Trend away from quad rails to less-railed hand guards?
I see so many ARs with quad rails on them, acres and acres of rails that are just covered up with additional products (ladders).
Did the industry sort of steer buyers into thinking they need acres of uber expensive rails on all four sides of the hand guard? And then a bunch of plastic ladders to cover all those rails up?
I'm sure some guys make a lot of use of all that rail-age, and I can see how laddered rails can make for a good grip on the hand guard, but that seems to be a really expensive approach. I'm getting a sense that a lot of AR buyers are returning to the simpler, leaner, less-rail covered hand guards and that many experienced AR buyers are tending to steer away from quad rails.
If I'm reading it right, the pulse seems to be leaning toward the TRX Extreme, VTAC, and the Magpul MOE and away from quad rails. I'm quite content with a VTAC, TRX, or MOE myself and can't really see the attraction of quad rails. I could be missing something, though. :rolleyes:
Do you think there is a trend to move away from quad rails and return to less-railed hand guards?