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Posted: 1/3/2008 5:08:42 AM EDT
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I have an A1 upper and may want to mount an Aimpoint in the future. How viable is mounting an Aimpoint on a railed handguard? Will it work only with a one piece free floated handguard or will it work with a two piece? Has anyone tried the two piece free floating handguards by Midwest Industries? Any help would be appreciated. I have no interest in goosenecks. I also have no interest in above the carrying handle mounts. If mounting an Aimpoint on the handguards is not viable, I would just get a flat top upper, but I don't really want to. |
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It's viable. I actually started to mount my EOTech on the handguard, but once on there the weapon was WAY too front heavy. I've since moved it to the upper and will buy a BUIS to replace the one I lost when I removed the carry handle. Someone on here said if your handguard is a 2-piece then it may not stay zeroed because of the handguard movement. I can tell you my handguard does not have any noticiable movement at all. It's all in what you prefer. |
By the time you buy a rail handguard, you would be paying for a upper like Pat mentioned above. for the money you can't beat the option a flat top upper can provide you, but if you worry about the smithing that is required to do the change over, just find a qualified gunsmith and he will be able to do the change over for you. adding weight to front is kind of like driving a heavy car, slow to get it moving and hard to get it stop. when you are running drills, especially in a intestive class by an instructor like Pat, you will appreicate a lighter front end. even if you don't want to invest in a flat top, you can look into a PRI goose neck mount in order to push your optic forward instead of mounting it on your handguard rail, any rail handguard are prone to movements. there are a few alternatve to the rail options, but most are quite expensive. |
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