Joe from United States, OH Public Profile

Switched from ar to ak. Been building a fully built cugir and a amd-65. The cugur received the Midwest industries alpha hand guard and dust cover. The amd is going to be kept more classic looking but with a hellcat engine. So, after reading reviews I figured the dog leg rail would be perfect. Well I like tolerances and after reading the reviews I had high expectations. Well let’s just say that the dog leg dust cover was highly disappointing. The over all weight and material is very light, almost cheap aluminum feeling. You must sacrifice your iron sight to mount it. Well, they don’t provide you with a back up. In my opinion the dust cover should be sold with there back up sight. They roll pin that mounts it requires a tiny clip that kinda stays on alright. Don’t screw the screw for the mounting plate down to far or your bcg will not go into battery. And worst of all. There is a metal tab on the back right corner that must be bent to fit it to your rifle? Come on. A lot of people were calling this the original ALPHA hand guard. That could not be more far from the truth. NOW, IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A MIDDLE PRICED MIDDLE OF THE ROAD MIDDLE TO LOWER END DUST COVER THEN THIS IS IT. But then again jl just released there version for 40% cheaper and much better feel to the material used. ENGINEERING ON THIS WAS SUB PAR. BE VERY CAREFUL BEFORE BUYING THIS. You will not be getting the top of class dust cover. Midwest industries hand guard dust cover combo was lights out. And I mean li