AR Thread

[Koshogi]

Does a foregrip affect 'a' cat and make it 'e' cat ?

No.

Are the foregrips with the integral bipod useable/useful or crap ?

For people who like to use a foregrip and have a bipod when needed, they make a useful combination. Grippods are utilized heavily in the military. Like all things, some like them, some don't.

Can you recommend any particular foregrip over others ? (seems there are shedloads to choose from)

Also seems some are all plastic, and some have metal in them as well, good, bad ?

Arguments for/against them ?

It really depends on how the individual likes to utilize a foregrip. Some people like to hold them vertically, some just like to use them as a hand stop to aid in pulling the rifle into the shoulder and some just use them as a reference point.
You will notice that most of the newer VFG (vertical fore grips) being released are compact variants, this is due to many shooters utilizing VFGs more these days as a hand stop.
The Magpul AFG (angled fore grip) proved popular for a long time, but seems to be fading in popularity.
Plastic or metal, makes little difference. What makes a difference is the weight. Any VFG from a major manufacturer should be strong enough for any civilian use.

It really is user preference. Try as many styles that you can, try different hand positions, try holding it vertically, try using it as a hand stop.

What do I run? After trying and using several types, I run my free float rails slick (other than a Magpul rail cover).

What I always find funny though is when somebody puts a VFG on and then uses a magwell hold, but hey it's your rifle, run it the way that you like.

The modularity of the AR platform is sometimes too tempting for people, and they put anything and everything on every available space.