Magpul MOE series...

[Stickman]

Magpul Original Equipment series (MOE) seems to be getting more and more popular without even having been released. Of the people I have spoken with, there seems to be two schools of thought.

One is that the MOE will be a budget line for people who can't or won't pay more for the standard Magpul lineup.

The second school of thought is that its going to be an upgrade that is going to set manufacturers apart from everyone else, and show a higher tier item.

I can understand both concepts, and perhaps part of it will be decided by Magpul if they decide to keep the lineup dedicated to manufacturers instead of dealers or the general public.


What are your thoughts on the MOE series? Are you in camp one, or camp two?

[Stickman]

Here are a couple quick pictures that show the rapid prototype MOE items which were released for public viewing at SHOT 08.



Handguards

[Stickman]

Grip

[Stickman]

One of the stocks

[UDT]

A little in both camps, Thanks for the update and pics,

[103m 95g]

Both camps, it would be nice for manufactures to offer it as an upgrade and for the end user the be able to retrofit weapons they already have.

the voices are telling me
must have Magpul Original Equipment

[SHIHAN]

Some of the stuff like the rail protectors looks like an ipgrade and some of the other stuff looks like a great way for some to get good workable equipment for those who cant afford or dont want to spend the $ for the top of the line stuff and not get stuck with Leapers or CAA junk.
Personally I will outfit some of my toys with the new rail protectors and maybe tryout the MOBUS.

[sdcromer]

I like the looks of the MOE carbine handguards. Stick - did they lock up tight and did Magpul have any of the rail sections to mount in the slots?

I missed the part about "rapid prototype". We these the wax rapid prototypes or were they real polymer?

[DM-SC]

I can see it being both ways. There will be a lot of people buying the MOE parts for their rifles if they are made available to the public.

[Stickman]

I like the looks of the MOE carbine handguards. Stick - did they lock up tight and did Magpul have any of the rail sections to mount in the slots?

I missed the part about "rapid prototype". We these the wax rapid prototypes or were they real polymer?

They were locked up pretty tight when I played around with them, but since they are prototypes, that doesn't mean there weren't loose by the end of SHOT 08. They were polymer prototypes.

Magpul did not have any rail sections on hand, I'm not sure if they were looking at making their own slots out of polymer, or if they would be aluminum sections, or both.

[Mantis]

I'm in Camp1 but can understand & appreciate Camp2 also.
I'm waiting for release of the grip and I hope it comes with one of the storage adaptors as the MIAD does.

[Stickman]

I'm waiting for release of the grip and I hope it comes with one of the storage adaptors as the MIAD does.

It does, and the core can be swapped out for the various current MIAD cores.

[Lancelot]

What is the grip equal too? Obviously the plain front strap, but what about the rear? The large or medium?

[Stickman]

Medium from what I can tell.

[Marlow]

Any photos of the ACS stock and the BUIS setup? I think those are what I'm most excited about.