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MPA vertical pistol grip on XLR Element?

A-Rob

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May 2, 2017
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Has anyone tried the combo of an XLR Element with the MPA grip? I wasn't sure if it would require minor fitting or be a complete no-go due to the MPA's right side extended area and I couldn't find a good pic of the 2 together. Also, does anyone know of a similar completely vertical pistol grip like the MPA?
 
I’ve got one on my Evo, works just fine. I like the grip, it’s better than the normal AR grips most people use. I would assume that it would work just fine on an Element as well?

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It will fit on the element but the thumb shelf does not work near as well as there is no cut out in the chassis so you lose a good bit of the functionality of the grip design. MPA pic below

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the one I have came with the chassis when I purchased it. I will say that it's probably not something that I ever would have bought for myself, but I do like it quite a bit. I have wondered why the thumb shelf didn't seem to thumb shelf as much as you would think. Makes a lot more sense after looking at the picture above.

With that being said, I still like it on the XLR. I like the grip angle, and the slight swell under the trigger finger. It is very easy to put slight backward pressure on the grip with the bottom 3 fingers and still focus on a clean trigger pull. I won't be replacing mine any time soon.
 
I like the fill in the bag, and really like the wedge shape as it works well with that stock. I am not crazy about having the straps since I only use it as a rear bag, and it's just a tiny bit too short if I'm having to shoot with the bipod legs extended all the way.