The newly designed, and personally adjustable, Accu-Grip mounted on an AR-15.
Like a handgun, one of the most important parts of the AR-15 for maintaining accuracy is the pistol grip. Obtaining proper alignment to the rifle, proper sight alignment, proper trigger pull and reset, and comfortable shooting and stability for follow-up shots can be narrowed down to just a few areas, and the pistol grip is definitely a critical component.
This month, Accu-Grip of Las Vegas announced their competitively priced, patented and patent pending, pistol grip improvement to the AR-15.
Accu-Grip Design Features
The newly invented Accu-Grip is a unique adjustable grip for the trigger finger hand (strong hand) designed to provide a more effective trigger reach and trigger control. With the ability to adjust to individual shooter needs and hand sizes the Accu-Grip can help improve shooter accuracy.
Trigger control is a critical component to accurate shooting, particularly with rapid fire or follow-up shots. Trigger control can be greatly improved with correct contact between the trigger finger and trigger. The basic trigger length of an AR-15 is just 2.25″. This average length does not take into account shooters with smaller or larger hands, which can result in some shooters having an awkward grip.
Accu-Grip Adjustable AR-15 Grip
- Material – DuPont Zytel with long-strand glass for strength and durability
- Design Shape – Ergonomically designed to provide proper grip by the shooter’s hand
- Mounting Options – MIL-SPEC Lower Receivers
- Adjustment Length – 3.25″ in 1/10″ incremental adjustments
- Colors – Black, OD Green, Dark Earth, and Desert Sand
- MSRP – $39.95.
How the Accu-Grip Works
When installed there is a short gap between the fully enclosed receiver and front edge of the grip where the shooter’s thumb wraps around the grip. As the grip length is increased the gap between the top of the grip and the receiver is also increased. While a little different looking from the norm the Accu-Grip takes nothing away from the proper operation of the AR-15 or keeping the gun “dust free.”
Movement of the grip is accomplished in 1/10″ incremental positive hold adjustments that may be adjusted as many times as the shooter needs. The total length of trigger pull adjustment is 3.25″.
The improved trigger pull position can make heavier triggers feel like lighter triggers due to the greatly improved trigger finger leverage and location. For a better understanding of how the Accu-Grip can really improve accurate shooting, the shooter needs to understand the implications of length of pull.
Mounting the Accu-Grip
The Accu-Grip allows the shooter to incrementally lengthen or shorten the critical grip-to-trigger contact up to 3.25″ if desired (the image above shows 5/8″).
Installing the Accu-Grip should take only about five minutes on all MIL-SPEC and factory lowers. Accu-Grip includes all the necessary hardware and Allen wrench for installation. Once the Accu-Grip is installed adjusting the grip to fit individual shooter needs should only take a few seconds.
The Accu-Grip comes with everything necessary to install, and adjust the grip to the shooter’s particular length of pull.
Adjusting Length of Pull at the Grip
The length of pull with a rifle or shotgun is critical for accurate and comfortable shooting. Length of pull as applied normally is the distance between the rear of the butt or recoil pad of the rifle or shotgun to the center point of the trigger. In essence the length of pull is adjusted at the rear of the long gun, instead of right at the point of the shooter’s grip where their trigger finger is actually doing the trigger pull.
This distance allows the shouldered firearm to properly fit the shooter’s shoulder to the trigger–length of pull is quite simply an overall trigger reach adjustment. Like most factory long arms, AR-15’s are produced with a generalized or average length of pull distance designed to fit an average shooter (whoever that is). Custom gun makers will typically measure the shooter, and build a precise pull length to fit that individual shooter. Many competition long arms and some sniper rifles that are not designed to a specific shooter, have fully adjustable pull lengths.
The conventional AR-15 pistol grip forces the shooter to have their trigger finger a certain distance from the grip. The AR-15 pistol grip does not allow shooters to move their trigger finger hand back or around like the stock of a conventional hunting rifle, for example. The Accu-Grip allows this grip-to-trigger-surface distance to be opened up so that the individual shooter can operate the AR-15 more comfortably and accurately.