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  2. Vertical forward grip - Wikipedia

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    AR-15 with a Magpul Industries Angled Fore Grip (AFG®). Angled forward grips can provide similar functionality to vertical forward grips. They differ in that a vertical foregrip is more useful for "driving" the weapon, while an angled foregrip is more effective at pulling the weapon into the shooter's shoulder while keeping the offhand wrist in a comfortable and manageable position, which ...

  3. Knight's Armament Company - Wikipedia

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    The system is utilized alongside a KAC suppressor and forward grip on the "Special Operations Peculiar MODification" M4 carbine package in use by United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The mounted accessories can include tactical flashlights, laser targeting units, bipods , and vertical foregrips .

  4. Stock (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    The anatomy of a gunstock on a Ruger 10/22 semi-automatic rifle with Fajen thumbhole silhouette stock. 1) butt, 2) forend, 3) comb, 4) heel, 5) toe, 6) grip, 7) thumbhole A gunstock or often simply stock, the back portion of which is also known as a shoulder stock, a buttstock, or simply a butt, is a part of a long gun that provides structural support, to which the barrel, action, and firing ...

  5. Forearm (firearm component) - Wikipedia

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    In firearms, the forearm (also known as the fore-end/forend, handguard or forestock) is a section of a gunstock between the receiver and the muzzle. It is used as a gripping surface to hold the gun steady and is usually made out of heat-insulating material such as wood or reinforced plastic .

  6. List of Colt AR-15 and M16 rifle variants - Wikipedia

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    Round: Smooth round rifle handguards [citation needed] Short Round: Carbine length smooth round handguard; Ribbed: Ribbed round rifle handguards; Short Ribbed: Carbine length ribbed handguards; Square LMG: Special heavy handguards with integral vertical grip for use during sustained fire; FF Tube: Free-Float Tube

  7. Close Quarters Battle Receiver - Wikipedia

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    Handguards: The standard handguard for the CQBR is the Knight's Armament Company Rail Interface System (M4 Carbine RIS; National Stock Number 1005-01-416-1089), which is designed for a variety of barrel profiles and allows for the use of any MIL-STD-1913 tactical accessories such as the AN/PEQ-2, AN/PEQ-15, SureFire flashlights, or a vertical ...

  8. SOPMOD - Wikipedia

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    The Special Operations Peculiar MODification (SOPMOD) kit is an accessory system for the M4A1 carbine, CQBR, FN SCAR Mk 16/17, HK416 and other weapons used by United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) special forces units, though it is not specific to SOCOM.

  9. Colt IAR6940 - Wikipedia

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    The IAR6940 is a magazine-fed light machine gun. It fires the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge. The rifle accepts AR-15 magazines, such as the STANAG, PMAG and Drum magazines. [12] [13] As a part of the IAR Program, it was built to be lighter and more portable than the M249. It weighs 4.32 kg (9.5 lb) compared to the M249 at 7.5 kg (17 lb).