Posted: 1/27/2014 7:09:03 AM EDT
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I'm looking to get a forward grip and came across these (not sure if I'm allowed to link to the site or not).
Are these actually useful as a bi-pod or is it just some gimmick? |
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Relatively useful as long as you're shooting from a level surface. They don't have any kind of swivel or pivot ability, so uneven or rough ground makes them less useful than a dedicated bi-pod. As a forward grip, that thing is long. Much longer than I would have preferred normally. Again, a dedicated forward grip is better if that's all you want. So, ultimately, it's a compromise. It fits my needs well enough and I like it. Just know that it has some limitations since it's trying to perform two separate roles. |
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Relatively useful as long as you're shooting from a level surface. They don't have any kind of swivel or pivot ability, so uneven or rough ground makes them less useful than a dedicated bi-pod. As a forward grip, that thing is long. Much longer than I would have preferred normally. Again, a dedicated forward grip is better if that's all you want. So, ultimately, it's a compromise. It fits my needs well enough and I like it. Just know that it has some limitations since it's trying to perform two separate roles. What is the downside of it being overly long? |
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So, ultimately, it's a compromise Military likes em though as they've bought/contracted for over 900,000 since they came out. One of the inventors a pretty cool dude used to live around these parts in a $5 million dollar mansion before he recently sold it and moved back to Georgia. Want to make a ton of money? Invent something somewhat useful for an AR and get a .gov contract LOL! What is the downside of it being overly long? When shooting prone you usually want to keep your head down as much as possible when things are coming back at you.. Catches on things.  
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Relatively useful as long as you're shooting from a level surface. They don't have any kind of swivel or pivot ability, so uneven or rough ground makes them less useful than a dedicated bi-pod. As a forward grip, that thing is long. Much longer than I would have preferred normally. Again, a dedicated forward grip is better if that's all you want. So, ultimately, it's a compromise. It fits my needs well enough and I like it. Just know that it has some limitations since it's trying to perform two separate roles. What is the downside of it being overly long? Catches on things. |
| I've used one on an AR10 carbine once. It sucked. It is useless unless on a flat surface such as a bench. Even then it is unstable because the legs start below the long ass vertical grip and the legs are short. If you really want one look into the Mako one that splits in half and the legs come out. Either way you are adding a heavy grip to the front of your rifle that will affect your rifles balance. Probably better to add a QD bipod and a shorter (more comfortable) VG. |
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This, it's not a Harris etc so if you want a fully adjustable bipod buy a regular bipod same goes for a dedicated fore-grip. Military likes em though as they've bought/contracted for over 900,000 since they came out. One of the inventors a pretty cool dude used to live around these parts in a $5 million dollar mansion before he recently sold it and moved back to Georgia. Want to make a ton of money? Invent something somewhat useful for an AR and get a .gov contract LOL! When shooting prone you usually want to keep your head down as much as possible when things are coming back at you.. this too! Quoted:
So, ultimately, it's a compromise Military likes em though as they've bought/contracted for over 900,000 since they came out. One of the inventors a pretty cool dude used to live around these parts in a $5 million dollar mansion before he recently sold it and moved back to Georgia. Want to make a ton of money? Invent something somewhat useful for an AR and get a .gov contract LOL! What is the downside of it being overly long? When shooting prone you usually want to keep your head down as much as possible when things are coming back at you.. Catches on things. And they end up in the military trash bin or at a surplus shop. |
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The ones with the metal leg inserts are supposed to be pretty stout. I have one. It's a pretty good compromise but it *is* a compromise. I think it's great for the range though. Once I got my AR converted over to HD use I went with an AFG2. I never really liked the ergonomics of a VFG. If you were really wanting a VFG and a bipod i'd just go with a stubby VFG and a smaller harris bi-pod. In reality you'd only need one or the other at a time anyway. Watch out for chinese knock-off grip pods too. They're everywhere.
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