Favorite pistol tube

[BillB]

What is your favorite pistol tube and why? I'm planning my first and I intend to use theSBM4.
Thanks

[HeruMew]

Can't speak to the SBM4, but I love the KAK.

Have a couple of them, they work wonderfully for anything with a set screw. The KAK Shockwave, of course, it's what's setup on the ones I own.

[BillB]

The KAK was one I was looking at. Thanks.

[Charlie_Echo_Kilo]

Two pistol builds, one complete, one in the pre-build stage, two separate completed lowers. The first lower equipped with a Phase 5 Hex-2, the second a KAK Shockwave. As much as I love the look of the KAK, my preference is the Hex-2.

[BillB]

Is it just the look of the hex 2 or is there some other more tangible benefit of the hex over the KAK? I'll need as much length as possible. I was looking at the KAK extension kit too.
Simply put I just don't know much about building a pistol and am still very much learning.
How solid are these braces in general and is there anything yo do to make them as rigid as posdible?

[Charlie_Echo_Kilo]

FWIW and it's just my humble opinion... When I find the "need" to cheek my pistol at the gun club, the Hex-2's nitrile pad is a nice feature and I find it pretty comfortable to shoot with and it looks good too. When using a brace, the KAK is lighter than some of the other options. I also like that the Shockwave tube is dimpled, uses a set screw, and does not compromise the lock up of the brace.