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Posted: 3/12/2009 1:36:46 PM EDT
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Hello all,
I have always like the look of the old-style triangular handgaurds. I'd love to install a set on my DPMS Lite-20 to give it a retro-look. Would this installation work without modification? If they could be installed without modification, is there any reason that I should not install them? I'm mostly going for the look here, but are the new-style handguards better / worse than the old-style ones? Thanks, Mach111 |
| Thats a big neg if your talking about the 20" barrel. The 20" barrels use a triangle handgaurd endcap and yes, it will fit the full sized 12" handgaurds on there. The newer A2 style handgaurds are better at dealing with a hot barrel and are easier to install. Also it was a logistial solution. WIth the triangle handgaurds you needed both a left side and a right side. Thus you would need to stockpile both sides to have replacements for the weapons. WIth the A2 handgaurds up or down doesn't matter. They are the same either way. This means a simpler inventory list. Also the A2 handgauds are less fragile. But for retro cache' the A1's are the bee's knees! |
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