Foliage or FDE

[ra2bach]

uh, this is embarrassing... but I'm looking for some new carbine furniture and am trying to decide on the color.

I know, I know, petty, right? but I am looking for people's reasons for why they chose one or the other. is there any actual advantage or is it just fashion?

currently, my guns are all black with the exception of one FDE buttstock and a couple OD Ergo Grips. my web gear is a mix of FDE, ACU, and OD. I have FDE slings on all my guns.

any input?

[lawusmc0844]

Different colored furniture can actually help break up an all-black rifle. I prefer OD but I'd take FDE over "foliage" any day. Last time I checked, real foliage is much closer to OD and even FDE! I wouldn't mind it that much if they called it "urban"!

[Alex V]

I went with FG on my first self-build. FDE makes sence in some environments, but lets say something happend where I would have to use the rifle in anger, a tan/sandy color in the woods of NJ would make no sence. I found that out the hardway when I went to play paintball in old as desert cammo BDUs lol. Stood out like a sore thumb.

Honestly, I like the FG look. Just my $0.02

[jonconsiglio]

I've thought this many times but never thought to post about it! Right now, I'm running all black and a mix of FDE and black. I have some OD and Foliage XTM panels around somewhere since I like the look of all four mixed. I'll be sending some FDE furniture out for digicamo soon. I just like to mix it up.

Yes, it can break up the lines. But I don't see much need for that for civilians or LEO's. It's just for looks in my humble opinion though I'm sure some will say there's a need. Military, sure it makes sense. A buddy runs OD and foliage mixed which looks ok. On another rifle he has FDE and foliage, that looks ok too.

I think it just gives us more reasons to buy multiples of items we only need one of per gun.

Hope you enjoy whatever you get.

Jonathan

[markdh720]

I'm limited to black by my dept, but for any personal rifles I might put together in the future, I'd consider my environment. FG mages more sense to me in a Midwest urban environment that FDE. If you want to be a little different, look at Magpul/LaRue's UDE (urban dark earth). It's what I would have picked had I needed the whole, which is the only way it's sold IIRC.

[SteveL]

You can buy the XTM panels and PMags separately, but the grip, stock, and foregrip all come together in a kit.

[9DivDoc]

Just got a Troy Battlerail KG koted in Foliage Gr

It is very nice woodsy color..especially in the pines..

Going to do a whole rifle in it one of these days

I like it much better than FDE for our woods in N Wi

[Cameron]

Magpul Foliage

[Trajan]

Keep in mind FDE looks brighter in photographs then it does in person.

If you're trying to blend in, why not just paint your rifle?

[ap1220]

I like variety.

When I built my M14, I went with OD green in a VLTOR stock. My AR I'm building is FDE(completed lower, still putting funds together the upper). Next I'll probably do just a plain black AR or an OD one, depends on what I'm feeling like when I start it or what may catch my fancy between now and then.