At Modern Day Marine Manta Rails showed us their newest capability. They can now mold a company’s logo right into the rail cover.
This photo is a fine example of how you can manage wires with Manta rail covers. Incidentally, Manta Rails were chosen the the USMC for use with the M27 IAR.
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These are still by far the ugliest covers I’ve seen. I don’t see what benefits the softer overmolded rubber has over traditional hard plastic covers. Plus I see these wearing out much faster than anything else.
They are kind of grippy.
Well, now we’ll know who to go to for fashion pointers. Thanks Bro! Keep reaching for that rainbow.
We should tell those silly people at MARCORSYSCOM that “Pretty” should be a rating when selecting gear.
Just because the military chooses a product doesn’t mean it’s the best available. One thing about procurement is the lowest common denominator. Usually that means cost/quality relation. I can see the production cost of soft rubber parts cheaper than hard plastic ones but because the Marine Corps chooses it doesn’t mean its the most superior.
You missed the point of my statement altogether. These WILL fail sooner because all soft rubberized products have a shorter product life than a hard plastic part. And yes… these are still the ugliest POS rail covers…
I guess everyone is entitled to their opinion however before one speaks they should understand the science behind polymer engineering. Just because it is a “rubber type” material does not mean it is weaker or inferior. It all depends on the molecular structure of the material. I was able to do some checking and from what I have found the MantaRails are made a proprietary polymer and not a rubber. They advertise that the guards will remain stable in any environment. Watched their video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SNeZ9b9tC4 that shows a barrel in excess of 1000 degrees and the covers at 97.5 degrees. It has also been reported that the covers do not become brittle, transfer heat or melt like a plastic covers which is a huge advantage to the WarFighter!
Please Sir do some homework before you make an assumption and say that “These WILL fail sooner because all soft rubberized products have a shorter product life than a hard plastic part.” after all when is the last time you replaced the brake pedal or motor mounts on your car? If you were familiar with various manufacturing processes you would have realized that another false statement you made is “I can see the production cost of soft rubber parts cheaper than hard plastic” on the contrary a “rubber” type of product is in fact more costly to manufacture. One other point, take a close look at the tracks on an M1 Abrams Tank, there is a reason the track pads are made from a specialized”rubber” vs. plastic!