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Posted: 1/7/2012 6:33:23 PM EDT
| how does the MOE handguard attach to thew front of thebarrel? Is this a good set up? |
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It use the standard hand guard end cap. For a cheap alternative to the regular hand guards, they cant be beat. I like mine. no wiggle in them at all. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile This. You don't really see the cap because the handguard extends out past it. But it's in there. I found this pic that shows it better than I can explain . . . 
ETA: I use the MOE and I really like it. |
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so i could use a low profile gas block with no problems You can use whatever gas block you want as long as you put a hand guard cap behind it. Quoted:
How's the accuracy of these compared to a free-float handguard? Much of a difference? They're not free float, so they're not going to be any more accurate than the standard plastic hand guards. |
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I would take the ladder rail cover off that gas block unless you want a goopy, sticky, hot mess next time you sling lead downrange. Not my pic. And I hadn't really paid any attention to the rail. But now that you mention it, I see your point. That block is going to get hot and I don't know how much heat one of those ladder covers can withstand. I'm not exactly sure what their reason was for putting a rail cover there. ––––––- ETA: Okay, rather than googling for pics I just popped off my MOE and took one of my own. You can see where the handguards fit into the cap. This is a carbine so it fits a round cap, the longer ones are molded to fit either one. 
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