Before the Canadian Armed Forces moved to free-float M-LOK rails, the issue solution for mounting lights, lasers, and optics on the C7 and C8 was the Cadex TRIAD. This mount (SKU CA01220) slips over the factory triangular front handguard and converts it into a three-rail MIL-STD-1913 Picatinny platform at 3, 6, and 9 o'clock. No gunsmithing, no permanent modification — clamp it on, torque it down, and you have issue-correct Canadian rail real estate.
Cadex machines the TRIAD from 6061-T6 aluminum with a hardcoat anodized finish. The rails are full-length MIL-STD-1913, cut to the actual spec — not a looks-close imitation — so AN/PEQ-15s, SureFire Scout bodies, M3X/M6X lights, and AN/PVS-type clip-ons mount without fitment drama. The clamshell design references off the delta ring and the front sight base, which keeps it locked on hard under recoil and movement.
For C7A2 and C8 clone builders, this is the detail that separates a close copy from a correct one. Canadian issue, Canadian manufactured. Coolness factor included at no charge.
Order yours today and finish your C7 or C8 clone the right way.
