Zahal.org came through and the package arrived the other day, straight from Israel. I added a T-Shirt but they threw in the fridge/gun cabinet magnet 
Unfortunately the holes do not match up on the stock handguard, so you have to enlarge the front hole and drill a new one for the rear:
New hole marked:
Drilled:
Of course the allen screws used were a different size than the allen screws that hold the handguard onto the rifle. Too bad they were not the same size, one less tool to drag around. Might be a future mod.
One issue is the rail is too tight to the trigger guard and there is a lip at the front of the handguard. This prevents the sliding on of any rail accessories like the KAS handgrip shown below:
The only way to get that on was to loosen both screws to lower the rail, slide it on and then tighten the handguard. So looks like we're limited at present to accessories that are designed to clip/bolt on and not slide on.
It does give the rifle a whole different feel which I like but I'll shop around for a more suitable grip first.
So in summary:
Pros:
- Designed to fit the handguard perfectly, even has milled channels for the ribs that are molded into the handguard.
- Nicely placed for a grip or flashlight/grip.
- Low profile, does not feel uncomfortable holding with rail attached.
- Now we can make our rifle resemble the "swiss army 1001 attachments" like the AR's can ;-)
Cons:
- Cannot slide on accessories
- Rail is an open channel in the middle so items that need slots in the middle of the rail won't lock on (the KAC grip has a stud that is meant to lock into a rail in the middle but it still did grip pretty well). Anything that uses a long bolt or just the edges of the rail should be fine.
- Have to drill new holes in stock handguard.
- Cannot use Harris Bipod stud anymore, will need a rail adapter.
Here is a picture from the FAB Defense 2009 Catalog of the item:
http://www.fab-defense.com/
Cheers
Tim
Unfortunately the holes do not match up on the stock handguard, so you have to enlarge the front hole and drill a new one for the rear:
New hole marked:
Drilled:
Of course the allen screws used were a different size than the allen screws that hold the handguard onto the rifle. Too bad they were not the same size, one less tool to drag around. Might be a future mod.
One issue is the rail is too tight to the trigger guard and there is a lip at the front of the handguard. This prevents the sliding on of any rail accessories like the KAS handgrip shown below:
The only way to get that on was to loosen both screws to lower the rail, slide it on and then tighten the handguard. So looks like we're limited at present to accessories that are designed to clip/bolt on and not slide on.
It does give the rifle a whole different feel which I like but I'll shop around for a more suitable grip first.
So in summary:
Pros:
- Designed to fit the handguard perfectly, even has milled channels for the ribs that are molded into the handguard.
- Nicely placed for a grip or flashlight/grip.
- Low profile, does not feel uncomfortable holding with rail attached.
- Now we can make our rifle resemble the "swiss army 1001 attachments" like the AR's can ;-)
Cons:
- Cannot slide on accessories
- Rail is an open channel in the middle so items that need slots in the middle of the rail won't lock on (the KAC grip has a stud that is meant to lock into a rail in the middle but it still did grip pretty well). Anything that uses a long bolt or just the edges of the rail should be fine.
- Have to drill new holes in stock handguard.
- Cannot use Harris Bipod stud anymore, will need a rail adapter.
Here is a picture from the FAB Defense 2009 Catalog of the item:
http://www.fab-defense.com/
Cheers
Tim
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