DogMan 2,343 Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 (edited) I just got the MAA barrel shroud and wanted to give a brief preliminary review. I say preliminary because I haven't had a chance to shoot the weapon with the shroud attached. I got the version with the holes all around which was just a personal preference. It was well packaged and protected for shipping. I was immediately impressed with the look of it right out of the box. It has a quality look and feel and seems to be just the right balance between having enough material there to have a solid and sturdy accessory without adding too much weight, in fact weight hardly seems to be an issue at all. It comes with a special tool to rotate the shroud via the holes on the muzzle end. There are two flat sides on the tool to apply a wrench but there shouldn't be any need for much torgue to get this thing tight. The rear of the shroud tightens down over the entire circumference of the barrel with a split ring inside the shroud that is itself tightened to the barrel with set screws making for a very solid and non-marring fit. There is absolutely no movement in this thing and I anticipate it will remain like that after firing. It leaves plenty of room at the rear to manipulate and/or remove the gas plug so no worries there. Thats about all I can say right now except that it makes the gun look awesome. Edited September 13, 2009 by DogMan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spartacus 1,619 Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 It's all just a good story unless you have the pictures to prove it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DogMan 2,343 Posted September 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 It's all just a good story unless you have the pictures to prove it! Hang loose, I'll try to get some tommorrow but my eyes are getting heavy right now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kwesi 39 Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 Is this what it looks like: http://www.mississippiautoarms.com/index.p...products_id=626 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
r40734 19 Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 That picture makes it kind of hard to see the details in the product. I would like to see some good user provided photos. Also, does it look like there is any chance this shroud can be cut shorter for SBS use? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DogMan 2,343 Posted September 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 Is this what it looks like: http://www.mississippiautoarms.com/index.p...products_id=626 Yep, thats it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DogMan 2,343 Posted September 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 That picture makes it kind of hard to see the details in the product. I would like to see some good user provided photos. Also, does it look like there is any chance this shroud can be cut shorter for SBS use? I think you could make it it shorter but you would have to redrill and tap the 2 set screw holes. There is also a slight ridge that the inner ring rests against that would no longer be there if it were cut off but I'm not sure that is a critical feature. I'll get some detail photos out this morning. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DogMan 2,343 Posted September 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 (edited) Edited September 13, 2009 by DogMan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spartacus 1,619 Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 Very nice Dogman! Thanks for the pics. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
r40734 19 Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 Very nice! Thx for the pix, DogMan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bikerjim1 0 Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 I just got the MAA barrel shroud and wanted to give a brief preliminary review. I say preliminary because I haven't had a chance to shoot the weapon with the shroud attached. I got the version with the holes all around which was just a personal preference. It was well packaged and protected for shipping. I was immediately impressed with the look of it right out of the box. It has a quality look and feel and seems to be just the right balance between having enough material there to have a solid and sturdy accessory without adding too much weight, in fact weight hardly seems to be an issue at all. It comes with a special tool to rotate the shroud via the holes on the muzzle end. There are two flat sides on the tool to apply a wrench but there shouldn't be any need for much torgue to get this thing tight. The rear of the shroud tightens down over the entire circumference of the barrel with a split ring inside the shroud that is itself tightened to the barrel with set screws making for a very solid and non-marring fit. There is absolutely no movement in this thing and I anticipate it will remain like that after firing. It leaves plenty of room at the rear to manipulate and/or remove the gas plug so no worries there. Thats about all I can say right now except that it makes the gun look awesome. Gonna have to get one of those for mine! Sharp!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shades_of_grey 1,092 Posted September 16, 2009 Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 That does look pretty fucking cool, DogMan. If I had a S-12 with HK sights, I'd probably get one of these shrouds. Since I use a bolt-on fsb, (Krebs), I won't. Maybe on my next S-12, (not anytime soon). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PVT Pablo 25 Posted September 16, 2009 Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 whats the weight on that thing? I mean, do you notice that thing is on the end of the barrel when you're holding it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DogMan 2,343 Posted September 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 whats the weight on that thing? I mean, do you notice that thing is on the end of the barrel when you're holding it? I didn't weigh it but its surprisingly lightweight for how beefy and solid it feels. Obviously the model with the most holes like I have will be the lightest of all of them. I doubt if I could tell if it was on the gun three out of three times in a blindfold test so I consider weight to be virtually a nonfactor. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
