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KN0WHERE
01-15-21, 17:10
Anyone know what brand components match the B5 FDE closest? My ocd kills me and not really wanting to cerakote or paint.
munch520
01-15-21, 17:22
Anyone know what brand components match the B5 FDE closest? My ocd kills me and not really wanting to cerakote or paint.

Hm, dunno, never paid attention. Here's FDE from (left to right) B5, BCM, Steiner, and Surefire. B5 and BCM look to be very similar. IIRC Magpuls FDE isn't as close.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50831573441_a2a2816058_k.jpg
KN0WHERE
01-15-21, 17:29
Hm, dunno, never paid attention. Here's FDE from (left to right) B5, BCM, Steiner, and Surefire. B5 and BCM look to be very similar. IIRC Magpuls FDE isn't as close.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50831573441_a2a2816058_k.jpg

Yeah. You’re right. Magpul FDE has a lot of green/gray in it and makes it much darker. I just wish I could find a grip that has the finger lip like the magpul miad has.
chamber143
01-15-21, 17:48
I used to care about this as well as I let my ocd bother me. After multiple classes and training most of my shit looks beat all to hell I decided to no longer care about these things. I never understood how fde could be so different. I know different materials and companies do different but damn its light brown, Get it right! I feel b5 is more of a sand than fde but who knows. Awesome stick you have there by the way. I would never take that thing out of my house. I would only fondle it and kiss it and for that reason I would really want my fde to match too.
skatz11
01-15-21, 18:22
A couple of my rifles have Magpul FDE cerakote and B5 stocks, BCM grips and KAC rail panels. I like the slight color variations.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210116/21cb2900f3739808215a6371d0b9b892.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210116/6618792231cd34ed5ea1c42399ed2be6.jpg


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KN0WHERE
01-15-21, 19:47
This is how the rifle sits as we speak but I have a sopmod going on it. The B5 makes the magpul fde look almost green when side by side lol

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210116/96ed2db3d600874fae5d7f1a56e3ef8e.jpg