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 Softening a wrist brace on an AR pistol 
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I bought & built a PSA pistol kit a couple of weeks ago. I've yet to fire it, but want to give it a try. It has a Shockwave V2 Adjustable Blade pistol stabilizer which isn't much more than a tube on top of a thin-ish plastic blade. It's all very angle-y and uncomfortable and I'm not sure how to use it.

Is there any reason I can't make it more comfortable? Say a nice wooden plug that fits in the buffer tube that presents a rounded profile instead of sharp angles? Maybe further softened with some nice cushy paracord? You know, so my wrist isn't grumpy when I'm shooting it.

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There's other ways you could use a brace if u get what I'm saying. [emoji106]


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The best way is to take it off and install an SB Tactical brace. :bigsmile:

Having said that, i have a KAK on an AR-9 pistol and it's fine, but the thinness of the blade with a Rifle round leaves much to be desired against your shoulder. It will get old fast.

Then there is the aesthetics...it's Fugly. As a matter of fact, it's so Fugly mine will show up here for sale when i buy another SB brace for said AR-9 Pistol.

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^ Yeah, pretty much what he said. From a legal perspective, you don't want to mess with the design of a brace lest it be construed that you redesigned it with the intent of shouldering it.

I haven't put mine together (bought at the same time) yet, but I'm expecting the KAK brace to be just fine for 5.56 use. For a bigger caliber, though, I'd want a better/softer brace.

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^ Yeah, pretty much what he said. From a legal perspective, you don't want to mess with the design of a brace lest it be construed that you redesigned it with the intent of shouldering it.

I haven't put mine together (bought at the same time) yet, but I'm expecting the KAK brace to be just fine for 5.56 use. For a bigger caliber, though, I'd want a better/softer brace.

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Shaping the corners for a round profile and adding a strip of rubber gasket/tire with super glue to back could definitely be viewed as such.

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Or a thorsden

I like the look of the blade okay.

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Or a shooting jacket

As long as it's not attached to the gun it won't affect it's designation

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jukk0u wrote:
Or a thorsden

I like the look of the blade okay.
I got one for sale!

I also have a free pistol buffer tube that has foam at the end thats old skool legal.

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