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I like the one piece better because of strength. Are you comparing two piece free float? MI says you don't have to take the barrel off MI If your ok with removing your barrel go with a one piece. Price wise YHM is the best going. Just got a LaRue recently and love it. |
| ok thanks, im not comfortable with removing the barrle and think im going with a 2 piece. Is YHM a good brand sry, this is the fisrt time im buying a rail systemh.gif |
| Weight is the biggest advantage of most free float one piece handguards. The Daniel Defense is not very heavy at all compared to some of the two piece free float handguards, if that is the kind of 2 piece you are talking about. The 2 piece ff rails use the standard barrel nut. The non free float will be a little heavy too since you replace the plastic handguards only. The 2 piece ff rails are very sturdy, I just put the rails from Troy Industries and they are very strong. If you are not comfortable with removing the barrel for a one piece, you can always cut off your delta ring for the 2 piece free float. If you are not comfortable with that, you will need to get the non-free float rails that replace the standard handguards. |
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Question is... What are YOU planning on mounting on the rails? If you are mounting optics, which what I have heard on here is a bad idea, then you should definitely go with the expensive, FF systems. Personally, on mine, I only have a light and a VFG. I am using the Surefire M73 2 piece rail system and it works excellent for what I need. Honestly, no difference in function between the M73 and the set I bought manufactured by UTG. Again, just to hold a light and VFG, I cant see spending $300 on a rail system. YMMV |
I would think that a laser would be on par with having an optic. Most would recommend a FF rail for optics to keep it from shifting zero. I would assume that a laser would need the same non-shifting handguards. If it is a light and VFG only, then non-free float handguards would be fine. I still didn't want to risk having the rail shift with the VFG, so I went 2 piece free float. It won't move in any way. |
What he said!  Honestly though. The way some of the systems lock down with the allen head screws, I dont know how some of those systems cant be rock solid. Again, I know some will kick me in the head for the this, but I could not get the UTG rails to budge... and I banged the hell out of em trying to. |
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