[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Free float tubes

Posted: 8/22/2006 8:00:12 AM EDT

Does anyone sell any reasonably-priced carbon-fiber/kevlar/fiberglass free float handguard tubes? (or does anyone have an extra one lying around which could be purchased)? (rifle-length)

Posted: 8/22/2006 10:52:30 AM EDT

[#1]

You can get one from Armalite.

www.armalite.com/sales/catalog/components/nm.htm

Posted: 8/22/2006 6:29:09 PM EDT

[#2]

Thanks, sniperx. Any idea if this tube could be used by itself as a forend, like a $300 PRI??

Posted: 8/23/2006 6:21:57 AM EDT

[#3]

Yes, but it has no way to mount rails. You could get some screw on ones from
Bownell's and drill some holes in the tube and screw them on. I do not know how good
they would fit, though. What are you looking to do with it. I may have one of these laying around.

Posted: 8/23/2006 6:56:39 AM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
Yes, but it has no way to mount rails. You could get some screw on ones from
Bownell's and drill some holes in the tube and screw them on. I do not know how good
they would fit, though. What are you looking to do with it. I may have one of these laying around.

Thinking about an SPRish build, with a lightweigt free-float forend, with a couple of small screw-on rails attached. I've already got a couple of aluminum forends, and can't justify spending anything like $300 for a PRI tube. I'm sure the carbon-fiber PRI is a lot stronger than a national match fiberglass tube, but since the latter can take the strain of a tight sling hold, I'm sure it could handle a bipod and a weapon light. LMK what you've got.

Posted: 8/30/2006 4:18:18 PM EDT

[#5]

PRI makes excellent carbon fiber forearms. IIRC, DPMS has some carbon fiber forearms. The DPMS ones are much cheaper than PRI ones.

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