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RailScales: A Guide to AR-15 MLOK Rail Panels

Posted by RailScales on Jun 10th 2022

RailScales: A Guide to AR-15 MLOK Rail Panels

As more modern AR rail systems incorporated new methods for accessory attachment, while continuing to get thinner and lighter in order to accommodate the new equipment, a need arose for a product to mitigate heat transfer to the rail. It wasn’t until 2014 when RailScales offered their first set of panels made of FR-4 (commonly known as G10) that a shift was seen in the appeal of having hardware-mounted, machined rail panels attached to the firearm. RailScales has continued to drive innovation in this space, and others, in the years since their namesake product was released, and they remain a steadfast name in the industry.

AR-15 MLOK Rail Panels

AR-15 MLOK Rail Covers -  The Epitome Of Excellence

RailScales has continued to evolve its accessory offerings, however their AR-15 MLOK rail covers still stand apart as the premier product for a variety of reasons. Utilizing the heat resistant capability of G10, combined with its use as a durable and lightweight material that was machinable on CNC, as well as tight hardware tolerance specifications and made in the USA, RailScales found a niche in the industry that had been sorely missing. The advent of additional texture options to their lineup, and more recently new color options as well, only helps to cement their claim of offering the best MLOK rail covers in the industry.

MLOK rail covers

Diverse Options For All Shooters

In addition to their namesake panels, RailScales also offers an allotment of other MLOK rail cover options that give diversity to an already fantastic lineup of products. The HTP Scales take the popular G10 version of RailScales panels and textures into a more affordable polymer molded variation. These not only offer customers the same great textures as the pricier machined items but also include additional color options that are not available elsewhere. If the desired effect is to cover more MLOK rail space to ensure maximum heat protection, RailScales also makes a version of their AR-15 MLOK rail covers called XOS which give a wraparound feel and cover twice as much surface area as their traditional panels.

AR15 platform

XOS Scales - Top AR 15 Accessory

One of the later additions to the RailScales lineup of AR-15 rail panels is its 3-sided XOS Scales. An expansion on the traditional version, these were designed with maximum rail coverage and grip purchase in mind. Composed of the same FR4 material as its RailScales panels, by adding a 135º wing coming off of each side of the mounting flat, RailScales engineered a panel that effectively doubles the surface area of coverage inside the same mounting footprint. Most recently, RailScales began to add its TerraCore option, an FDE-colored version of its namesake best AR-15 rail panels, to its already abundant product lineup.

Terracore

Customize & Upgrade 

With the substantial variety of engineering design, materials, and color schemes available, RailScales gives customers no shortage of options to make any AR-15 custom fit for them. Look forward to future products from RailScales to continue to add functional and aesthetically pleasing options for customizing and upgrading the AR15 platform.

RailScales AR-15 Accessories