AFG/VFG Free-Float Forend
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AFG/VFG Free-Float Forend
I made this grip/forend because I wanted a free float forend to be able to use a thumb-over-bore grip, or have the option of gripping via the AFG/VFG. The entire assembly can be removed by unscrewing the 3 bolts in the AFG/VFG and sliding off the bottom rail. It requires no modifications to the KRISS, and adds negligible weight.
It's a Magpul AFG 1 cut and epoxied to a Magpul VFG, then filled with epoxy, then sanded for the final shape/contours. I attached them to a spare picatinny rail for alignment as I was adding/setting the epoxy. The grip assembly is epoxied to a 1.5" inner diameter carbon fiber tube with vent holes drilled using RubbaDubbaBubba's template method ( http://www.krisstalk.com/t721-another-shroudy-day-updated-04-04-2013?highlight=-+Another+Shroudy+Day ).
The entire grip/forend is sprayed with black truck bed liner for the final finish. The overall length of the forend piece is 6" and protrudes 4" past the lip of the AFG. The forend is free floating with about 1/16" celearance around the factory barrel shroud.
I didn't do a very good job of documenting construction, but here are some pics of the grip during the epoxy process:
![AFG/VFG Free-Float Forend Photo2_zpsd19135a7](https://2img.net/h/i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff402/txeaglescout/Kriss/photo2_zpsd19135a7.jpg)
![AFG/VFG Free-Float Forend Photo1_zpscbf10a3b](https://2img.net/h/i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff402/txeaglescout/Kriss/photo1_zpscbf10a3b.jpg)
The finished product:
![AFG/VFG Free-Float Forend DSC_3759_zps344ebf5a](https://2img.net/h/i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff402/txeaglescout/Kriss/DSC_3759_zps344ebf5a.jpg)
![AFG/VFG Free-Float Forend DSC_3761_zps2dc372f9](https://2img.net/h/i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff402/txeaglescout/Kriss/DSC_3761_zps2dc372f9.jpg)
![AFG/VFG Free-Float Forend DSC_3762_zps7ecaccc3](https://2img.net/h/i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff402/txeaglescout/Kriss/DSC_3762_zps7ecaccc3.jpg)
![AFG/VFG Free-Float Forend DSC_3763_zpsf63f7b3f](https://2img.net/h/i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff402/txeaglescout/Kriss/DSC_3763_zpsf63f7b3f.jpg)
![AFG/VFG Free-Float Forend DSC_3764_zps477b3246](https://2img.net/h/i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff402/txeaglescout/Kriss/DSC_3764_zps477b3246.jpg)
![AFG/VFG Free-Float Forend DSC_3765_zpsf6175fa0](https://2img.net/h/i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff402/txeaglescout/Kriss/DSC_3765_zpsf6175fa0.jpg)
![AFG/VFG Free-Float Forend DSC_3766_zpscfac7228](https://2img.net/h/i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff402/txeaglescout/Kriss/DSC_3766_zpscfac7228.jpg)
![AFG/VFG Free-Float Forend DSC_3767_zps22d527f0](https://2img.net/h/i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff402/txeaglescout/Kriss/DSC_3767_zps22d527f0.jpg)
![AFG/VFG Free-Float Forend DSC_3768_zps253a872c](https://2img.net/h/i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff402/txeaglescout/Kriss/DSC_3768_zps253a872c.jpg)
![AFG/VFG Free-Float Forend DSC_3769_zpsb1324f0a](https://2img.net/h/i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff402/txeaglescout/Kriss/DSC_3769_zpsb1324f0a.jpg)
It's a Magpul AFG 1 cut and epoxied to a Magpul VFG, then filled with epoxy, then sanded for the final shape/contours. I attached them to a spare picatinny rail for alignment as I was adding/setting the epoxy. The grip assembly is epoxied to a 1.5" inner diameter carbon fiber tube with vent holes drilled using RubbaDubbaBubba's template method ( http://www.krisstalk.com/t721-another-shroudy-day-updated-04-04-2013?highlight=-+Another+Shroudy+Day ).
The entire grip/forend is sprayed with black truck bed liner for the final finish. The overall length of the forend piece is 6" and protrudes 4" past the lip of the AFG. The forend is free floating with about 1/16" celearance around the factory barrel shroud.
