Jeremy
12-28-07, 20:52
We got our two samples for T and E and first impression is very promising. I have been running a Tango Down with a Surefire G2 in a viking mount. The first thing I did was weigh my current combo versus the CAA. Both were weighed with light in place and spare batteries in the grip. My old combo weighed in at 337 grams and the CAA weighed in at 393.5 grams. I was a little suprised by this as I really would have thought the all in one setup would have been lighter.
The grip itself is very comfortable in hand and just as comfortable as the Tango Down. For reference I have pretty small hands and wear a size medium glove. The surefire light mounted in the grip real easily and getting the switch adusted to the light took just a few seconds. How I mounted the light was to lock the switch in the on position and then slowly back the light in until it came on. This seemed to work very well.
The grip mounted easily to my rail and I like the thumb nuts and the fact that it is a split mount and I didn't have to slide it down the rail. Once installed, it did not have any play in it. From looking at the web site I did not think I would like the switch location, but in "clearing" the basement it worked pretty well. I really like that it locks in and off pretty easy and the lockout switch is real handy. We've had acidental light discharges on missions and this will give us an opportunity to avoid this. Even without the lockout switch, the location of the main switch should minimize AD's.
I snapped some pics of my prior setup and the CAA setup.
i189.photobucket.com/albums/z260/Martens813/XCRTD.jpg
i189.photobucket.com/albums/z260/Martens813/TDcloseup.jpg
i189.photobucket.com/albums/z260/Martens813/XCRCAA.jpg
I also took a pic of the CAA mounted on an M4 clone as it is M4carbine.net.
i189.photobucket.com/albums/z260/Martens813/ARCAA.jpg
I'll post more comments as I get to play with it. I hope to get out and shoot with it in the next few days.
The grip itself is very comfortable in hand and just as comfortable as the Tango Down. For reference I have pretty small hands and wear a size medium glove. The surefire light mounted in the grip real easily and getting the switch adusted to the light took just a few seconds. How I mounted the light was to lock the switch in the on position and then slowly back the light in until it came on. This seemed to work very well.
The grip mounted easily to my rail and I like the thumb nuts and the fact that it is a split mount and I didn't have to slide it down the rail. Once installed, it did not have any play in it. From looking at the web site I did not think I would like the switch location, but in "clearing" the basement it worked pretty well. I really like that it locks in and off pretty easy and the lockout switch is real handy. We've had acidental light discharges on missions and this will give us an opportunity to avoid this. Even without the lockout switch, the location of the main switch should minimize AD's.
I snapped some pics of my prior setup and the CAA setup.
i189.photobucket.com/albums/z260/Martens813/XCRTD.jpg
i189.photobucket.com/albums/z260/Martens813/TDcloseup.jpg
i189.photobucket.com/albums/z260/Martens813/XCRCAA.jpg
I also took a pic of the CAA mounted on an M4 clone as it is M4carbine.net.
i189.photobucket.com/albums/z260/Martens813/ARCAA.jpg
I'll post more comments as I get to play with it. I hope to get out and shoot with it in the next few days.