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Posted: 1/22/2011 10:23:07 AM EDT
| Got in midlength hand guards with delta ring and triangle cap, didn't know there was a cap for bull barrel size. Now I do. |
| I had the same thing happen a couple months back. I took a rotary tool with a sanding barrel/wheel an began boring out the hole. If you take your time and make sure to keep the hole round it will work. I placed it in a vise and made sure to have a light backdrop so the high points are visible. It took me about an hour to do. By the end there wasn't much material left in the inner wall of the end cap, but once it was installed you couldn't tell it had been opened up. It actually looks better in my opinion because the opening around the barrel was a bit smaller than stock. I could had spent the $12.00 to buy a new one but I got bored and made it a project. |
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I had the same thing happen a couple months back. I took a rotary tool with a sanding barrel/wheel an began boring out the hole. If you take your time and make sure to keep the hole round it will work. I placed it in a vise and made sure to have a light backdrop so the high points are visible. It took me about an hour to do. By the end there wasn't much material left in the inner wall of the end cap, but once it was installed you couldn't tell it had been opened up. It actually looks better in my opinion because the opening around the barrel was a bit smaller than stock. I could had spent the $12.00 to buy a new one but I got bored and made it a project. I think the OP means that the barrel he has is .750 and the cap is for a larger barrel! So, boring out the hole would just make things worse... |
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This brings up another question... Is it better to install a round or triangular endcap? It seems the round one makes a tighter fit with standard handguards. Also I've got some old handguards that fit the triangle endcap and they don't fit the round endcap. Not sure if the round handguards fit the triangle.
I know the Magpul MOEs fit the round endcap REAL tight and I think they fit the triangle endcap... |
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You could probably still use the endcap, the gas tube will go through it and partly help keep it in position, then once the handguards are installed, they will help keep it in position as well.
BUT having said that it's POSSIBLE to do so, doesn't make it a good idea. 
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