The rail has two large anti-rotation 'tabs' that sleeve back over the receiver about 1/4.' Gives it a clean look, IMO: NTE 60 ft/lbsįorgot to take a picture of the barrel nut/screw hole line up, so here's the manual's pic:

Slightly better picture of the barrel nut with wrench in place: Quick review/install (complete with shitty pictures). made products, to be innovation-driven and to offer our customers the highest quality/value products at the most competitive pricing.Īgreed. We will continue to follow our vision for U.S. In 2011, with great excitement and determination, we completed our expansion into a 40,000 sqft facility within 2 weeks. With our full commitment to serving more customers in the market with 922R compliant products, we have begun making our unique mounting systems and polymer stocks under the UTG PRO brand in Michigan, USA. In 2009, we made an important decision to start our Made-In-the-USA Manufacturing Operation. I was a Troy fanboy (2 Alpha's and 2 VTAC's), but if I want a slim line rail, I'll be building on this from now on. If you notice, you can see 'UTG' products advertised and a different line of 'UTG Pro' stuff.īottom line for me: I just ordered a 7' for $85 shipped for my 10.5' upper.

If you look at the website, you can see pics of the manufacturing process.Ĭould be bullshit, I suppose, but I think that's why they use the 'Pro' identifier. Actually made here, not shipped over from China and assembled. Very nice.Īccording to their website, the UTG Pro line is made in the US. The end of the rail extends onto the upper on each side by about. You can move things around without having to dismount the rail and reach little nut plates, a al Troy. Solid as a rock.Ĥ The rail is threaded at the slots for attachment of the external rail sections.

Very solid lock-up via 6 allen screws through the rail into the barrel nut. I had no problems with the supplied barrel wrench, but you have to really make sure you seat it, and get the 'hook' in the right direction.ģ. It sits completely below the gas tube, so there's no timing issues. I like the barrel nut arrangement, in that it's low-profile. Very nice feel to the hand, and very light.Ģ. I just installed a 13' over a 16' carbine-gas barrel last week, and had a chance to shoot it over the weekend.

Utg super slim free float handguard