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Posted: 8/13/2008 7:29:09 AM EDT
| Service rifle shooters who use a sling, no doubt benefit from the use of a free float tube/handguard. For more casual shooting off a sandbag or bipod, does using a free float handguard really make any difference in accuracy, particularly with the now commonly used 16" barrels? |
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YES ! Whether the difference is significant with the rifle in your hands and for your application is something for you to decide. Given that a plain-vanilla FF tube costs about $40, does not really add weight or bulk, and is not too difficult to install with the proper tools, for me its a no-brainer... all my AR15s have FF tubes. There is no particular correlation between barrel length and accuracy. |
Yes. A FF tube makes a difference. This target was shot by my non-match bumming-around-gun  
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www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=225611&t=11082005 I use these when my customer just wants a simple free float tube. These work very well. |
And they go on without taking the gasblock off? |
This rail is a two-piece design: barrel nut and hand guard/tube. The hand guard fits over all the low profile gas blocks I have used. |
Do you have a link to somewhere so I can look at the design myself and I don't have to bug you with a bunch of questions? I want to know the in's and out's of the installation without having to bug someone on the board. |
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MillerSHO, No worries. Glad to help. I know where one is for photos, and if I can get there, I'll photograph it for you. You may already know about this thread. Just in case you do not, a link is below. It is full of information about installing just about everything on an AR, including FF tubes. www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=3&f=4&t=226782 |
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