If I need to pivot the rifle, I use the mag well.īlack was sold out when I ordered, so I went with the grey. I have no need for a VFG on the now lightweight AR. Before putting my 14.5' on a diet, I needed the VFG to help manipulate the weight of the rifle but also because the MOE handguards are 'fat'. On my modded through the roof 15-Sport, I need a vertical fore grip to help me manipulate the weight of the rifle. For 15-Sport owners who want a handguard with heat shields, the B5 is the way to go. The B5 keymod makes the Magpul MOE handguard feel morbidly obese. The B5 keymod makes the 15-Sport stock handguards feel fat. The B5's do not taper, and their contour is like a slim oval (vertical) cross section. a squished oval (horizontal) cross section. The 15-Sport stock handguard tapers toward the FSB and has a. Previously there was only one online vendor selling them at $26 but the shipping costs were through the roof.Ĭypher, the B5 keymod handguards make the stock 15-Sport handguard feel fat.

Last week, I got a promo e-mail from AIM and checked it out. Narrow like the stock hand guard, but with a heat shield. So you finally broke down and bought a keymod handguard! I think I am truly the last hold out. I think I've come full circle in the modding addiction. I'm thinking of removing more of the Magpul furniture and putting stock pieces back on. IMO, if there are any 15-Sport owners who what drop in handguards with heat shields the B5's are the way to go. I think I rubbed off some of the phosphate finish on the barrel slipping the handguard on. The B5 Keymod handguard is narrower than the stock 15-Sport handguard. Not only is the rifle lighter, but I find I really like the slim/narrow diameter B5 handguard. I pulled a Troy fixed rear sight from my parts bin, and put it on. I took off the Magpul MOE handguard & VFG, and mounted a B5 Systems Keymod handguard. While I like what I've done to the 15-Sport, I lament that I turned a great lightweight rifle into a heavy rifle. As you all know, I'm one of the nut-jobs who turned a perfectly good 15-Sport into a tacti-cool monster.

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