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11/28/2006 7:46:53 PM EDT
what's the difference?

my bushy superlight has round and this new sabre defense bbl has a triangle. to make things more interesting my bushy 20in hbar has a triangle cap with two divets in it.

can anyone help me out?
11/28/2006 7:55:03 PM EDT
[#1]
The triangle cap is the older version.

When the round hanguards were designed they were made to fit either to keep .mil

armorers from having to remove sight bases just to install new handguards.

If you want to use triangular handguards you need the triangular cap they won't work

or look right with the round one.
11/29/2006 9:44:20 AM EDT
[#2]

Quoted:
The triangle cap is the older version.

When the round hanguards were designed they were made to fit either to keep .mil

armorers from having to remove sight bases just to install new handguards.

If you want to use triangular handguards you need the triangular cap they won't work

or look right with the round one.


To add to the above, all carbine barrels , like your Bushie superlight, have always used the round handguards. It's only rifle length barrels that used the triangular; and in most cases still do. I've never seen one, but I understand that some aftermarket barrel makers put a round type on late rifle types. If so, then you couldn't use the old style HGs on them.  The mainstream makers; Colt, Bushie, Rock River, etc will all have the triangular on their 20" rifle barrels.
11/29/2006 1:28:38 PM EDT
[#3]
Round-Carbine

Triangle-Mid-length and rifle

Course, there's exceptions to everything, but these are generally what you'll find.

WIZZO
11/29/2006 4:23:43 PM EDT
[#4]
the sabre defense upper is a middie, so my normal round handguards should fit when they get here?
11/29/2006 10:11:27 PM EDT
[#5]
They should. I put RRA HGs on my Sabre Defence middy upper.

Who made the HGs you ordered?

WIZZO
11/30/2006 5:46:36 AM EDT
[#6]
I bought them here, doesn't say who made them. Nothing special just regular old plastic.

http://www.pkfirearms.com/store/get_item.aspx?id=318&action=display
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