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Posted: 5/3/2015 11:12:42 PM EDT
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On my pistol build I went with a cheap carbon fiber
Off of EBay and so far I like it, found it to be a little bit Slick so I added 1/2 inch electrical knockout rubber grommets kind like the "squid grip" that I've seen On the net. (posting from my phone hope the link below Works. Will add a photo of my pistol when I get home). And yes it easily fits over a low profile gas block.  " />
Carbon Fiber 7" inch Free Float Quad Rail Handguard w Barrel Nut End Cap | eBay http://m.ebay.com/itm/271465013665?nav=SEARCH |
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Posted: 5/3/2015 11:37:41 PM EDT
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Check out Nordic Components. Thats what Ive been running. love them
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Posted: 5/3/2015 11:58:10 PM EDT
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Find something that you like, and hack it up to make it work. Like this.
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Posted: 5/4/2015 4:43:09 PM EDT
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Mas Defense has several free-float options priced well below most of the pack.
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Posted: 5/4/2015 5:43:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryThanks for the link - these seem in line with what I'm generally looking for. The only question I'd have is how to tell if the handguard will fit over a lo-pro gas block? |
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Posted: 5/4/2015 6:56:20 PM EDT
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Thanks for the link - these seem in line with what I'm generally looking for. The only question I'd have is how to tell if the handguard will fit over a lo-pro gas block? Quote HistoryQuoted:
Thanks for the link - these seem in line with what I'm generally looking for. The only question I'd have is how to tell if the handguard will fit over a lo-pro gas block? Ive used two of what they call the Vector 7". The ones I used were bought off Amazon and under a different name but were obviously the exact same product. They will fit over a low pro block. no problem. They are really good rails at great value. |
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Posted: 5/5/2015 3:26:24 PM EDT
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I've used this on 2 pistols. Needed a 4 rail handguard for the grip. Can't beat the price and they work just fine... free float and comes with a barrel nut too.
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Posted: 5/5/2015 4:04:49 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/5/2015 9:23:05 PM EDT
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It's not free floated, but it is cheap. This is carbine length moe sl handguard on a 7.5" barrel with KX3.
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Posted: 5/6/2015 6:55:18 AM EDT
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I've used this on 2 pistols. Needed a 4 rail handguard for the grip. Can't beat the price and they work just fine... free float and comes with a barrel nut too. https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5590/15057091466_6911cd1533_b.jpg Excellent - that's exactly in the price range I'm looking for. |
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Posted: 5/6/2015 6:56:18 AM EDT
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It's not free floated, but it is cheap. This is carbine length moe sl handguard on a 7.5" barrel with KX3. https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7717/17135046447_334e0ede4e_k.jpg How's that staying put if you're running a low-pro gas block without any type of retainer? |
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Posted: 5/6/2015 8:34:19 AM EDT
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That 10" ALG V3 that I cut down and am making into a 8.2" V2.
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Posted: 5/6/2015 7:16:56 PM EDT
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How's that staying put if you're running a low-pro gas block without any type of retainer? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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It's not free floated, but it is cheap. This is carbine length moe sl handguard on a 7.5" barrel with KX3. https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7717/17135046447_334e0ede4e_k.jpg How's that staying put if you're running a low-pro gas block without any type of retainer? 
The retainer is in there. I had to open it up to slide over the neck of the KX3 and rests against the body of the KX3. |
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Posted: 5/7/2015 9:28:31 PM EDT
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That's pretty slick! Unfortunately, I don't think that would work for my situation, as I'm using 10.5" and 8.5" barrels.
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https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7721/17188341827_b9c2c58773_k.jpg The retainer is in there. I had to open it up to slide over the neck of the KX3 and rests against the body of the KX3. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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It's not free floated, but it is cheap. This is carbine length moe sl handguard on a 7.5" barrel with KX3. https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7717/17135046447_334e0ede4e_k.jpg How's that staying put if you're running a low-pro gas block without any type of retainer? https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7721/17188341827_b9c2c58773_k.jpg The retainer is in there. I had to open it up to slide over the neck of the KX3 and rests against the body of the KX3. |
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Posted: 5/7/2015 9:49:47 PM EDT
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I've used this on 2 pistols. Needed a 4 rail handguard for the grip. Can't beat the price and they work just fine... free float and comes with a barrel nut too. https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5590/15057091466_6911cd1533_b.jpg And it's ordered. Rolling the dice on a $25 handguard doesn't seem like the worst thing I could do. |
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Posted: 5/8/2015 1:42:34 AM EDT
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The barrel nut is AL so be careful to keep the wrench pressed tight to it when torquing so it doesn't damage it. One handguard had the nut messed up when I got it and the seller shipped another fast... no questions asked.
It should be fine. Post pics when you get it put together. 
