QBZ-191 service rifle family
- Thread starter Blitzo
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Full length handguard
Would be great if they replaced the stock to, providing a better cheek padFull length handguard
by78
General
I'd prioritize getting full metal top rail first. Can't fathom why they skimped on something so basic and chose to go with a polymer half-rail.
Gunner : QBZ95 Chief DesignerUnderslung grenade launcher.
That is kinda shocking. Over time a plastic pic rail is going to loosen and deform from all the recoil the rifle goes through and any optic still hanging on it will never keep a zero again.
by78
General
The front half of the rail (directly above the harndguard) is polymer. The optics are mounted on the back half, which thankfully is metal. However, other accessories you run will inevitably encounter problems. This rifle has "half-assed" written all over it. I read that the design team had wanted not only full length metal top rails but also side and bottom metal rails, but they were rejected by the higher ups (probably senior peasants with stars on their shoulder boards).
Same guys who wanted a buffer stock, reciprocating charging handle, and non-ambidextrous. If I remember correctly, the designers wanted a sino scar-like similar to what the Japanese did but higher-ups messed with everything.