I know a few guys here have the MFR but I’ve yet to see close ups of it. Well here are some that I took today. They aren’t the greatest but at least you get the point on how it attaches.
BTW, my scale is about a gram off. I weighed some US coins and compared them to what the US Mint says.
The set screw holes with the mounting collar pre-installed by DD.
The set screws press against the groove on the barrel nut…
Great post! Thanks for the photos!
What’s the width and height of the tube?
Shit I knew I should have measured it. The specs are floating around somewhere in the forums. I packed it up in a box to be sent to Virginia Arms Co.
https://danieldefense.com/rail-systems/modular-float-rail-12-0.html
Materials & Construction
Precision CNC machined from 6061 T6 aluminum and Military Specification Hard Coat Anodized.
Material: Aircraft Grade 6061-T6 Aluminum Finish: Military Specification Type III Hard Coat Anodized Length: 12.0" Outside Diameter: 1.76" Inside Diameter: 1.61" Weight 12.2 oz 3" Rail Section Weight: 1.1 oz Made in the USA!
Thanks for the pics. Let us know how you like it once you get your upper back.
Will do. I’m fond of slick tubes so progressing towards the MFR was a good move. I’m currently running the Troy/VTAC handguard on my current rig. Now this is just personal opinion but this feels much beefier in my hands (that’s what she said). All the IWC stuff for the Troy/VTAC fits on the MFR. I’ll be transferring over the QD mount and hand stop when it comes back.
I prefer this DD but am thinking this is the better deal the the weight is similar
http://troyind.com/%20/battlerails/troy-battlerail-alpha-coming-soon
I really don’t like the integrated front sight. Just personal opinion…
I’m just curious, but by beefier, do you mean thicker, more solid, or both? Purely from a measurement point of view, I think the DD is supposed to have a slightly smaller outer circumference than the Troy TRX Extreme. I can’t find the measurements online now, but it’s out there.
Also, for a sling attachment, have they come out with another way to attach a sling or would you have to attach a piece of picatinny rail and then mount some sort of sling mount on it? I’m sure there are some ways to loop 550 cord or something through the holes and rig something up, but I was thinking something along the lines of a QD socket.
If they offer the various sight bases and the sight operates like a standard Troy sight I don’t see the disadvantage. Plus they are back up sights.
I am looking at both of these rails but it will cost me $120 more to go the DD route with a BUIS.
Unless the build quality on the DD is $120 better…
I need to see both in person.
I just installed mine last week and have been impressed with it thus far. I have a Troy TRX Extreme on another gun and have been very happy with it, so I figured I’d give the DD option a try and see what I thought.
One thing I like off the bat about the DD rail is that you do not have to remove the handguard to change rail placement. Granted, this is usually a moot point once you get it set up, but it is nice to be able to easily remove rails initially while getting it configured.
As mentioned above, I’ve still not settled on a forward sling attachment configuration. I’ll be interested to see what options other come up with.
I’m using a Magpul RSA on my MFR.
I’ve owned a Troy MFR and TRX Extreme, and I’ve been disappointed with the quality of both. The DD Lite and RIS-II are worlds better, but very more expensive.
Had this rail been released when I bought the TRX Extreme, without a doubt I would have bought the DD over the Troy.
DD rails are the best i’ve used. From design, manufacturing, sales support etc, its all there. Nice things cost money, but I have no doubt my RIS-II will be probably the longest lasting componet of my rifle.
I have one on my main gun and I love it so far.
Interesting… When the TRX came out, I thought I’d like it. But then I shot one and couldn’t stand the feel of it. It was so slim it felt like I was holding the barrel. And there was such minimal space between the gas block, I could move the barrel with the flash hider to where it woud hit the rail with little effort.
Is that a QD Sling attachment point on the left side of the rail? I never saw that socket in any of the other MFR photos.
It is a custom install I love the rail and run a Vickers two point sling.
The best way I could figure out the sling mount was do a little work.
I’m wary of the set-screw attachment method. That’s why I didn’t like the Omega X rails.
Holding a DD RIS-II and a TRX, its easy to see why the DD is more expensive. Not just from a ergonmics standpoint either. DD stuff is a work of CNC art.
I could never get the TRX or MRF to align perfectly with the upper, using both a DD upper and a Noveske upper. Both the TRX and the MRF were slightly lower. Just enough to annoy me.
Intrestingly, the DD (Lite 12.0 & RIS-II) mated up with both the same two uppers perfectly.
I’m wary of the set-screw attachment method. That’s why I didn’t like the Omega X rails.
I passed on the Omega for the same reason. It looks as if the brunt of the weight on this rail is on the countersunk screws.
Mr. Smith,
(Slight off-topic)What’s the barrel length on that weapon?