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I made a new thread so as not to fill up the .308 thread with unrelated junk. I see a lot of people using the new Magpul AFG but they place it in very strange places that don't make any sense to me.:huh:
This rifle is otherwise pretty nice looking but one thing on it struck me as very odd. The AFG is designed for thumb-over-bore shooting and it seems like it placed way too far back on this rifle. Pic related, it's how an AFG is designed to be used:
How do people use it when they stick it so close to the magazine well? It seems like they would be better served using a vertical foregrip and a beer can grip if they want to stick it way back there, or perhaps no grip accessories at all. Also, it has been awhile since I used an M1A so I might be wrong, but isn't the stock back there kind of... huge? How do you get your hand all the way around it?
It looks like this M1A was made for someone with really short arms and really huge hands!
My Polytech M14.
larger pic: http://www.pnwzj.com/images/paintedm14new1large.jpg
This one came up for a good price and I did not have a .308 rifle. Since owning it, I've picked up several extra stocks, magazines and scope mounts for it. It's fun, shoots good and has been pretty reliable for about 1/2 the cost of an M1A. It's also nice and loud, gets a lot of looks whenever I shoot it.
I painted the stock and handguard and added a rail to the bottom to attach the AFG. I'd like to do a little more to it. Basically, a Ultimak rail and an Aimpoint micro so I can co-witness the irons and I'll be done modifying it.
This rifle is otherwise pretty nice looking but one thing on it struck me as very odd. The AFG is designed for thumb-over-bore shooting and it seems like it placed way too far back on this rifle. Pic related, it's how an AFG is designed to be used:
How do people use it when they stick it so close to the magazine well? It seems like they would be better served using a vertical foregrip and a beer can grip if they want to stick it way back there, or perhaps no grip accessories at all. Also, it has been awhile since I used an M1A so I might be wrong, but isn't the stock back there kind of... huge? How do you get your hand all the way around it?
It looks like this M1A was made for someone with really short arms and really huge hands!