Message from @Artemis
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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
Pretty sure Zev makes the rails Triarc uses
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
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.
It works though
Yeah, I reckon they did that because people will throw them on all kinds of receivers
Ah fuck I can't find it. I saw someone in a forum mention how they had a psa upper on a kac lower and I blacked out in a fit of rage and confusion
Oh I looked it up. Knights Armament?
@Artemis what about my BCA upper on my Noveske lower?
Jk I'm an unarmed peasant for now.
That just gave me an idea
I recall telling people to buy a noveske or other high tier brand stripped upper and lower then putting Anderson or PSA internals in it.
Oof. When someone shows their cracked Anderson bcg in their noveske upper and it makes noveske look bad
I plan to have one solid AR and I'm gonna put quality parts in it, finances permitting. Not gonna lie though, the political climate scares me where I'm getting tempted to credit card a whole build.
It's rough if you go that route. The interest adds up
Nope
XD