John Doe from United States, IA Public Profile

The leather hand loop is a bit large for me, although I don’t have large hands. I wish it was a bit tighter to give better purchase. That said the leather does help increase my grip stability on the forend. Some of the M-Lok hardware was a little chintzy, but thankfully I had some extras around. Overall a pretty nice little accessory with some true practical applications, but it could use a bit of work to bring it up to 5/5 territory.

Nothing too crazy here, but it does what it’s supposed to do and does it exceptionally well. This handle is a lot easier to grab on to than most standard options, and the handle feels very robust and tactile. It’s a nice, easy, and relatively inexpensive way to upgrade your AR’s look and feel quickly and functionally.

Affordable, super easy to install, no issues whatsoever. It significantly reduced the recoil on my AR. Only downside is that it’s loud and tends to upset other folks at the range.

These things work…fine. As intended, for sure. I understand why someone might not want to spend hundreds on a set of BUIS, but I do think you get what you pay for to some degree. These sights are huge and extend at least 1/4” past the pic rail on both sides. The metal feels…okay. Lighter weight than you’d expect for something this bulky, which I guess could possibly be a good thing—or possibly a sign of cheap metal. I’m no expert on that front. If you’re going for a streamlined look or compactness, this is not the choice for you. If you’re looking for a cheap but functional sight, go for it.

Unfortunately I can’t speak to their longevity, as I returned these for something a bit smaller.

This thing looks beautiful. The club grip makes my 870 an even more compact gun than it was. A bit more difficult to shoot maybe, but it’s an easy trade off in my opinion.

Installation of the forend was a bit tricky, the supplied tool did not fit inside the factory walnut forend so I had to use a pair of pliers to remove it, but it worked well with the WOOX forend so I can’t really fault them for that.

All in all, I highly recommend this if you’re looking for that classic wood furniture look with some added functionality and a more compact footprint. Just make sure you’re buying for the right shotgun, be it Mossberg or Remington.

This seems like a pretty well-made leather sling for the price, but it also seems like it could be a bit better for the price. The leather appears to have some sort of coating on it so I’ll be curious to see how it wears in and what grain it has to it. I suspect that it is not full grain leather of the highest quality, and at this price point I’d expect a little bit more. A local leather working shop could probably do a better job at this price point for a custom-made sling.

Another thing I found a bit disappointing is that the hardware that came with it is different than what is pictured. It appears to be brass in the pictures, however the sling I received came with black hardware. A small gripe, but I’m going for an aesthetic on this particular rifle build and looks are a part of it. Thankfully, the hardware can be easily replaced with brass Chicago screws so it’s not the end of the world.

I will be curious to see how this leather ages, given its somewhat lower quality surface appearance. “Premium” might be a bit of an overstatement on Galco’s part. I guess if nothing else, it is certainly serviceable now, and I can always bring it to my leather guy to use as a pattern for a better one.