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Thread: Objective look at Spike's SAR Rail

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    Spike's is good stuff, but there's no beating a DD rail.
    "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." --George Orwell--

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    Quote Originally Posted by justin_247 View Post
    I have drank the Daniel Defense, KAC, and Troy/VTAC kool-aid, and I like it. Those are some rails for serious users, especially the former two.

    It seems like Spike's had two goals with these rails: (1) cut weight, (2) look cool. The piccatinny rails do not look like they are tall enough to meet the spec, they don't extend all the way to the front, and they almost look fragile. I'll pass, especially since we have ultra-light offerings from Centurion Arms now.
    I have no dog in this fight, but what the CEO of the company claims flies right in the face of this. He told me their rail was 30% sturdier than a DD rail and that's from an independent lab. Is that true? I don't know, but what I have noticed is this thread is full of negative conjecture and very little first hand knowledge to back it up. Isn't that exactly what we try to avoid on this site?

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    Quote Originally Posted by .45fmjoe View Post
    I have no dog in this fight, but what the CEO of the company claims flies right in the face of this. He told me their rail was 30% sturdier than a DD rail and that's from an independent lab. Is that true? I don't know, but what I have noticed is this thread is full of negative conjecture and very little first hand knowledge to back it up. Isn't that exactly what we try to avoid on this site?
    It's hard for me to trust what the CEO says after he tells me to tighten the barrel nut with a plain/adjustable wrench when it's obvious I can't torque to spec with that.

    A blanket "30% sturdier" statement is vague. Is that an average for all rail lengths and is it horizontal/vertical flex at the end of the rail?

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    Quote Originally Posted by sqwerl View Post
    It's hard for me to trust what the CEO says after he tells me to tighten the barrel nut with a plain/adjustable wrench when it's obvious I can't torque to spec with that.

    A blanket "30% sturdier" statement is vague. Is that an average for all rail lengths and is it horizontal/vertical flex at the end of the rail?
    Couldn't tell you! I doubt he lied to me, but I have no empirical evidence. That being said, I'm perfectly happy with the DD LITE rail on my 6920.

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