Rails: Daniel Defense vs LaRue

**conspiro agnew** · 07-19-07, 18:32

Probably a dumb question, but why would VLTOR not just make the VIS out of one piece like the MRP? They could still have the bottom rail seperate from the top. Is it just a matter of cost or tooling?

**Robb Jensen** · 07-19-07, 18:42

Originally Posted by conspiro agnew

Probably a dumb question, but why would VLTOR not just make the VIS out of one piece like the MRP? They could still have the bottom rail seperate from the top. Is it just a matter of cost or tooling?

You couldn't make it truly one piece and still use standard AR barrels.

**Haji** · 07-19-07, 19:33

Look at how many complex angles there are in that thing. That'd be a nightmare to machine from a single billet, if it could even be done. It'd have a retail price of just short of eleventy billion dollars.

MM, you're probably right, but I think I should contact them to send me one to inspect just to be sure.

**militarymoron** · 07-19-07, 20:05

Originally Posted by conspiro agnew

Probably a dumb question, but why would VLTOR not just make the VIS out of one piece like the MRP?

it's because you wouldn't (easily) be able to cut the outside threads of the receiver for the barrel nut to use the standard barrels. the MRP just has that hole that the proprietary barrel fits into.

haji - or you could just call 'em

**conspiro agnew** · 07-19-07, 22:06

Originally Posted by militarymoron

it's because you wouldn't (easily) be able to cut the outside threads of the receiver for the barrel nut to use the standard barrels. the MRP just has that hole that the proprietary barrel fits into.

Good point, I forgot about that little detail.