Yeah. I had to use a utg rail on my 4.5" 9mm AR because they were the only one I found that made one. Plus I wasn't mounting optics to that part (just a light) so I did it. It's held up just fine. But I do agree with you on a lot of utg stuff. As soon as I find a 4" Daniel defense rail for it I will replace it. They stopped making a 4" one. I takes with the guy who actualy designed their 4" rail at the NRA show. The utg works for now I guess. It doesn't look bad:
I'm with you, if it works it works. Some guys think they can throw a $100 part on their rifle and increase it's resale value by $400. I like to think of it as the 22 inch rims of the gun world.