Got a history question about RT foregrip mounts...

[rickenbacker22]

nice find! Has anyone ever thought of making the sight at a 45 degree angle, to make it useful? because most rt sights, the ball feed is in the way. Got the idea from surefire tactical, they have a 45 degree sight for close quarters.

[rickenbacker22]

So u have a nice super clean automag u never use?

[Spider-TW]

nice find! Has anyone ever thought of making the sight at a 45 degree angle, to make it useful? because most rt sights, the ball feed is in the way. Got the idea from surefire tactical, they have a 45 degree sight for close quarters.

Any optical or occluded sight will look over the power feed with the RT Pro or RT classic sight rail. I tend to not look thru a sight anyway, unless it is too fat to use with both eyes.

[vintage]

So u have a nice super clean automag u never use?

i've got a brand new in box rt classic sitting here myself.

[1985phenom]

Who does that!?

Does Tuna still sell classic RTs?

[vintage]

Who does that!?

Does Tuna still sell classic RTs?

were getting off topic here but i almost bought a nib minimag on ebay a few weeks ago.

[Spider-TW]

Who does that!?

Does Tuna still sell classic RTs?

Right?

Tuna did have some of the late model RT Classic rails. If you can catch an XMT body, you could build a "new" marker up around a valve.

There is such a thing as carbon fiber U-channel...would I want a CF foregrip mount for my RT? Hmmmmmmmmmm

[GoatBoy]

I'm sure the history is pretty tangled. This is mostly conjecture so I'm sure someone will jump in and tell me I'm wrong.

The original single-hole foregrip relied on the rail's dovetail or whatever to prevent twisting.

If you lose that from the rail, then you have to find some other way to prevent rotation.

They could have implemented something else, but assuming that the sight rail mechanism was already a foregone conclusion... then what's good for the sight rail is good for the foregrip as well. I figure cost has to be a part of the equation -- "Look, we're already doing this, so just do it 6 more times."

And possibly more specious -- you can remove the foregrip without having to remove the body, which was a shortcoming of the other way.

[kevdupuis]

So u have a nice super clean automag u never use?

I hate to say it, but I have a few old mags still in the box.