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Posted: 6/29/2012 8:11:37 PM EDT
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I have a set of rifle-length handguards for my A2 upper. They are not tapered toward the muzzle as I have seen on traditional A2 handguards; rather, they have a consistent thickness from receiver to muzzle, such as an M4 handguard.
I have not found any information about them with Google searches. Is this a common variant of the A2 handguards? If so, what are they designed for, and what purpose would they serve versus a traditional tapered handguard? If pictures are desired, I can take a few and upload them later this evening. |
cavalry arms makes them.
http://www.cavalrymanufacturing.com/C5.html |
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cavalry arms makes them. http://www.cavalrymanufacturing.com/C5.jpg http://www.cavalrymanufacturing.com/C5.html This is them. |
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Actually, Calvary makes two AR sets of 20" handies...and neither are exactly what the military uses....AFAIK. The one type is a
solid cylindrical tube shape, and maintains the OA diameter front to back. These are quite fat, and not likely to be confused with anything else. Then they also have a slightly smaller in diameter set, which does taper slightly front to back. These also are fatter top to bottom than side to side...like M4 Carbine handies. I really like the "M4" style guards on the 20" rifle. The full cylinder jobs just strike me as a wee bit too fat. Just added a set of the C7 handies to a 20" Bushie with fluted BBL. Looks and works good. Only possible issue is that they tend to squeak a bit when squeezed together. This can be fixed by shimming the location pins or their matching holes, in the sides of the guards. Have fun! 
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