With a bit of practice one can effect these
movements quickly and efficiently, thus
getting their support hand back onto the
vertical grip for control of the weapon.
When fully extended the monopod offers
enough clearance to be used with 30 round
magazines on AR-type rifles. Quickly
deploying the monopod and hitting the deck,
prone, with a 30 rounder in the magazine
well is no problem. The stability and
control provided by both the vertical
foregrip and the monopod greatly increase
the odds of getting your shots quickly and
accurately into the target’s vital zones.
This in turn, helps the shooter build
confidence not only in controlling his
weapon and effectively manipulating its
controls, but it also aids in improving
marksmanship. A win-win situation all the
way around.
After putting the P3 Mono Grip through its
paces on my trusty S&W M&P 15 carbine I
would venture to say that CTK’s P3 Mono Grip
unit is one of the better ones out there in
the marketplace. In terms of materials,
workmanship and design, it is a well made
and a well thought out example of the
breed. The only thing that could possibly
be construed as a negative is the P3 Mono
Grip’s $70.00 price point but, in my humble
opinion, quality and functionality ain’t
cheap. Sure, you can get a variety of
vertical foregrips these days: Fixed height
or extension-types, cast metal or molded
plastic. Most will be in the $40-$50 range,
but feature-for-feature they typically do
not stack up well against the CTK unit’s
design, versatile features, or robust
construction. Case in point is that nearly
all of the monopod versions that I could
find are too short to accommodate the use of
30 round magazines with the support
deployed.
If you’re in the market for a robust, well
designed, extremely well made vertical
foregrip/monopod for your tactical-type
rifle, I would recommend that you give the
CTK P3 Mono Grip a look. You can see the P3
grip, along with all of the other CTK
Precision products at
www.ctkprecision.com. Curt Knitt, the
principal at CTK, can also be reached at
(715) 754-2891 if you have questions or need
additional information. |