SHOT showed a lot of new things, but in the case of Otis, it wasn’t any of their weapon cleaning kits we were surprised to see. Otis has developed, and submitted their rail to the military in both their carbine and extended length sizes. While the extended length rail is designed for the M16A2/A4 series, it can work equally well on carbines if the Front Sight Base (FSB) is removed.
Otis showed us a complete line up of tools and training videos proving they are ready to both manufacturer, and provide the support for all new free floating rails for the military. This rail is going to be available in a 7075 aluminum version for the military, as well as the more typical 6065 aluminum for commercial sales. It is a two piece free floating rail which installs by cutting off the delta ring cap and removing the spring, then clamping the two rail sections to the barrel nut.
