Interesting Forgrip Story and a Question About Forgrips
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 9:54 pm
I will start with the story about the forgrip I just attached to my KWA KM4 SR10. I found it somewhat comical the length of time and variety of tools I used to get the forgrip to fit on the gun.
So I have this very long, relatively heavy AEG and I've noticed keeping it steady for extended periods of time (lets say 5 minutes in the same position) is rather difficult. As a result I opted for what I thought would be a quick way out, attach my JG Tactical AK47 forgrip onto the SR10. Well almost immediately I discovered that the rail systems on the two guns are different (SURPRISE!). Well at this point I've already made the decision to get the grip onto the gun. . . So I decide well since rail on the SR 10 is wider and deeper I'll just sandpaper it down, then another issue came to my attention I had lost my pad of sandpaper. I think to myself what else works like sandpaper I immediately bend over and pick up my katana (a samurai sword) and try to use it, then I discovered a 41 inch sword with a inch and change width blade would not work. I go to the next tool on the list, a flat head screwdriver however it was not sharp enough and I quickly gave up. The following tools I went to the kitchen for, a bread knife and steak knife, they both worked. . . a little. So after an hour of grinding away at the forgrip I try to attach it and it gets stuck. . . I didn't want to damage the rail, but I didn't want it 3/4 of the the way slid onto the SR10 so I decide to wiggle it out. This does NOT work and I crack the forgrip where it meets the rail (as it is plastic and not of the highest quality). The crack is about an inch or so long and I manage to pop out the forgrip. This cracked forgrip still seemed salvageable to me so I broke off the cracked piece with pliers and then removed roughly the same sized portion from the other side of the forgrip. At this point of exhausted the tools I've used to solve most my issues. I then decide to use fire to melt the plastic to a point where I can work the plastic a bit. I soon find out that I have no lighters, only matches. After going through a dozen matches a thought occurs to me I could use a candle. So I finally used a candle to make the plastic workable, but the pliers are too clumsy to work the plastic. . . I then look for the closest object that I could use to maneuver the plastic, chopsticks. Finally after two hours of work I finally manage to get the grip on the gun with it working.
Tools Used:
- Samurai sword
- Flat head screwdriver
- Bread knife
- Steak knife
- Pliers
- Matches
- Candle
- Chopsticks
Moral of the story:
Get a tool set.
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Now my question:
What would be a good alternate forgrip?
So I have this very long, relatively heavy AEG and I've noticed keeping it steady for extended periods of time (lets say 5 minutes in the same position) is rather difficult. As a result I opted for what I thought would be a quick way out, attach my JG Tactical AK47 forgrip onto the SR10. Well almost immediately I discovered that the rail systems on the two guns are different (SURPRISE!). Well at this point I've already made the decision to get the grip onto the gun. . . So I decide well since rail on the SR 10 is wider and deeper I'll just sandpaper it down, then another issue came to my attention I had lost my pad of sandpaper. I think to myself what else works like sandpaper I immediately bend over and pick up my katana (a samurai sword) and try to use it, then I discovered a 41 inch sword with a inch and change width blade would not work. I go to the next tool on the list, a flat head screwdriver however it was not sharp enough and I quickly gave up. The following tools I went to the kitchen for, a bread knife and steak knife, they both worked. . . a little. So after an hour of grinding away at the forgrip I try to attach it and it gets stuck. . . I didn't want to damage the rail, but I didn't want it 3/4 of the the way slid onto the SR10 so I decide to wiggle it out. This does NOT work and I crack the forgrip where it meets the rail (as it is plastic and not of the highest quality). The crack is about an inch or so long and I manage to pop out the forgrip. This cracked forgrip still seemed salvageable to me so I broke off the cracked piece with pliers and then removed roughly the same sized portion from the other side of the forgrip. At this point of exhausted the tools I've used to solve most my issues. I then decide to use fire to melt the plastic to a point where I can work the plastic a bit. I soon find out that I have no lighters, only matches. After going through a dozen matches a thought occurs to me I could use a candle. So I finally used a candle to make the plastic workable, but the pliers are too clumsy to work the plastic. . . I then look for the closest object that I could use to maneuver the plastic, chopsticks. Finally after two hours of work I finally manage to get the grip on the gun with it working.
Tools Used:
- Samurai sword
- Flat head screwdriver
- Bread knife
- Steak knife
- Pliers
- Matches
- Candle
- Chopsticks
Moral of the story:
Get a tool set.
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Now my question:
What would be a good alternate forgrip?