What is a vertical foregrip on an AR15 good for?

[Redwoods]

I see a lot of vert foregrips on AR15s. What were they originally designed for?
Full-auto fire controllability?
Ergonomics when behind cover?
Room clearing?

Randy

[Zundfolge]

Mostly they're designed so you can keep your elbows down while moving through tight quarters.

[steincj]

More stability in your hold on the rifle. You can force it into your shoulder pocket with both hands, rather than just the one. Also gives you a stranger grip with less fatigue, as your arm is less extended.

[Hoser]

C D I

[SA Friday]

C D I

Custom drop in?

[Hoser]

Custom drop in?

Chicks Dig It.

[Fromk]

I think it's another one of those things that's pretty versatile. A popular thing now is to have a stubby little one as an index point for your hand and pulling back gives some stability.

I imagine holding one like a pistol grip would help during full-auto fire or, like above, allowing some movement in the elbows. I can also see them being load bearing if your job is to stand around with one all day but that's just an educated guess.

I've also seen them either used wrong where someone's just holding that and their pistol grip creating two wild pivot points or not at all with them being some tacticool accessory they got because they thought it would look neat.

They're also good for battery storage and some have bipods in them. I've got one in my range bag I picked up because it was super cheap and I was already getting stuff from a vendor at a gun show. I can't even attach it with my current setup.

[TEAMRICO]

10 "Tacti-COOL" points......

Hurry kids, collect them all!

[NukeRJ]

I think it's another one of those things that's pretty versatile. A popular thing now is to have a stubby little one as an index point for your hand and pulling back gives some stability.

I imagine holding one like a pistol grip would help during full-auto fire or, like above, allowing some movement in the elbows. I can also see them being load bearing if your job is to stand around with one all day but that's just an educated guess.

I've also seen them either used wrong where someone's just holding that and their pistol grip creating two wild pivot points or not at all with them being some tacticool accessory they got because they thought it would look neat.

They're also good for battery storage and some have bipods in them. I've got one in my range bag I picked up because it was super cheap and I was already getting stuff from a vendor at a gun show. I can't even attach it with my current setup.

The spec-ops community has done studies that show a vertical foregrip impedes weapon handling capability and can foster bad shooting habits. The magpul AFG is an example of innovation in this subject. How do I know- well thats cuz I did one of those little research projects.

You don't need one, - you can shoot better without one. Just have to pracice.

unless you just want to look cool?

[BPTactical]

Snagging on anything that it can.............