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The URF, or Upper Receiver Forward Controls Design, is now available. The new billet AR-15 upper is based on based on CMT’s URPR-1 7075 billet upper receiver and represents incremental improvements to the standard A3 upper.

FCD outlined the following design improvements:

1. Relief cuts on the section before rails start for better accessibility of a flip up BUIS’s sight stalk / flip up element.

2. Relief on the top of forward assist housing. The relief cut is specifically designed for ambi charging handle users. When the user uses his right fingers to pinch and grasp the CH’s right latch, the relief allows the index finger to reach down further, so the CH’s right latch is positioned in the middle of his finger pad, not the tip of it, for a more secure purchase, especially if the user has gloves on. When we use our left fingers to grab the charging handle’s left latch, there is nothing below the latch, but on an upper with forward assist, its housing stands in the way. The relief simply provides what room that can be spared on the FA housing so more of the user’s finger can have a positive purchase.

The FA housing relief is a simple broad stroke. In retrospect, we could have made its presence less shockingly obvious. The change we made is there to work, we didn’t give much thoughts to how it’d look, only that it’d create as much clearance as the FA housing can afford to give. Our design philosophy emphasizes utility, innovation and quality derived advantages, aesthetics is a super minority in this equation.

Specs:

• 5 axis machined from 7075 T6 billet
• M4 feed ramps
• Engraved “T” numbers
• 1913 picatinny Rail flat top
• Mil Spec Type III class II hard coat anodized Black
• Shell deflector
• Forward Assist machined into receiver
• Dust cover port machined into receiver
• Increased wall thickness for added rigidity
• Compatible with Mil spec parts
• Compatible with most aftermarket handguard/rail systems
• Lifetime warranty against manufacture defects
• Comes stripped without dust cover & forward assist assembly
• Compatible with “Tactical Link” Enhanced Battery Assist Lever
• Weight: 8.9oz

Check out the URF at ForwardControlsDesign.com

The Forward Controls Design Newsletter is usually just a few sentences about what is happening at FCD. This month is a bit different and its worth a read… and not just for the details about the discount. Any time a new citizen is minted, it’s a very cool thing.

Effective July 1st to July 4th, 15% off site wide, no items excluded, no code is required.

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We’re usually quite succinct in our newsletters, this is a rare occasion when we’re a bit long winded.

This July, one of us at FCD will become a newly minted United States citizen. An immigrant’s perspective of the freedom we take for granted can be quite different and sobering, I believe one needs to not only travel abroad, but also live in a foreign land for a few years to truly appreciate the unique rights and freedoms the Constitution grants and guarantees all Americans.

We’d like to take the opportunity to thank all the men and women that have fought to keep this nation free. It is solely because of them that we’ve been able to enjoy our safety and liberty, and all the opportunities America affords us. We do not take our freedom for granted, we do not take our men and women in uniform for granted, they are the heroes of the nation to whom we owe an immense debt I don’t think can be fully repaid.

If you’re still reading this, thank you, and have a safe Independence Day.