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Posted: 7/23/2010 2:18:12 PM EDT
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hey all, got a question for you. i have put yankee hill diamand FF quadrails on both my toys. and now seeing so many more quadrails that seem "seem" so much more stable non rotating. i use loctite on the barrel nut and locktite on the side screws. i guess technically the only thing that could rotate would be the barrel nut and it takes all i got to get it lined up on the gas tube hole. just curious on thoughts as to better rails. looked at daniel defense and larue. look nice but twice the price. just curoius, for changes and next builds.
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hey all, got a question for you. i have put yankee hill diamand FF quadrails on both my toys. and now seeing so many more quadrails that seem "seem" so much more stable non rotating. i use loctite on the barrel nut and locktite on the side screws. i guess technically the only thing that could rotate would be the barrel nut and it takes all i got to get it lined up on the gas tube hole. just curious on thoughts as to better rails. looked at daniel defense and larue. look nice but twice the price. just curoius, for changes and next builds. matt With those side screws in place, the YHM tube isn't going anywhere. Mine's solid as a rock. I'm sure the DD and Larue rails are excellent, but the YHM rails are excellent as well. |
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You could buy a VTAC and put all the rails you want on it.
Same goes for the YHM customizable free float forends. I really don't see what issue the OP is having with YHM forends. I have YHM free float railed forends on five different ARs, and have never had any issues with them rotating or coming loose. First off, a properly torqued barrel nut should not come loose on any rifle. Even if it did, it would only move so far before the gas tube limited rotation. As far as the actual forend to nut attachment on a YHM forend, there is no reason it should come loose either (assuming it was assembled correctly). YHM forends utilize a lock nut and two set screws, which is basically three systems preventing the forend from moving. In simpler terms, you would need two separate screws to back out and the lock nut to come loose before the forend would move. I do find it a bit humorous, though, that someone would suggest a MI rail is any more "secure" than a YHM, especially considering the MI uses a lock nut and only one set screw. I'm not knocking MI rails, either, as I will eventually build a rifle with one. But there is no way their system is any more solid than YHM's. |
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i wasnt meaning they dont work or they are coming lose. was just looking at some others on the site adn seems like the DD actually hook on to the index slot in upper. i totally agree that if you torque up the YHM and i use a lil lock tite for added security it is not going anywhere. was just curious on some other opinons and if anyone has had any issues eitherway. thanks for all the input.
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