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Posted: 1/30/2005 12:22:53 AM EDT
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I read the FAQ and have the weight thing figured out, but what about width! I handled a YHM 4 rail FF today and it was FAT! On the opposite end LMT's MRP seems to hug the barrel. Can we get some widths posted here, or some business end pics showing the end profile of the popular forends? Everything I see is from the side. Thanks everyone! ETA: The chart below http://members.aol.com/sed6/forend.bmp |
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These are measured at the widest end(Near the barrel nut) Factory SP1 triangular rifle length - 2.700" Factory Plastic GI Rifle length - 2.422" Factory Plastic Carbine Length - 2.170" Generic 2 piece FF no rails (Rifle and carbine length - 2.05" YHM Light Weight FF -2.438" Larue 12.0 - 2.04" 
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And Samson is the other company. ETA that my YHM is 2.43" wide. It doesn't sound like much of a difference but it sure feels like a big difference. |
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Thanks for all the responses! I've compiled the results so far into a simple chart. Please feel free to submit additions or... corrections hread Edited: Moved chart to first post. |
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Great, keep them coming! And if your measurements vary significantly be sure to let us know. As well if you have some measurements with rail panels or can chime in on profile, do so. Also, how about some top-down pics to show rail width compared to the receiver width, or muzzle end shots to illustrate the profile. *Updated the chart to reflect above posts |
| This is an excellent chart, maybe instead of tacking this thread we can just put the chart in the other railed forend thread? What do you think of that? I think all the widths should be measured with pannels as well as without. Except for those railed forends that dont need them like hte SIR and the PRI. Just pick a standard pannel to use with all the rails if thats possible. |
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