The OFFICIAL Exile Machine Hammerhead Discussion Thread

[crs gns n thngs]

Picked up one of these as a good alternative, i may do some stippling for a little extra grip. Good price and fast shippjng. A patrick henry triger guard helps in a more secure grip too.

[Exile Machine]

Ultimately it's up to the customer to configure the rifle so that the trigger hand can wrap around the Hammerhead adapter as designed, and once having done so, to then hold the product correctly while firing.

To go on youtube and blame the product for what is clearly operator error is inexcusable.

[2fast4u]

Can you Wrap your hand around the hammerhead well with the magpul fixed stock?

I would love to see more photos of this set up? Does the hammerhead work well for Lefty's?

Is it a better fix and better spot to be within the law to get the Magpul Fixed stocks vs Pinning the stocks I'm using now?

Thanks.

Ultimately it's up to the customer to configure the rifle so that the trigger hand can wrap around the Hammerhead adapter as designed, and once having done so, to then hold the product correctly while firing.

To go on youtube and blame the product for what is clearly operator error is inexcusable.

[Exile Machine]

Can you Wrap your hand around the hammerhead well with the magpul fixed stock?

We have customers who do it. With the rifle the way the guy in the video has it set up, it could be a tight fit depending on how fat your thumbs are. There are DIY techniques (published elsewhere on the internet) to shift that fixed stock aft a bit to allow more space for the thumb.

I would love to see more photos of this set up?

Check out our Hammerhead product page for links to pages of photos and parts lists of various configurations. http://www.exilemachine.net/shop/exi...ter-blk-1.html
There's also a featureless rifles picture thread on this forum.

Does the hammerhead work well for Lefty's?

You bet. The product is symmetrical Left/Right.

Is it a better fix and better spot to be within the law to get the Magpul Fixed stocks vs Pinning the stocks I'm using now?

Should be no difference legally as long as the pinning job is done securely enough to withstand rough handling during use unwarranted confiscation attempts, but your best answer on legal questions comes from a competent firearms attorney.

[Exile Machine]

From another thead about something else

...what I think is needed is an improved version of the hammerhead.

Latest Hammerhead sales stats from Amazon!:
Amazon Best Seller's rank: #1381 in Sport & Outdoors category
#2 in Gun Stock Accessories category
#128 in Shooting category

Average Customer Review : 4.4 out of 5 stars (59 reviews)

We get that Hammerhead's not everyone's cuppa tea (and at least one of those 1-star reviews is bashing California, not our product) but we are leaving the Hammerhead as-is. Would we do it differently today knowing what we know now after seven years on the market? You bet. But the product as is has the "blessing" of the CA DOJ, so even though we have several design proposals for product improvements, we will not touch that sacred mold.

[G-Man WC]

Twins born a few days ago.
A big California thanks Exile!
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[Singularity]

Can you Wrap your hand around the hammerhead well with the magpul fixed stock?

I would love to see more photos of this set up? Does the hammerhead work well for Lefty's?

Is it a better fix and better spot to be within the law to get the Magpul Fixed stocks vs Pinning the stocks I'm using now?

Thanks.

I just installed the hammerhead and my fixed Magpul MOE stock. I put on the ASAP compatible cap, and had a nice gap which enabled me to wrap my thumb around the top. It looks very clean, feels very good. I ordered a MIAD grip and Exile's fin to test that out as well. I have a feeling I will be sticking with the current set up, especially since I can put my thumb over the hammerhead (feels like my remi 700).

If you fix the Magpul MOE stock with the other cap, you have no room to place your thumb over the hammer head.

The rifle config in this picture demonstrates what I am talking about:

https://www.magpul.com/products/moe-fixed-carbine-stock-mil-spec

[1bulletBarney]

From another thead about something else


Latest Hammerhead sales stats from Amazon!:
Amazon Best Seller's rank: #1381 in Sport & Outdoors category
#2 in Gun Stock Accessories category
#128 in Shooting category

Average Customer Review : 4.4 out of 5 stars (59 reviews)

We get that Hammerhead's not everyone's cuppa tea (and at least one of those 1-star reviews is bashing California, not our product) but we are leaving the Hammerhead as-is. Would we do it differently today knowing what we know now after seven years on the market? You bet. But the product as is has the "blessing" of the CA DOJ, so even though we have several design proposals for product improvements, we will not touch that sacred mold.

Me love some Hammerheads...

[mast3rbates]

question: why is that piece of plastic there? wouldnt it be more comfortable to have your thumb closer to the trigger instead of farther away? (assuming the web of your thumb fits in that gap)

[1bulletBarney]

This thread of all these folks adapting this impractical grip (wait for all the accidental discharges as folks inadvertently put forefinger in trigger guard to keep rifle from rotating to ground) workaround reminds me of the folks in my main hobby, photography, who jumped on the digital bandwagon when The Nikon D1 came out (as a matter of 'newer is better'). These folks dumped perfectly good Hasselblads and Mamiyas for a rudimentary digital SLR now used as doorstops and selling for $100 on EBay.

This guy has no clue what he is talking about. The Hammerhead grip is one the finest featureless grip solutions on the market...

Me love some Hammerheads...

[jviz4u]

My version with Ace SOCOM M4 stock


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[2Aallday]

We've been keeping the Hammerhead production line warm at our Texas factory during the Christmas holiday.

It's always fascinating to watch injection molding technology in action.

You...really gated the part there?

[UberPatriot]

From another thead about something else


Latest Hammerhead sales stats from Amazon!:
Amazon Best Seller's rank: #1381 in Sport & Outdoors category
#2 in Gun Stock Accessories category
#128 in Shooting category

Average Customer Review : 4.4 out of 5 stars (59 reviews)

We get that Hammerhead's not everyone's cuppa tea (and at least one of those 1-star reviews is bashing California, not our product) but we are leaving the Hammerhead as-is. Would we do it differently today knowing what we know now after seven years on the market? You bet. But the product as is has the "blessing" of the CA DOJ, so even though we have several design proposals for product improvements, we will not touch that sacred mold.

Hopefully after things calm down and it is widely accepted the HammerHead is gtg you can put out other versions.

I'm greatful for the HH but at the same time it makes me kind of sick to see it on my beautiful rifle, it just doesn't look right.

Edit: I ordered one of your HeadButts and will pair it with the Mossberg birds head grip.
Might be legally questionable though but who knows?

[MikeR]

question: why is that piece of plastic there? wouldnt it be more comfortable to have your thumb closer to the trigger instead of farther away? (assuming the web of your thumb fits in that gap)

If you choke up that far on the grip it will be very uncomfortable because the end plate will dig into your hand.

This guy has no clue what he is talking about. The Hammerhead grip is one the finest featureless grip solutions on the market...

Me love some Hammerheads...

I agree, I have a firm grip with the HH, can manipulate the rifle like a free world pistol grip. Been a HH user for a long time, long enough to remember when they were aluminum.

[Bodh1]

If you choke up that far on the grip it will be very uncomfortable because the end plate will dig into your hand.



I agree, I have a firm grip with the HH, can manipulate the rifle like a free world pistol grip. Been a HH user for a long time, long enough to remember when they were aluminum.

Have you tried any fin grip or the thordsen?

I noticed you don't have an ambidextrous safety selected either. Can you manipulate the safety without one?