I didn't do a very good job of documenting construction, but here are some pics of the grip during the epoxy process:
![AFG/VFG Free-Float Forend Photo2_zpsd19135a7](https://2img.net/h/i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff402/txeaglescout/Kriss/photo2_zpsd19135a7.jpg)
![AFG/VFG Free-Float Forend Photo1_zpscbf10a3b](https://2img.net/h/i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff402/txeaglescout/Kriss/photo1_zpscbf10a3b.jpg)
The finished product:
![AFG/VFG Free-Float Forend DSC_3759_zps344ebf5a](https://2img.net/h/i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff402/txeaglescout/Kriss/DSC_3759_zps344ebf5a.jpg)
![AFG/VFG Free-Float Forend DSC_3761_zps2dc372f9](https://2img.net/h/i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff402/txeaglescout/Kriss/DSC_3761_zps2dc372f9.jpg)
![AFG/VFG Free-Float Forend DSC_3762_zps7ecaccc3](https://2img.net/h/i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff402/txeaglescout/Kriss/DSC_3762_zps7ecaccc3.jpg)
![AFG/VFG Free-Float Forend DSC_3763_zpsf63f7b3f](https://2img.net/h/i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff402/txeaglescout/Kriss/DSC_3763_zpsf63f7b3f.jpg)
![AFG/VFG Free-Float Forend DSC_3764_zps477b3246](https://2img.net/h/i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff402/txeaglescout/Kriss/DSC_3764_zps477b3246.jpg)
![AFG/VFG Free-Float Forend DSC_3765_zpsf6175fa0](https://2img.net/h/i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff402/txeaglescout/Kriss/DSC_3765_zpsf6175fa0.jpg)
![AFG/VFG Free-Float Forend DSC_3766_zpscfac7228](https://2img.net/h/i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff402/txeaglescout/Kriss/DSC_3766_zpscfac7228.jpg)
![AFG/VFG Free-Float Forend DSC_3767_zps22d527f0](https://2img.net/h/i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff402/txeaglescout/Kriss/DSC_3767_zps22d527f0.jpg)
![AFG/VFG Free-Float Forend DSC_3768_zps253a872c](https://2img.net/h/i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff402/txeaglescout/Kriss/DSC_3768_zps253a872c.jpg)
![AFG/VFG Free-Float Forend DSC_3769_zpsb1324f0a](https://2img.net/h/i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff402/txeaglescout/Kriss/DSC_3769_zpsb1324f0a.jpg)
TexasEagle- Posts : 31
Join date : 2013-03-24
Re: AFG/VFG Free-Float Forend
Great work! ![rocks](/users/1216/11/34/74/smiles/4058002945.gif)
![rocks](/users/1216/11/34/74/smiles/4058002945.gif)
Jedi380- Posts : 239
Join date : 2013-01-24
Location : Dayton, OH
Re: AFG/VFG Free-Float Forend
Interesting. Thumb over bore works better the further out you reach along the bore.
Here is my freefloat rail.
http://www.krisstalk.com/t376-free-float-rail-project
Here is my freefloat rail.
http://www.krisstalk.com/t376-free-float-rail-project
Re: AFG/VFG Free-Float Forend
Yup. The forend is just long enough so my left arm is fully extended (elbow locked) when gripping thumb-over-bore a la Costa.
TexasEagle- Posts : 31
Join date : 2013-03-24
Re: AFG/VFG Free-Float Forend
TexasEagle wrote:Yup. The forend is just long enough so my left arm is fully extended (elbow locked) when gripping thumb-over-bore a la Costa.
Wow you must have short arms haha jk. As long as it works for you.
Re: AFG/VFG Free-Float Forend
Ha! Yah just call me tyrannosaurus... JK
The butt pad on my rifle is extended a little and I also end up grabbing it out at the end of the forend. Since The forend only has a few inches of attachment to the AFG, I couldn't make it too long or it would flex and contact the factory shroud while gripping. Its a little bit of a compromise but seems to work OK.
Edited to add pics -
I'm 6'4" and have arms that are proportionate to my height (at least I think so
), here's the thumb-over-bore grip with the forend:
![AFG/VFG Free-Float Forend Grip1_zps4ceb8799](https://2img.net/h/i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff402/txeaglescout/Kriss/grip1_zps4ceb8799.png)
![AFG/VFG Free-Float Forend Grip2_zpse7d8dc8c](https://2img.net/h/i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff402/txeaglescout/Kriss/grip2_zpse7d8dc8c.png)
![Shocked](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_eek.gif)
Edited to add pics -
I'm 6'4" and have arms that are proportionate to my height (at least I think so
![Very Happy](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_biggrin.png)
![AFG/VFG Free-Float Forend Grip1_zps4ceb8799](https://2img.net/h/i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff402/txeaglescout/Kriss/grip1_zps4ceb8799.png)
![AFG/VFG Free-Float Forend Grip2_zpse7d8dc8c](https://2img.net/h/i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff402/txeaglescout/Kriss/grip2_zpse7d8dc8c.png)
TexasEagle- Posts : 31
Join date : 2013-03-24
Re: AFG/VFG Free-Float Forend
+1Jedi380 wrote:Great work!
![beers](/users/1216/11/34/74/smiles/1630573645.gif)
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