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TESTER

Tested by a police officer from Illinois
Design 5
Performance 5
Ease of Use 5
Size 5
Quality 5
Durability 5
Storage 5
Versatility 5
Convenience 3
Application 4
Comfort 5
Accuracy 5
Cleaning & Maintenance 4
Individual Score 4.69

NTOA MTRP
01/17/2013
Strike Industires Cobra Tactical Fore Grip

The Strike Industires Cobra Tactical Fore Grip I found to be an interesting attachment for any railed long gun. Initially, I thought this would be just another copy of the Magpul VFG and after using it, realize that it is much more. The foregrip attaches via sliding onto the rails and tightening an allen head screw to secure its position. This grip is much smaller than the Magpul version and thus takes up less rail space and weight, deifnately a benefit. The front edge has teeth and serves as a type of barricade support for more precision firing over low walls and fences. The grip portion held my hand in a comfortable position and has a vertical stop (the back side of the barricade support) to keep hands from sliding too far forward. It also enables hand positions behind the grip if so needed. I found this easy to hold in any of the positions shown in the directions and felt that my arm supported the weapon strongly.

Two issues I saw was the lack of an allen wrench to attach the grip, and the need to slide the grip onto the weapon from the front. The allen wrench should be supplied with the grip, as it is needed to attach it to the weapon. There is also no mention of the size of the wrench needed and I had to figure it out via trial and error. Sliding the grip onto the rail versus clamping it on can sometimes be tricky depending on how the gun is set up and the user may have to move lights, etc around to get the grip installed.
Overall, very impressed and I feel this will be a permanent accessory on my rifle.
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SI Custom CNC 1911 0.25
Overall Score: 4.48

TESTER
Tested by a police officer from Alaska
Design 4
Performance 5
Ease of Use 5
Size 5
Quality 5
Durability 5
Storage 4
Versatility 4
Convenience 4
Application 5
Comfort 5
Accuracy 4
Cleaning & Maintenance 3
Individual Score 4.46

These grips were supplied with several different screw bushings and a bright stainless high polish torx screw to attach the grips to a pistol. The grips are very strong and provided a very secure grip both with bare hands and gloves of several types. The magazine release cutout on the left grip seemed deeper than any other I've seen before, but allowed for positive depression on the magazine release, while still allowing a solid grip on the pistol for manipulations. The only critique would be that new in the package as delivered, the grip panels were flat in finish, but once they were exposed to cleaning oils, they became shiny. This didn't detract from their functionality, but did change their appearance as uneven in color for the areas exposed to oils or not. Overall, a very strong, well made product that provides a lot of "grip". I didn't care for the torx screws, as it's one more tool I'd have to carry in my cleaning kit/range bags. They were also very bright in finish, which isn't consistent with most duty pistols.

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TESTER

Tested by a police officer from Alaska
Design 4
Performance 5
Ease of Use 5
Size 5
Quality 5
Durability 5
Storage 4
Versatility 4
Convenience 4
Application 5
Comfort 5
Accuracy 4
Cleaning & Maintenance 3
Individual Score 4.46
These grips were supplied with several different screw bushings and a bright stainless high polish torx screw to attach the grips to a pistol. The grips are very strong and provided a very secure grip both with bare hands and gloves of several types. The magazine release cutout on the left grip seemed deeper than any other I've seen before, but allowed for positive depression on the magazine release, while still allowing a solid grip on the pistol for manipulations. The only critique would be that new in the package as delivered, the grip panels were flat in finish, but once they were exposed to cleaning oils, they became shiny. This didn't detract from their functionality, but did change their appearance as uneven in color for the areas exposed to oils or not. Overall, a very strong, well made product that provides a lot of "grip". I didn't care for the torx screws, as it's one more tool I'd have to carry in my cleaning kit/range bags. They were also very bright in finish, which isn't consistent with most duty pistols.

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TESTER
Tested by a police officer from Wisconsin
Design 5
Performance 5
Ease of Use 3
Size 4
Quality 5
Durability 4
Storage
Versatility 5
Convenience
Application 5
Comfort 4
Accuracy
Cleaning & Maintenance 5
Individual Score 4.5
I received Strike Industries Extreme Slim Grip panels for a 1911 pistol. These black synthetic grips come with matte or semi gloss finish (I liked the matte), and also with a set of slim grip screws and grip screw bushings. I would suggest that the manufacturer include a small torx allen wrench in the packaging in the future. Installing these grip screw bushings is best done with specialized tools; a bushing driver and staking tool (which I have, how did you know?). The grip screws were torx-head and of a more ornate design than standard slot head.
The grips were smooth but with important design features: exposed mainspring housing pins, relief cut for an ambidextrous safety, and a dished cut for easier mag release activation (which I really liked). Most importantly, the plunger tube was fully supported, which is often overlooked and is an important safety feature.
I prefer 1911 grips of the slim variety (heresy), and found these were slightly thicker than other slim grips, subjectively in between slim and regular grips. The smooth grip surface was not slippery and provided for good weapon control even without any texture. Of note, the grip screws did not come loose at any time during this test, which is a good thing. The synthetic material appears to be impervious to bug spray and non-chlorinated brake cleaners, two of the harsher chemicals they are likely to encounter.
Functionally, I rate these grips highly as they are well made with good design and function. Since, 1911 grips come in a myriad of styles, designs, and materials; choosing a set is highly subjective... like picking a mate subjective. While I prefer a more classic style, these grips looked good and worked very well.

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