Does anyone have any experience with them?
Im starting to look into rails and I have always been attracted to this particular one. I know Kyle Lamb whips his around pretty good but I was wondering how they would hold up compared to say a DD or Larue.
I have a VTAC on my 3-gun rifle. I think all 3 that you mentioned are plenty sturdy. The reason I like the VTAC for 3-gun is that firstly I don’t have anything attached to the fore-end for 3-gun, secondly, it works well for support hand extended far forward, and thirdly it works better against/on barricades than railed foreends.
I dont like it Im swapping the one on my S&W VTAC out for a Larue, the VTAC sounds like a tuning fork, when you work the charging handle, just not my liking
A lot of people that are training with Viking are coming away with a new appreciation for their tube. I’m not sure what portion of this is just “going with the last thing I learned” vs. actually seeing the benefits of it, but it’s there all the same.
The base Vtac rail weighs more than a Daniel Defense of Larue rail system. Start adding rail segments to the Vtac and it gets even heavier. Of course, adding rail covers to a railed system adds weight that the Vtac doesn’t need to add because it’s slick. But then you’re back to potential heat issues…
FWIW I do believe there is a new version coming with larger slots that should lighten it up a bit.
I’ve used various rail systems over the years to include, Surefire, DD, DD Lite, Midwest Industries, LaRue and VTAC.
My preference is for VTAC and LaRue.
The VTAC is much more ergonomic to me, I usually shoot with gloves on so I’m not aware of any heat issues. I have seen some VTAC tubes work loose but I suspect more from improper installation than anything else.
If all you’re attaching is a light and a sling, you’re using about 4 inches of rail at the most, add a flip front sight and maybe you’re using 6 inches of rail space. Compare that to the roughly 28 inches of rail space you normally get on a carbine length rail system and you can see why the VTAC is more efficient.
I’ve never had a problem with Larue rails. I still have them on several uppers and will continue to use them if I need more than the aforementioned 6 inches of rail.
Follow that logic to it’s conclusion, and depending on a few other variables, you wind up without a use for anything other than the stock handguards at all.