Reviews
Templar Custom FastRail: Initial thoughts
SayUncle
February 22, 2012
This is one durable handguard. Solid as a rock and a lot of rail space. Being solid, it’s not something you want to put on your lightweight rifle build. But for standard AR or bench gun, it’s a good fit.
Make sure you have the instructions handy. I had a local smith install mine and the first time, he got it wrong and it wasn’t securely installed. No worries as I took it back to him and he figured out where he erred.
It’s a free float system, which will enhance accuracy.
You can break the system down and change in two minutes, so it’s good for a multi-caliber platform.
Templar Consulting FastRail
WeaponEvolution
October 11, 2011
Now I don’t want to mislead any of you; there is no claim that switching out barrels is something that could be done easily in the field. You need the barrel nut wrench and the included (but not present in photos) torx and allen wrenches – and as always, I recommend using a proper vise set up for your upper as well as torque wrenches for a proper installation. However, the barrel nuts and their wrench are designed so that the gas tube can remain in place during assembly/disassembly. When you are familiar with the process, the barrel switch out goes pretty quickly.
The FastRail allows many of us who operate on a tight budget, to basically have two rifles in one. Beyond this selling point, the rail itself is designed well. It comes with a removable sling swivel stud along the front of the bottom rail, and has four limited rotation QD sockets – two forward and two aft – on both side rails.
Templar Custom Multi-Caliber Weapons System
Shooting Illustrated
September 14, 2011.
I’ve had a dance with Bob Reynolds’ full-automatic .50 Beowulf PDW before, and have the bruises to show for it, so my excitement was mixed with a desire to buy aspirin when he invited me to test his newest creation, the Templar Custom Multi-Caliber Weapons System (MCWS).
The goal of the MCWS was simple; create an accurate AR-platform rifle that allows the user to quickly switch between three calibers for different requirements.
R.H., U.S. Army
August 16, 2011
I am writing on behalf of Mr. Bob Reynolds in regards to custom rifles that he builds. First a little about myself – I am a member of the US military Special Operations community with an extensive background in long range precision target engagements. With 5 combat deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom Afghanistan, almost 15yrs a sniper, 3 of those years as a Special Ops sniper instructor,and an avid sports shooting competitor, I have had the privilege to learn, grow, train and share knowledge in one of the most evolving areas of modern combat.
I would in particular like to talk about the features of the Templar Rifle and why I consider the weapon to be a fine choice of firearm. The example I will use throughout is the Templar carbine chambered in 5.56mm. Bob built my carbine around 2 yrs ago for the purpose of shooting 2 gun competition. I requested that Bob build the free floating rail on the rifle to my specifications in order to lighten the overall weight of the weapon while still maintaining enough picatinny rail to mount accessories such as lights and I.R. lasers…..Bob was very accommodating and hit the mark with the rail I requested. Some other features that Bob has on his rifles is a fast detachable free floating rail that makes removing the rail a simple procedure. The trigger was crisp with minimal creep for a 2 stage comparable to a Giessele. I mounted a Leupold 3.5 - 10x scope on a Larue QD base and a aimpoint micro T1 on the side for optics. The 1:8 twist rate in the 16 inch barrel proved to handle a 77grain projectile very well. When zeroing the rifle at 100yds I was able to produce multiple 5 round shot groups at 1 MOA or less and was very pleased with those results.
The first real test came when I carried the rifle down to South Carolina to shoot an outlaw Designated Marksmanship match. I had no dope for the rifle yet but wanted to give it a good workout. During a ten round stage of slowfire on a IDPA (cardboard tombstone) target at 600 yards using the data projected from the ATRAG program on my ballistic computer the rifle produced a six inch group …..I was very impressed at this point. Besides the match mentioned I have used the carbine during several 2 gun events with good results and pushed the durability and dependability of the rifle during a 5 day Carbine/Pistol course with Tiger Swan running over 1,000 rds through it in less than a weeks time.
Templar Custom Multi-Caliber Weapons System (MCWS)
Bob’s Gun Counter
July 13, 2011
Some of you may have seen me shoot Bob’s six-pound full-auto 50 Beowulf last year on YouTube. It is a monster, to put it mildly, as you might expect from a rifle that is more or less the equivalent of a .45/70 machine gun fired out of a package that weighs about half as much as a Thompson SMG. Why fire a 50 Beowulf with a 12.5″ barrel on full auto? Sir, I submit to you that the answer is “Why not?”