November 15, 2023
The trendy rifle’s primary use has not considerably improved from its early predecessors. It’s a linear shoulder-fired steel projectile weapon to be used at prolonged ranges. Equipment are considerably completely different. The design rigidness of the early rifles as late because the Nineteen Eighties has given option to extraordinarily modular designs. One of the crucial private equipment for the trendy rifle is the ahead grip or hand cease. The flexibility to customise how and the place your help hand rests is a matter of nice opinion solely made extra scrupulous by its meant software on purpose-built weapons. There are millions of customizable options on the trendy rifle, but it surely’s the Ahead Operator Grip, or Ahead Operations Grip aka FOG, that has our focus.
Trendy taking pictures has change into a combined bag of various substances. The hard-learned classes of combat-tried and true marksmanship fundamentals and the progressive methods tailored over 1000’s of hours by the hands of competitors shooters have change into blurred in fashionable fight marksmanship. Whereas the primary two classes of taking pictures abilities go hand in hand, there was energetic resistance to acquiescing to the processes utilized by competitors shooters…that’s, till American Particular Operations models began competing of their off time and gleaning ways, methods, and procedures that had viable use in fashionable fight. The hybrid system of competitors and fight marksmanship gave option to the trendy taking pictures methods seen and emulated in the present day.
One such method utilized in fashionable pistol taking pictures is restricted handy placement. The normal one-handed or paddle help seen all through the historical past of taking pictures and echoed on the cinematic display screen has all however perished abandoning an aggressive forward-angled grip that maximizes each floor space retention and interface of the weapon and the interlocking help from each arms. This tried-and-true methodology of taking pictures in the present day’s fashionable pistols is well-founded and universally accepted. So, if a way works, how does the person keep “muscle reminiscence” between platforms? Nicely, the Ahead Operations Grip (FOG) gives simply such continuity between platforms, because it gives for optimum management with the help hand, offering each a ahead grip AND hand cease.
The FOG is the invention of Contour Ways. This angled grip and hand cease was born from years of taking pictures and fight experiences of a well-seasoned veteran, Josh Burgess. The idea was easy, emulate the identical hand positioning used on a facet arm to coincide with the rifle. The result’s greater than a hand cease or angled grip. What advanced is a system for the help hand.
The FOG gives customizable match, recoil management, drastically improved goal acquisition, diminished muscular fatigue, and accent integration. Presently, there are solely two techniques which have, in my skilled opinion, actually achieved this feat, however each render their outcomes particularly and uniquely that separates their software from the opposite.
Once more, in software, FOG is predicated on help hand placement mimicking the identical muscle reminiscence {of professional} pistol taking pictures. This idea is genius as a result of it permits the thoughts and physique to modify extra fluidly between platforms. Whereas I’ve resisted some change in my taking pictures methods, there may be little room for conjecture when a product will increase accuracy and effectivity. I take advantage of the Idea and Software Evaluate or CAR when evaluating weapons, tools, or methods. When making use of the CAR method to the FOG, my observations and interactions concur with the claims made by Mr Burgess.
The idea of the FOG as per the web site is as follows:
– Permits for strain plate positioning with wire retention in-line with the shooter’s help hand for much less motion to manage gadgets corresponding to lights, lasers, and infrared mild simply and successfully.
– Solves the issue of warmth transmission to the aluminum rail, which prevents burn damage to the shooter’s hand.
– Mounts on a five-space Picatinny rail on the handguard.
– Sits off-axis and parallel to the bore axis, permitting for a reflection of the pistol that helps hand grip, thumb ahead, selling muscle reminiscence and repetition.
– Gives a ahead hand cease help, permitting recoil administration to displace kinetic vitality in help of the buttstock, permitting for extra management and correct follow-up pictures.
Now that we now have seen the ideas introduced by Contour Ways, what do these imply? Enable me to delineate these claims and break down their precise sensible benefits. The FOG permits for:
– A pure hand placement. Particularly, the middle and base of the palm permits for the pure positioning of the hand and wrist, offering a extra ergonomic interplay between tactical equipment and the motion of the fingers, thus decreasing fatigue on muscle tissue and tendons within the hand and wrist.
