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9 November 2010, 14:16 #1Contributing Member
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ID this handstop
Looks like an LWRC upper, or at least the front sight is LWRC.
There appears to be a hole machined in the face of the handstop, just wondering who makes this product and what the hole is for.
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9 November 2010, 14:25 #2
That's a Knight's Armament handstop. The hole is for a QD sling attachment.
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9 November 2010, 14:50 #3Contributing Member
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Thanks!
I thought that was a QD hole but it looked a little small.
That's a nice looking part.
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9 November 2010, 16:17 #4Contributing Member
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Why would the handstop have a hole for a QD sling attachment?
Why would one want to attach one's sling to it?
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9 November 2010, 16:35 #5Contributing Member
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I was thinking that too, but after looking at the upper above it makes sense.
There's no place on the handguard to attach a sling without a rail-mounted adaptor, so integrating a QD hole with the hand stop is actually a pretty good idea.
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9 November 2010, 21:02 #6
Would also be viable as a side-mounted handstop, if you happen to use the sling as a way to index to your support hand spot. I don't personally consider that ideal, but for that application the KAC handstop might be worth the price.
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10 November 2010, 11:45 #7
IIRC that hand stop was originally designed to be used on a sniper weapon. That sling position is very useful for a true support sling as opposed to a "carbine Holster" sling. It was available , so people used it for several other purposes.
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