REKIII 0 Posted September 18, 2009 Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 Yes, that thing is super cool. It takes the place of any flash hider or choke adapter correct? Wonder what sort of mods could be made to use this and another barrel attachment, maybe threading the barrel further, and screwing this further on? Looks like there is enough room between the end and the foregrip. In any case it is on the list. Thanks for the pics, the MAA ones kinda suck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kwesi 39 Posted September 18, 2009 Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 (edited) Thanks Dogman! I ordered one of their "Lightening hole shrouds" which is what I believe you posted. That makes 4 left on MAA's site although they have more in stock for the other options. Pay close attention if ordering - I almost ordered the "blind hole shroud" by mistake so. Edited September 18, 2009 by kwesi Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kwesi 39 Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 I just got the MAA barrel shroud and wanted to give a brief preliminary review. I say preliminary because I haven't had a chance to shoot the weapon with the shroud attached. I got the version with the holes all around which was just a personal preference. It was well packaged and protected for shipping. I was immediately impressed with the look of it right out of the box. It has a quality look and feel and seems to be just the right balance between having enough material there to have a solid and sturdy accessory without adding too much weight, in fact weight hardly seems to be an issue at all. It comes with a special tool to rotate the shroud via the holes on the muzzle end. There are two flat sides on the tool to apply a wrench but there shouldn't be any need for much torgue to get this thing tight. The rear of the shroud tightens down over the entire circumference of the barrel with a split ring inside the shroud that is itself tightened to the barrel with set screws making for a very solid and non-marring fit. There is absolutely no movement in this thing and I anticipate it will remain like that after firing. It leaves plenty of room at the rear to manipulate and/or remove the gas plug so no worries there. Thats about all I can say right now except that it makes the gun look awesome. Dogman: +1 on your assessment! I just got back off the road to check my MAA barrel shroud out and it is awesome & very light. I'll plan to post pics after I tap a screw for securing the LS folding stock. Very nice machining. Didn't even seem to need the tool to tighten it! I installed the Gunfixr plug and no issues with having space to remove! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DogMan 2,343 Posted October 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 I just got the MAA barrel shroud and wanted to give a brief preliminary review. I say preliminary because I haven't had a chance to shoot the weapon with the shroud attached. I got the version with the holes all around which was just a personal preference. It was well packaged and protected for shipping. I was immediately impressed with the look of it right out of the box. It has a quality look and feel and seems to be just the right balance between having enough material there to have a solid and sturdy accessory without adding too much weight, in fact weight hardly seems to be an issue at all. It comes with a special tool to rotate the shroud via the holes on the muzzle end. There are two flat sides on the tool to apply a wrench but there shouldn't be any need for much torgue to get this thing tight. The rear of the shroud tightens down over the entire circumference of the barrel with a split ring inside the shroud that is itself tightened to the barrel with set screws making for a very solid and non-marring fit. There is absolutely no movement in this thing and I anticipate it will remain like that after firing. It leaves plenty of room at the rear to manipulate and/or remove the gas plug so no worries there. Thats about all I can say right now except that it makes the gun look awesome. Dogman: +1 on your assessment! I just got back off the road to check my MAA barrel shroud out and it is awesome & very light. I'll plan to post pics after I tap a screw for securing the LS folding stock. Very nice machining. Didn't even seem to need the tool to tighten it! I installed the Gunfixr plug and no issues with having space to remove! Great! Yeah, I think they have a winner here. Looking forward to your pics. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shades_of_grey 1,092 Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 Yes, that thing is super cool. It takes the place of any flash hider or choke adapter correct? Wonder what sort of mods could be made to use this and another barrel attachment, maybe threading the barrel further, and screwing this further on? Looks like there is enough room between the end and the foregrip. In any case it is on the list. Thanks for the pics, the MAA ones kinda suck. I don't know about using the shroud with another attachment that uses the barrel threads. I think it'd be more trouble than it's worth. Imo, the only muzzle attachment worth using on the 19" guns is a choke, and I think you could have the inside of the barrel threaded for those more easily than you could "extend" the factory outside threads, (it'd also look better). It does look as though there is enough room between the MAA shroud and the handguard that you could use one with a Krebs bolt-on fsb, (and rear aperture sight). In fact I think one of our members did something like that, but I'm too lazy to scour the board looking for his pics. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sacsucks 3 Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 Looks interesting. I got mine from Alumalite a couple months back, and like the fact that its screw on with no tools and one piece. Its almost double the price, but well built. If you are interested you may want to check out both. