I've become a whore

[phylodog]

I've always been a Magpul fan but I seem to have reached an entirely new level over the past couple of weeks. I've also dipped my toes into the water of the Larue whore pond it seems. I spent many hours carrying my rifle on a very unpleasant Sunday a few weeks back and decided that for no bigger than it is, it weighed way too much. I decided to lighten things up a bit and also make some changes to the accessories which would improve my ability to perform. Here is a list of what I purchased:

Magpul MS2 sling
Magpul ASAP sling adapter
Magpul RSA sling adapter
Magpul MOE handguard
Magpul MOE light kit
Magpul CTR stock
Aimpoint Micro T1
Surefire M600 Scout Light
Larue T-1 mount
Larue Scout Light mount
Larue/Troy Di Optic folding backup sight
Larue RISR reciprocating cheek riser

Sold a few handguns, bags and shotgun accessories to fund it all and thus far I'm thinking it was money well spent. I'll zero the BUIS and T1 tomorrow but overall it's considerably lighter, I have a much improved cheek weld, better field of view when looking down the sights and will hopefully be capable of delivering more accurate rounds onto target. I have a Troy VFG on order which I'll put on in it's smallest configuration and I'm considering a different flash hider. This is how she looks now:

I'm most definitely a Magpul whore.

 

[Don]

Mmmm a RRA m16. I'm drooling...

 

[Naptown]

great looking rig, Phylo.

 

[esrice]

Yes, yes you have.

Looks good Cory.

 

[Marc]

you sure are a fan of magpul but i didnt see magpul mbus sights on it


damn fine looking rifle though

 

[esrice]

I also find it awfully ironic that you have all that Magpul gear and rock a metal mag.

 

[phylodog]

Some things I'm comfortable with being plastic, some I prefer to keep metal. I don't have anything against the Pmags but I've got a ton of Colt and Okay Ind mags that I'll use till the puke. They all have Magpul followers and base pads though.

I can't get behind polymer sights. My guns take a beating and I like the durability of steel and aluminum.

 

[dave29]

I have an MOE Handguard on one rig. I'm starting to like them more and more lately, especially on your gun.

 

[shooter521]

Cory:

Looks good, save for the wire for the remote switch hanging out in space.

Incidentally, what was the "before" configuration, and how much weight did your changes save?

 

[phylodog]

I didn't weigh it before hand and haven't after but I compared it to another rifle on the team still set up the way mine was and mine is considerably lighter.

I removed a Surefire drop in rail, Surefire M951 light, GG&G BUIS which was crooked anyway and a AA battery model EOTech.

I just settled on the placement of the switch, light and RSA on the forend. I had to massage the RSA a bit to keep the sling connector from rubbing on the light end of the switch cable. I'll get the switch cable secured in the next day or two although I don't foresee it causing any issues above the forearm if I didn't.

 

[aclark]

Good lookin rifle, not a huge fan of the Magpul handguard, but if it works for you then why not.

Lookin to unload the eotech, if you haven't already? If so I might know someone that's interested.

hint: its me

 

[phylodog]

No can do. Everything I took off belongs to the department, sorry.

 

[shooter521]

I removed a Surefire drop in rail, Surefire M951 light, GG&G BUIS which was crooked anyway and a AA battery model EOTech.

Good calls there!

 

[JohnP82]

Thats ok whores are cool!!! Congrats look nice!

I also find it awfully ironic that you have all that Magpul gear and rock a metal mag.

That is what I first thought too!

Looks good though

 

[Saiga223]

I also find it awfully ironic that you have all that Magpul gear and rock a metal mag.

Ha ha, I was thinking the same thing, "What! No Pmags!"

Nice Rifle though!

 

[Kirk Freeman]

I'm most definitely a Magpul whore.

Objection! Move to dismiss.

You don't work for them, right? Just a fan? That's not the definition--believe me, I know one when I sees one.

you have all that Magpul gear and rock a metal mag

Well, maybe not, he got out of the service in '96 so he is used to the alumehmineeum magazines.

 

[phylodog]

Just a fan but I'd be open to the idea of a sponsorship lol.

 

[NullSyndrome]

I've become a whore

After reading that title, I was expecting to see a picture of you in drag....

I was just following the thread out of morbid curiosity of course...