[ARCHIVED THREAD] - hot handguards

Posted: 2/27/2005 1:07:31 PM EDT

I like the wood look, but after dumping a few magazines it gets pretty warm. Any such thing as heat shields for wood?

Posted: 2/27/2005 3:12:06 PM EDT

[#1]

I've seen wood gaurd smoke.

....I'm sure someone make's em..

ETA: After a little searching maybe they will be a pain to find....

Posted: 2/27/2005 4:28:55 PM EDT

[#2]

ive set wood on fire before. wear a glove, or deal with it. i do the later.

Posted: 2/27/2005 4:51:39 PM EDT

[#3]

I am planning to try some ceramic tape. Cost me about $25 for a 50 ft roll. If it works I will also try it out in my STG58.

DT

Posted: 2/27/2005 5:45:17 PM EDT

[#4]

Also, you can cut empty beer cans and glue them to inside of handguards. That is what I'm doing to my G1 FAL with penguin stockset.

Posted: 2/27/2005 8:52:30 PM EDT

[#5]

I formed some beer can alumnium around the barrel, then trimmed it to match the handguard shape. I then milled out the wood so that there was a 1/8" gap between the wood/alumnium/barrel. I made a couple of stand offs to finish it, and I was pleased with myself. I haven't smoked the wood since, but it does get pretty warm.

I like the handguard to get hot. It lets me know that she's too hot for the gun case (or the truck's carpet)

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I wouldn't list this as a must do, or great AK mod, I was just killing time and tinkering. It did help though.

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