I have never found it a problem keeping a rifle in position - especially mild recoiling calibres such as .223Demonic69 wrote:What if it's a patented design? Which it is.
Why would a manufacturer fork out for a license to add a part that some people like and some don't, when they can just save the cash and let the buyer decide.
I reckon more rifles come without a cheek riser than do, by a very long way. Does that make it a useless add-on for the majority or just another way a manufacturer can sell another, more tricked up model?
As Magpul have sold millions of AFGs I'd say there must be some reason they're popular, even "tacticool" would wear out it's welcome if it was crap, after time... I'd hope!
Have you tried one? I like the additional grip for pulling the rifle tight, without needed a vertical fore-grip which, IMO, can pivot the muzzle down and stock up a bit much, sometimes.
As to "tacticool" - I would love to see how many of those millions of AFGs are -
1, In use by people who use rifles in combat.
2, In use by airsofters.
3, In use by plinkers.
4, In use by people who buy their rifles and accessories for looks and tacticoolness
5, In use by those who spend more time dressed in multicam in front of a mirror than on the range.