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spraypaint 1 Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 Yes, that thing is super cool. It takes the place of any flash hider or choke adapter correct? Wonder what sort of mods could be made to use this and another barrel attachment, maybe threading the barrel further, and screwing this further on? Looks like there is enough room between the end and the foregrip. In any case it is on the list. Thanks for the pics, the MAA ones kinda suck. I don't know about using the shroud with another attachment that uses the barrel threads. I think it'd be more trouble than it's worth. Imo, the only muzzle attachment worth using on the 19" guns is a choke, and I think you could have the inside of the barrel threaded for those more easily than you could "extend" the factory outside threads, (it'd also look better). It does look as though there is enough room between the MAA shroud and the handguard that you could use one with a Krebs bolt-on fsb, (and rear aperture sight). In fact I think one of our members did something like that, but I'm too lazy to scour the board looking for his pics. Hey post, I was thinking the same thing you were. I stumbled upon a pic here in the forums (can't remember the user name). I got the krebs too and wanted to se if there's a way to us it and the shroud. This guy did it, tho it looks like the shroud was modified to to fit the fsb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DogMan 2,343 Posted October 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 It doesn't look like the Krebs front sight will fit between the shroud and gas plug. The front sight on my Krebs measures 2.5 centimeters and the space between the shroud and gas plug on my other weapon is 2.1 centimeters. Even if you could squeeze it in there you couldn't adjust the gas plug very well. But hey, where there's a will there's a way and I'm sure someone can come up with something. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shades_of_grey 1,092 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 It doesn't look like the Krebs front sight will fit between the shroud and gas plug. The front sight on my Krebs measures 2.5 centimeters and the space between the shroud and gas plug on my other weapon is 2.1 centimeters. Even if you could squeeze it in there you couldn't adjust the gas plug very well. But hey, where there's a will there's a way and I'm sure someone can come up with something. In the pics in the post above yours, it looks like a slot has been cut into the shroud to accommodate the Krebs fsb. I think it looks pretty badass that way as well. Of course, lookin at it, it'd still be a bit of a pain to remove the gas plug and puck, but it should be doable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kwesi 39 Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 I just got the MAA barrel shroud and wanted to give a brief preliminary review. I say preliminary because I haven't had a chance to shoot the weapon with the shroud attached. I got the version with the holes all around which was just a personal preference. It was well packaged and protected for shipping. I was immediately impressed with the look of it right out of the box. It has a quality look and feel and seems to be just the right balance between having enough material there to have a solid and sturdy accessory without adding too much weight, in fact weight hardly seems to be an issue at all. It comes with a special tool to rotate the shroud via the holes on the muzzle end. There are two flat sides on the tool to apply a wrench but there shouldn't be any need for much torgue to get this thing tight. The rear of the shroud tightens down over the entire circumference of the barrel with a split ring inside the shroud that is itself tightened to the barrel with set screws making for a very solid and non-marring fit. There is absolutely no movement in this thing and I anticipate it will remain like that after firing. It leaves plenty of room at the rear to manipulate and/or remove the gas plug so no worries there. Thats about all I can say right now except that it makes the gun look awesome. Dogman: +1 on your assessment! I just got back off the road to check my MAA barrel shroud out and it is awesome & very light. I'll plan to post pics after I tap a screw for securing the LS folding stock. Very nice machining. Didn't even seem to need the tool to tighten it! I installed the Gunfixr plug and no issues with having space to remove! Great! Yeah, I think they have a winner here. Looking forward to your pics. Dogman: the pics are posted on this thread: http://forum.saiga-12.com/index.php?showtopic=45699 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trichrome 1 Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 (edited) those shrouds are COOL (pun intended) as hell Edited January 6, 2010 by the dude Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ladysaiga 0 Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 I have a different version but I'll post pics anyway. I think they look great on the guns. Nice review. It's cool to read reviews from actual users not just the seller of the products. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TO THE FLOOR IN A 63 121 Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 I bought one too and between that and cobra's gas tube shroud I haven't burned my hand once. They really are nice. Thanks Dogman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pyrostevo 2 Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 i had a plan in my head for a while to make a two piece shroud that incorporated a poly-choke into the shroud itself. But I don't have the metalwork know how or tools to do it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shades_of_grey 1,092 Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 I bought one too and between that and cobra's gas tube shroud I haven't burned my hand once. They really are nice. Thanks Dogman I have never burned my hand on my S-12, and I have neither of those parts. I think you're holding your gun wrong, TO THE FLOOR. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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