Message from @Gaabriel
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Zev is a bit cheaper than the noveske too innit
They're cheaper but appear to have tighter tolerances, or oversized components
something the hodge receivers are known for as well
Wonder how long my first poverty poney I got a few years ago will last
Rugers 18” MPR
@Artemis you could also patiently scour the used market for hodge, they do appear often enough to get them
>tfw muh poverty pony will likely forever be a safe queen at best
*looks down at KAC laying on the floor* Safe Queen?
idk outside of bench competitions, guns are tools to me. Granted having really nice tools is super cool
There's also meme guns and flexin guns, don't forget about those
I shall purposefully and aggressively forget about those.
*when you touch up the cerakote on your shell deflector after every range session*
How well do the gen 3 billet uppers fit together?
If I'm paying that much, I don't really want any wobble. Otherwise, my only concern is if it'll fit whichever handguard I choose.
Looking at the hodge / zev wedge lock rail. Seems to have an even more solid lockup than geissele
Does it come in mlok?
@Artemis if i remember correct they did a test with the zev rails and it took 800 pounds to finally get the rail to start separating
Those receivers fit together beautifully and tightly @Artemis
From what I understand, Hodge invented the mount system and a bunch of other companies copied it. Triarc has a rail using a similar mounting system but a different rail design
Zev makes the hodge rails. Only difference is that the hodge ones are made of 7075-T6 aluminum and Zev uses 6061. Also a couple design differences apparently.
after they came out, everyone and their dog started using the wedge lock technology though
That sounds about right all around
They also have an anti rotation pin that slots into a hole drilled in Hodge and Zev upper receivers. It appears the noveske gen 3 upper has the same hole but idk if it lines up the same
being that tiny hole above the gas tube hole
Read some testing showing that the zev rail has less deflection than the g$ mk18 rail. When placing a 15 pound weight at 10" from the receiver face, repeatedly, showed an extremely consistent shift of 5moa
while the mk18 was 5.5 and not as consistent
Curious why they chose the Mk18
Also do you run lasers?
Hopefully some day
Gotcha
also I got that wrong, they picked the mk16
they tested the mk16, zev wedge lock, and bcm mcmr based on word of mouth from people in forums saying X is strongest rail
🙄 well, they purposely made the Mk16 *less* strong at the request of socom/usasoc to make a lighter rifle. It wasn’t designed to do that
Most people on internet forums probably don't know that. They just think newest geissele urgi rail that's super expensive must be strongest
Yes haha. Arfcom has to be...filtered haha
I actually have a mk14 on my other one and it's a fantastic rail. My only issue, which is really nitpicking, is that the set screw tabs that center it on the upper seem a bit inelegant compared to the rest of the rail. Idk what it is about it but it just feels like a half assed way of aligning a rail that nice.