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Posted: 5/8/2015 4:46:38 PM EDT
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And it's ordered. Rolling the dice on a $25 handguard doesn't seem like the worst thing I could do. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I've used this on 2 pistols. Needed a 4 rail handguard for the grip. Can't beat the price and they work just fine... free float and comes with a barrel nut too. https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5590/15057091466_6911cd1533_b.jpg And it's ordered. Rolling the dice on a $25 handguard doesn't seem like the worst thing I could do. That looks very similar to the ones I have for my AR Pistol builds only in longer lengths. The only complaint I've got was that the anodizing doesn't match my upper and lower receivers all that well but nothing that couldn't be fixed with a coat of paint. 
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Posted: 5/13/2015 12:37:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I've used this on 2 pistols. Needed a 4 rail handguard for the grip. Can't beat the price and they work just fine... free float and comes with a barrel nut too. https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5590/15057091466_6911cd1533_b.jpg |
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Posted: 5/13/2015 5:37:27 PM EDT
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Just bought 2 for cheap builds I'm doing. Shipped from 5 minutes from my house and took 2 days to get here. Quality seems decent. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I've used this on 2 pistols. Needed a 4 rail handguard for the grip. Can't beat the price and they work just fine... free float and comes with a barrel nut too. https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5590/15057091466_6911cd1533_b.jpg Just bought 2 for cheap builds I'm doing. Shipped from 5 minutes from my house and took 2 days to get here. Quality seems decent. I bought one 7.5" and one 10". I'd agree that the quality seems decent, and exceeds my expectations for the price. Then again, I've never understood how a mass-produced 12oz aluminum tube with some rails cut in it could ever cost more than $30. I'll post pictures once I get the upper assembled this weekend. |
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Posted: 5/13/2015 7:19:50 PM EDT
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 I too purchased 2 of the 8 1/2" 1/7 HBAR 300 AAC barrels from Radical Firearms during their 50% off sale. 2 barrels shipped for $122.90 Barrels look good, threads seem to be concentric to the bore and rifling looks clean.This is my cheap build: Anderson Lower $39.99 Anderson Upper $39.99 PSA LPK minus trigger $24.99 Rail $24.99 Radical Firearms Barrel $59.95 RRA Pistol Extension $25 So far I've spent: $215 Still need: BCG Charging Handle Buffer Spring Trigger Upper Parts Kit Flash Suppressor |
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Posted: 5/20/2015 6:19:28 AM EDT
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I've used this on 2 pistols. Needed a 4 rail handguard for the grip. Can't beat the price and they work just fine... free float and comes with a barrel nut too. https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5590/15057091466_6911cd1533_b.jpg well I would stay away from that ebay seller. I just left my first negative feedback in 16 years of using ebay. they gave me a tracking number the day after my purchase that never had the item shipped. took days to respond to my questions about the dead tracking number. 'gave me a new tracking number for a supposed second shipment and that one never got shipped. so fuck that guy . .. turns out he has a lot of recent negative feedback. also opened an paypal claim for a refund. any other sellers have similar items that are not asshats? |
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Posted: 5/30/2015 2:59:09 PM EDT
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well I would stay away from that ebay seller. I just left my first negative feedback in 16 years of using ebay. they gave me a tracking number the day after my purchase that never had the item shipped. took days to respond to my questions about the dead tracking number. 'gave me a new tracking number for a supposed second shipment and that one never got shipped. so fuck that guy . .. turns out he has a lot of recent negative feedback. also opened an paypal claim for a refund. any other sellers have similar items that are not asshats? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I've used this on 2 pistols. Needed a 4 rail handguard for the grip. Can't beat the price and they work just fine... free float and comes with a barrel nut too. https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5590/15057091466_6911cd1533_b.jpg well I would stay away from that ebay seller. I just left my first negative feedback in 16 years of using ebay. they gave me a tracking number the day after my purchase that never had the item shipped. took days to respond to my questions about the dead tracking number. 'gave me a new tracking number for a supposed second shipment and that one never got shipped. so fuck that guy . .. turns out he has a lot of recent negative feedback. also opened an paypal claim for a refund. any other sellers have similar items that are not asshats? So I bought a 10" and a 7.5" rail from this seller. The 7.5" rail meets my expectations, but the 10" has a noticeable upwards slant to it. I realize that any free-float system is going to have some level of imperfection, but the upwards slant is almost to the level where it irks my OCD. I emailed the seller, but haven't heard back from him, as I was hoping to exchange the barrel nut, or see if he'd sell me just that part alone. For reference sake, I tried the barrel nut on several different receivers, so unless I happen to have a bunch of uppers that all need to be lapped, I have to assume it's the barrel nut causing the issue. Would I buy from him again? Probably. For $27, the 7.5" tube is a darn good deal, and I think it's short enough to hide any type of angle imperfection. I'll try to get pics up at some point. |
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Posted: 5/30/2015 11:19:07 PM EDT
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I think those are AR soft quad rails
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Posted: 5/31/2015 7:50:39 AM EDT
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I was in the same boat as the OP. radical pistol length barrel - waned cheap but effective handguard. I went with this one from ebay.
It was just $45, and is the basic UTG style. You can find similar for under $35 for basic free float quad rails. They work and have held up under thousands of rounds in other builds. Not the highest end of quality, but they work and are indeed inexpensive. |
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