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Lightning Review: Unity Tactical Monkey Bar

By on March 21, 2016 in Guns, Reviews

Unity Tactical’s Monkey Bar is one seriously clever widget. It turns any Magpul MBUS Pro front sight into a Fusion hub capable of mounting a wide variety of lights, rails, and other accessories and manages to do that with just 0.2 ounces of additional weight versus the MBUS Pro front sight alone.

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The Monkey Bar is a simple 6061-T6 replacement for the small steel rail clamp that is included on the MBUS Pro front sight. It is compatible with Unity Tactical’s Fusion system which means it can serve as a hub for attaching items like rail sections or flashlight rings while also accepting Surefire Scout lights directly (no adapter required). It is essentially Unity Tactical’s most compact and lightweight Fusion Hub.

I have been using the Monkey Bar for almost a year with a Surefire M600 Scout Light and I like it quite a bit. Its benefits are tied directly to its form. It is EXTREMELY lightweight because it is essentially integral to your front sight and it positions the light very well because of its proximity to both the front sight and rail.

I don’t know of a lighter weight solution for mounting a Surefire Scout light unless you don’t need a rail mounted front sight for your particular rifle. The MBUS Pro with the Monkey Bar installed weighs just 1.7 ounces. To put that in perspective, the regular polymer MBUS front sight weighs 1.2 ounces and has no ability to the mount a light. You could search far and wide for the lightest front sight and lightest Scout Light mount and their combined weight would still probably double the weight of an MBUS Pro with installed Monkey Bar.

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In addition to the lighter weight that comes with the integral design, it would be hard to reproduce the positioning and space saving qualities of the Monkey Bar with any other mount set up. Because the Monkey Bar replaces the MBUS Pro’s rail clamp it tucks the light very close to the rail and very close to the front sight itself. This reduces snagging and takes up much less space on your rail than a separate front sight and light mount would.

Much like the original Fusion Hub, the Monkey Bar really shines on modern, slick-side rails. Many of these rails have an integral top rail which, with the Monkey Bar, is all you need to mount your front sight and light. If you look at a rail like the ALG EMR V2, you can really start to see the potential. Even with the EMR V2’s short integral rail, you have more than enough space to mount your light and front sight. The EMR V2 and many other rails also have integral sling mounts which means you may not need any other equipment to complete the foreend of your rifle. That save weight, space, and cash.

Bottom Line

The Unity Tactical Monkey Bar is extremely versatile as a hub for Fusion accessories or direct mount for the Surefire Scout lights. It is likely the lightest option for those who need both a rail mounted fight sight and a light mount. It saves weight, space, and money. What’s not to like?

Check out the Monkey Bar at Unity Tactical.

Unity Tactical CLUTCH Belt

By on January 21, 2016 in Tactical Gear

Unity Tactical has been exhibiting their new CLUTCH Belt at SHOW Show. The belt is designed to carry and organize a wide array of gear like your handgun, magazines, medical gear, and more in a form that can be both overt and covert. The video below dives deep into the details of the CLUTCH. This thing makes Batman jealous.

Crowdfund This: Unity Tactical Baseplate for PMAGs

By on January 14, 2016 in Guns

Unity Tactical has taken to Indiegogo to drum up funding to make their latest design a reality. The Unity Tactical Baseplate for PMAGS is a drop in replacement baseplate for Magpul’s ubiquitous PMAGs that provides visual and tactile feedback as to whether the magazine is full (30 rounds).

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The feedback is provided by a small nub on the baseplate that moves into a slightly raised position if there are 30 rounds in the magazine. The nub is recessed if the magazine’s load level is any lower than 30 rounds.

The “perks” for this campaign are reasonably priced. You can help launch the product and pick up 3 baseplates for just $10. There are larger packages available as well.

Check out the Unity Tactical Baseplate for PMAGs crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo.

Unity Tactical KNUCKL

By on November 24, 2015 in Tactical Gear

No one does modular like Unity Tactical. Their FUSION series mounts and hubs brought a whole new level of modularity to rifles and their new KNUCKL Helmet Mount is set to bring that same level of modularity to helmets.

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The KNUCKL Helmet Mount hub unit attaches to just about any helmet rail. Once installed, it serves as an attachment point for a number of other accessories including FUSION accessories, Surefire Scout series lights, and the included KNUCKL accessories. It can mount up to two accessories at a time.

The KNUCKL base unit can be used to mount the following:

  • Surefire Scout Lights (no adapter required)
  • Contour Camera (adapter included)
  • Princeton Tec MPLS (adapter included)
  • Rail-mounted lights (1913 rail included)
  • Standard flashlights with FUSION Ring Adapter (not included)
  • Surefire Millennium Lights with FUSION Adapter (not included)
  • Wilcox Lanyard (optional at point of purchase)

Basically, the KNUCKL serves as a single, compact point for mounting nearly everything commonly mounted to a helmet short of the night vision device itself. It’s modular design means that Unity Tactical can continue to develop new mounting accessories for it as new technology requires.

The KNUCKL is available in black or FDE and with or without a Wilcox Lanyard. Check it out at Unity Tactical.

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