Primary Arms Magpul/light combo
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 9:51 pm
I decided it was time to play dress up with my S&W M&P15. I was never really happy with the stock M4 style hand-guards, particularly when trying to use a more aggressive(thumb break method) forward grip. I also wanted to mount a light and sling swivel. I decided against a quad rail do mostly to the fact that they can add more unnecessary weight than needed. I found my answer while perusing Primary Arms website looking at red dots. For $120 I picked up a bundled package of the Magpul MOE hand-guards, MVG vertical grip and Primary arms "ultimate weapon light". I added a Gear Sector QD swivel and a Impact Weapons Components limited rotation base.
Here is everything laid out
And here are the Magpul components
The "ultimate weapon light" is definitely burly, weighing in at 10 ounces with its built in mount.
I don't have photos but did disassemble it and it is well built. All joints are O-ring sealed. It is listed as 380 lumens(not that I have a way of testing that) and can attest to it being more than bright enough to disable someones vision. I accidentally shined it into a mirror(some 8 feet away) while testing it out.
Assembly was straight forward, using the supplied Allen wrench to attach the MVG(mini vertical grip), 5 slot rail section and QD base. I did have to remove my A.R.M.S. front flip up sight to install the upper half of the hand-guard, but that only gives me an excuse to go to the range this weekend and re-sight the rifle. A delta ring tool may have made it a little easier to slip on the hand-guards by my self, but all told only took me about 15 minutes from start
to finish.
With the small lip on the bottom front of the hand-guards and resting my thumb on the swivel(mounted opposite the light) it is much easier to attain a more aggressive front grip. Previously my hand would slide on the M4 guards and eventually make contact with a very hot gas block.
For $175 shipped I think this combo will be hard to beat. Hopefully I wont be working this weekend and will have a chance to ring it out a little. I'll try and get some video up after, and will soon be following this up with a review of the Ares Armor sling I have on order.
S
Here is everything laid out
And here are the Magpul components
The "ultimate weapon light" is definitely burly, weighing in at 10 ounces with its built in mount.
I don't have photos but did disassemble it and it is well built. All joints are O-ring sealed. It is listed as 380 lumens(not that I have a way of testing that) and can attest to it being more than bright enough to disable someones vision. I accidentally shined it into a mirror(some 8 feet away) while testing it out.
Assembly was straight forward, using the supplied Allen wrench to attach the MVG(mini vertical grip), 5 slot rail section and QD base. I did have to remove my A.R.M.S. front flip up sight to install the upper half of the hand-guard, but that only gives me an excuse to go to the range this weekend and re-sight the rifle. A delta ring tool may have made it a little easier to slip on the hand-guards by my self, but all told only took me about 15 minutes from start
to finish.
With the small lip on the bottom front of the hand-guards and resting my thumb on the swivel(mounted opposite the light) it is much easier to attain a more aggressive front grip. Previously my hand would slide on the M4 guards and eventually make contact with a very hot gas block.
For $175 shipped I think this combo will be hard to beat. Hopefully I wont be working this weekend and will have a chance to ring it out a little. I'll try and get some video up after, and will soon be following this up with a review of the Ares Armor sling I have on order.
S