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Posted: 10/14/2012 7:59:23 AM EDT
| Building my first AR and I have a 16" stainless barrel with no front sights. Using a low profile gas block but I'm unsure what length of handguard to get. I will be putting some flip up sights along with either a scope or red dot but will the 12" be long enough with flip up sights or do I need to be looking at something longer like a 15" length for better accuracy with the sight. |
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Building my first AR and I have a 16" stainless barrel with no front sights. Using a low profile gas block but I'm unsure what length of handguard to get. I will be putting some flip up sights along with either a scope or red dot but will the 12" be long enough with flip up sights or do I need to be looking at something longer like a 15" length for better accuracy with the sight. The longer the sight radius the better. It is more a personal preference of the look, to me. A 15" might be right up to your muzzle device. |
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Building my first AR and I have a 16" stainless barrel with no front sights. Using a low profile gas block but I'm unsure what length of handguard to get. I will be putting some flip up sights along with either a scope or red dot but will the 12" be long enough with flip up sights or do I need to be looking at something longer like a 15" length for better accuracy with the sight. Personal preference of course, I like at 13" on a 16" barrel: 
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