Go for the Larue if thats what your like. The 13.2 would be nice.
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Go for the Larue if thats what your like. The 13.2 would be nice.
I am very fond of the DD rail. Its light weight makes it just outstanding. I run a DDM4 with the 12" fsp and it is by far the best AR I have had the pleasure to run with.
Does anyone know the weight of the Troy TRX Extreme 13" rail? Either I'm blind, or they (Troy) don't have the weight listed for any of the TRX Extreme BattleRails on their site.
Since everyone keeps saying the DD rails are the lightest, how much weight savings is there between a DD Lite or Omega X compared to a Troy TRX of comparable length?
Here's some info: http://tacticalyellowvisor.net/69016/69058.html
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?k...DQ&output=html
That should help.
Sammage beat me to it...
Thanks. I completely forgot Rob had a chart for rails. Anyway, according to that chart the 13" TRX Extreme rail is lighter (and less expensive) than the DD 12" Lite or Omega X. If the OP wants the longest and lightest rail possible then it looks like the TRX would be the way to go unless he needs/wants the additional rail space on the other options.
I'm a big fan of the Daniel Defense Lite/RIS/Omega X rails due to ease of installation. Torque the barrel nut to 50 pounds and that's it, there's no aligning the barrel nut for the gas tube. Daniel Defense makes a 14" Lite rail. PRI makes 15" free float tubes that you can add rails to as needed.
Edited: There's no unshaving a FSB. If you dimple the barrel for a low profile gas block and stake the set screws, it's not going to move. If you decide to convert back to a regular FSB, the dimples won't be noticeable.
I'm going to make the oddball suggestion and say DD M4 Rail. You'd end up with an SDMR handguard setup, and it's the same weight as the Lite rail.
Otherwise, If you're shaving the FSB, I'd go with the VTAC version of the TROY TRX Extreme rail.