– The FOG is constructed of a polymer mix that reduces felt warmth ensuing from the switch of warmth from the barrel to the shooter’s hand. And, the warmth generally felt from environmental transference from direct daylight onto the handguard can also be drastically diminished.
– The FOG has a minimal footprint on the Picatinny rail, which means much less area is required to mount the FOG to a handguard.
– As mentioned beforehand, the identical hand placement carried out when taking pictures a pistol is mirrored with the usage of the FOG. The FOG is designed for the person’s help hand to combine instantly into the FOG versus simply merely grabbing the grip. This equates to a direct “in-line” hand placement, offering each ergonomic taking pictures positioning for the help hand, and a reflexive response to taking pictures that outcomes.
– The FOG’s design permits for the help hand and arm positioning to mitigate felt recoil and permit the shooter to “drive” the muzzle whereas taking pictures, thus rising their capacity to remain on the right track, notably when partaking a number of targets. This is named a pull/push method; pull the weapon into the shoulder when taking pictures, and push the muzzle to the subsequent goal.
The FOG’s software is straightforward. It’s a systemic method to permit the trendy shooter to combine into the weapon and have a extra seamless method to taking pictures, and decreasing fatigue. Does it work? The quick reply is sure, it really works. It really works very nicely. Like something, the person will discover elements of the system that might be advantageous or undesirable. Nobody system is ideal for everybody. The taking pictures group is one primarily based on two fundamentals; is it dependable/purposeful, and does it take Glock mags?
In my skilled opinion, the FOG does precisely what it claims. It’s a superb piece of package for these on the lookout for an angled grip to cut back fatigue in extended taking pictures, cut back felt recoil, and obtain a extra ergonomic interface between the shooter, weapon, and equipment. Like with something, there are drawbacks, and I might be remiss if I didn’tpoint out a number of issues some people will assuredly complain about.
The FOG could be very customizable, however I’m positive some will need extra choices for the modular angled grip equipment. These enable for the person to customise for what most closely fits their wants. Somebody ultimately will complain there isn’t sufficient superior within the superior sauce; I feel there are many choices. The general dimension is giant. This can be a systemic method, and when a person compares the variety of equipment that must be added to the handguard to equal the identical and equal quantity of help, warmth safety, and interface that is supplied with the FOG, I imagine the FOG speaks for itself.
That mentioned, it’s a giant footprint, and a few people could discover this a detractor. The need to make use of a Picatinny Rail could also be some extent of competition for some. Having to connect an MLOK Picatinny rail to connect the FOG most assuredly will result in somebody complaining about redundancy and crying to Odin about weight. One other concern is the FOG’s incapacity to mount to each conceivable handguard. I spoke with Mr. Burgess relating to this. Like I discussed earlier than, there’s at all times one man that may complain that his 4” extensive tremendous suppressor handguard is simply too fats for the FOG to interface with. The market analysis carried out confirmed that the overwhelming majority can be able to interfacing with the FOG. For the uncommon bigger handguards, I might say the FOG is definitely worth the tradeoff to maneuver to a appropriate handguard.
Lastly, the 2 fashions I examined don’t have an MLOK slot for direct flashlight attachment or a Picatinny rail part. Wait, didn’t I simply dunk on the ambiguous particular person for complaining about Picatinny rails? Sure, I did. I’m declaring that I would like the direct interplay of an MLOK Picatinny rail to connect all method of torches, facilitating each my choice in model and software. These are check fashions, and I’ve been advised this has been addressed already.
One final take away: Most of us do just like the issues we spend cash on to look good. For a lot of males, our vehicles, ladies, and weapons all must be dangerous to the bone, and look good doing it. The FOG is exclusive, and I discover it enticing. Nonetheless, others could discover the FOG to be an excessive amount of of a break from the tons of of ahead grips already available on the market which can be vastly restricted in operate in comparison with the FOG. I might inform this particular person to attempt the FOG. I used to be greater than impressed with it, and discover its type and performance to be close to excellent.
The FOG will not be excellent for each event. There are some functions for which I might not use a FOG, however that’s regular. I tailor my builds primarily based on what I would like particularly. Backside line, the FOG is a wonderful system that gives not solely glorious efficiency for the skilled or civilian alike, but in addition a basic step ahead. It’s a top-tier product.
Firm Contact Data:
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Telephone: 877-364-4747
Web site: https://contourtactics.com
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