Review writen by "TheGunDude"

I When I first got my Cobray M-11, the local indoor gun range owner suggested I try it out at his range. He knows I can shoot since I’ve been running IDPA courses there for years and wasn’t too worried about errant rounds. His trust was misplaced, or so it seemed.

On my first trial I tried it with the shoulder stock extended, for safety sake. I wanted to get a feel for the gun before I tried anything else more fun. I limited my shots to three round bursts, which seemed like a good.

The gun was surprisingly controllable. Actually, it was amazingly accurate in three round bursts and control wasn’t an issue at all. Next, I folded the stock back up and tried it as a pistol, one handed.

Umm,… Jeff. Sorry about the ceiling tiles…

It seemed that the little pistol was a bit of a handful. Even holding it as tightly as I could there was just no way to keep it on target. Not even two handed, with both hands on the pistol grip. I had to find a foregrip if I wanted to shoot it as a pistol.

In my searches I found several types. There’s the K grip, which seems to be the most popular type. The K grip has a look that matches the design of the Mac very well. But I was looking for something a little different.

After some internal debate, I selected the Stony Creek Armory Special ops Tactical front grip. I tried to order the grip in black, but it was only available in plain aluminum at the time. I order the part and waited for it to come in. I didn’t wait long. Within three days of ordering it, I had it installed on my gun and waiting for a day at the range.

When it arrived it was, as advertised, plain un-anodized aluminum machined from a one-piece billet stock. The machine work was very nice, not showing any tooling marks at all. It looked great just as it was and fit like a glove on the base of my barrel.

There’s a cap screw that cinches the capture ring tightly around the base that’s easy to access and doesn’t allow it to work loose. No modifications to the gun were necessary, which was critical for me. It looks like it will work with virtually any suppressor or extension in place. Simply slip the grip ring over the base of the barrel and tighten the cap screw. It’s that simple.

I took the liberty of powder coating mine in a textured black finish to match with the pistol grip better. I like the way it looks much better than the plain aluminum. The cut outs in the shank of the grip do more than just make it look cool. They greatly reduce the weight over a solid grip and the uneven surface makes gripping easy and slip-free.

I highly recommend these fine grips. I paid $55 + shipping (at the time I wrote this article) and they are an excellent value. US made and manufactured to a very high quality. In fact, this part was so well made that I’m looking forward to getting one of the Stony Creek uppers to try out.