? Same story with the MIAD/MOE grips from Magpul! Sorry, rant off... The Troy VFG is good to go. This had me confused also. Even a phillips screw would be better than a flathead screw. :P |
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I have 1. It's bombproof, lightweight, and I like the waterproof storage (fits a little bottle of CLP perfectly...). I had no use for a QD function on a VFG. Only beef is the slotted screw it came with - why do these manufacturers keep sending stuff with slotted screws? Are hex screws some kind of miracle new invention or something? Same story with the MIAD/MOE grips from Magpul! Sorry, rant off... The Troy VFG is good to go. it's easier to get a slotted screw off. you're more like to have a dime or something that fits in the slot than a hex. |
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Quoted: Quoted: I have 1. It's bombproof, lightweight, and I like the waterproof storage (fits a little bottle of CLP perfectly...). I had no use for a QD function on a VFG. Only beef is the slotted screw it came with - why do these manufacturers keep sending stuff with slotted screws? Are hex screws some kind of miracle new invention or something? Same story with the MIAD/MOE grips from Magpul! Sorry, rant off... The Troy VFG is good to go. it's easier to get a slotted screw off. you're more like to have a dime or something that fits in the slot than a hex. This may be the case with a VFG but there's no way you can get a coin into the MOE pistol grip and be able to get even close to enough torque to get it off. |
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I have 1. It's bombproof, lightweight, and I like the waterproof storage (fits a little bottle of CLP perfectly...). I had no use for a QD function on a VFG. Only beef is the slotted screw it came with - why do these manufacturers keep sending stuff with slotted screws? Are hex screws some kind of miracle new invention or something? Same story with the MIAD/MOE grips from Magpul! Sorry, rant off... The Troy VFG is good to go. it's easier to get a slotted screw off. you're more like to have a dime or something that fits in the slot than a hex. This may be the case with a VFG but there's no way you can get a coin into the MOE pistol grip and be able to get even close to enough torque to get it off. that is true. for externally accessible screws like on a vfg, folding sights, etc it does make sense to go with a slotted screw. |
| I just can't think of a reason I'll ever need to get one off in a "field-expedient" situation. With optics, for instance, I'm all about the QD thing, especially if you an't co-witness. But a VFG? I'm having trouble thinking of a way for it to be in the way to the point of total nonfunctionality. |
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I have 1. It's bombproof, lightweight, and I like the waterproof storage (fits a little bottle of CLP perfectly...). I had no use for a QD function on a VFG. Only beef is the slotted screw it came with - why do these manufacturers keep sending stuff with slotted screws? Are hex screws some kind of miracle new invention or something? Same story with the MIAD/MOE grips from Magpul! Sorry, rant off... The Troy VFG is good to go. it's easier to get a slotted screw off. you're more like to have a dime or something that fits in the slot than a hex. This may be the case with a VFG but there's no way you can get a coin into the MOE pistol grip and be able to get even close to enough torque to get it off. that is true. for externally accessible screws like on a vfg, folding sights, etc it does make sense to go with a slotted screw. You were correct the first time around. Even with a pistol grip, you would have a better chance of making a field expedient flat head than torx, hex or phillips. You could probably get a pistol grip with a slotted screw on and off with a butter knife. |
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I just can't think of a reason I'll ever need to get one off in a "field-expedient" situation. With optics, for instance, I'm all about the QD thing, especially if you an't co-witness. But a VFG? I'm having trouble thinking of a way for it to be in the way to the point of total nonfunctionality. I'm not sure about other's but I don't buy QD mounts or accessories primarily to be able to remove them quickly. I buy QD items because they are more secure than screw mounted items. Once a Larue mount, for example, is installed correctly, it's not moving. |
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I just can't think of a reason I'll ever need to get one off in a "field-expedient" situation. With optics, for instance, I'm all about the QD thing, especially if you an't co-witness. But a VFG? I'm having trouble thinking of a way for it to be in the way to the point of total nonfunctionality. I'm not sure about other's but I don't buy QD mounts or accessories primarily to be able to remove them quickly. I buy QD items because they are more secure than screw mounted items. Once a Larue mount, for example, is installed correctly, it's not moving. excellent point - no thread-locker required. I like ADM's set-up as well |
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