DMViergever
02-23-14, 23:14
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I have had my hands on a slew of keymod handguards lately and aside from diameter and some basic functions all have been fairly similar. A lot of people are jumping into the keymod scene full force but others are certain that it is a fad and will go away like many of the products that people who have been in the AR world have seen in the past. Either way it is obvious that a lot of companies are fully invested in the picatinny accessory market, there are also somewhere around a bazillion attachments right now that work with it. Like I said, I have hand my hands on a lot of KM stuff recently and have decided that I like the platform and that it is not exclusive to a certain brand like many of the handguards out there that use detachable rail segments. This opens the field a little and will HOPEFULLY make it a bit cheaper if it sticks around. If not then we will still end up with an essentially proprietary modular system.
One thing is certain though and that is that there will always be a lot of choices as to rail mounted accessories and unless the military were to drop it, it will probably be around forever. Another company that has a ton of available accessories for their products is Magpul. From light mounts to handstops and VFGs that don’t require rail attachments, Magpul has you covered.
This is where the FFSSR from Parallax Tactical really shines. The FFSSR not only has the standard rail attachments on the end of the handguard, it also accepts any of the accessories, including more rail segments, from Magpul.
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I have been eyeballing the Free Float Super Slim Rail (FFSSR) from Parallax Tactical for quite some time but in all the keymod hype it had kind of slipped into the back of my mind so when I contacted Parallax Tactical to see if they were willing to send out any products for review I was kind of expecting to end up with their newest keymod system. When I heard back from them and they wanted to send their FFSSR I was certainly willing to take a look and was definitely ready for a change of pave from all of the KM madness I have been in lately.
The FFSSR was a breeze to mount with its round style barrel nut that uses a 1 1/8” wrench for torqueing. I have seen several barrel nuts that use this size so I went out and bought a set of open end wrenches that snap right into my torque wrench so that I can get the appropriate 30-80 Ft-LBS. There is no timing required for your gas tube like a standard barrel nut but it does have to be timed for the holes that you use to mount the handguard onto the proprietary barrel nut. My setup only required the use of a single shim to get the proper alignment and torque. Once it is timed and torqued properly the handguard attaches via 2 screws each at the 3, 6, and 9 O’clock positions which is nice to keep the longer 15” version good and stable instead have having a little bit of wobble out on the muzzle end like other models I have had hands on.
you can see the rest of the review and more photos at http://almosttactical.com/parallax-tactical-ffssr-handguard-review/
I have had my hands on a slew of keymod handguards lately and aside from diameter and some basic functions all have been fairly similar. A lot of people are jumping into the keymod scene full force but others are certain that it is a fad and will go away like many of the products that people who have been in the AR world have seen in the past. Either way it is obvious that a lot of companies are fully invested in the picatinny accessory market, there are also somewhere around a bazillion attachments right now that work with it. Like I said, I have hand my hands on a lot of KM stuff recently and have decided that I like the platform and that it is not exclusive to a certain brand like many of the handguards out there that use detachable rail segments. This opens the field a little and will HOPEFULLY make it a bit cheaper if it sticks around. If not then we will still end up with an essentially proprietary modular system.
One thing is certain though and that is that there will always be a lot of choices as to rail mounted accessories and unless the military were to drop it, it will probably be around forever. Another company that has a ton of available accessories for their products is Magpul. From light mounts to handstops and VFGs that don’t require rail attachments, Magpul has you covered.
This is where the FFSSR from Parallax Tactical really shines. The FFSSR not only has the standard rail attachments on the end of the handguard, it also accepts any of the accessories, including more rail segments, from Magpul.
http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww27/DMViergever/IMG_3308_zpsc608f4c6.jpg
I have been eyeballing the Free Float Super Slim Rail (FFSSR) from Parallax Tactical for quite some time but in all the keymod hype it had kind of slipped into the back of my mind so when I contacted Parallax Tactical to see if they were willing to send out any products for review I was kind of expecting to end up with their newest keymod system. When I heard back from them and they wanted to send their FFSSR I was certainly willing to take a look and was definitely ready for a change of pave from all of the KM madness I have been in lately.
The FFSSR was a breeze to mount with its round style barrel nut that uses a 1 1/8” wrench for torqueing. I have seen several barrel nuts that use this size so I went out and bought a set of open end wrenches that snap right into my torque wrench so that I can get the appropriate 30-80 Ft-LBS. There is no timing required for your gas tube like a standard barrel nut but it does have to be timed for the holes that you use to mount the handguard onto the proprietary barrel nut. My setup only required the use of a single shim to get the proper alignment and torque. Once it is timed and torqued properly the handguard attaches via 2 screws each at the 3, 6, and 9 O’clock positions which is nice to keep the longer 15” version good and stable instead have having a little bit of wobble out on the muzzle end like other models I have had hands on.
you can see the rest of the review and more photos at http://almosttactical.com/parallax-tactical-ffssr-handguard-review/