I am going to mount a Vickers sling to the REARWARD section of my MOE handguard.
I have 2 options. Either the upper side rear or the bottom rear.
I have a TD stubbie on a long rail on bottom. I had put the long rail on thinking this would make the stubbie connection more rigid instead of the short rail. I now think it probably did not matter the rail length as the handguards appear “so far” to be very rigid.
So, I can connect a sling swivel to the rear portion of the bottom long rail (behind the Stubbie) …or
Put a short rail on the upper side rear and attach the sling swivel there.
I’m actually looking into the same thing and trying to entice a few manufacturers into making a dedicated sling point for the MOE. Envision a thinner buttstock type Sling Thing with a rib on the back that interfaces with the MOE side slots and a backing plate. You could mount it anywhere on the side slots. Make it in both HK hook and QD cup versions and we’d be set.
I was planning on using the VTAC LUSA on one of the rails. I think you could hitch a horse to that thing it has so many types of connections to it. I just need to decide (for now…since this is a fluid build;)) if there is a pro or con to a high or low mounting point at the rear of the forend??
Well, if you saw it up close you might not consider it “clean”
I had to cut the heat shield with tin snips, and the dremel work I did on the plastic leaves a lot to be desired. I don’t have the patience for fine work. I’m more of a “turn it up to 11 and blast away” kind of guy.
But it works and the good news is that with it mounted from the inside even if the red Loctite on the screws fails the hook isn’t going anywhere.
