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Posted: 12/14/2002 5:12:06 PM EDT
In my never ending quest of "I can't leave shit alone" I purchased a black vented handguard for my M1A Scout. Any suggestions for cutting out an opening for the scout mount? If not I'm going to use the tried and true hack-n-slash method. Anyone ever do this before???
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Hopefully keeping a spare or two in stock you can have "fun" with what you have. keeping in mind, the original vented one was considered weak, compared to the solid version. Hack & slash all you want! I don't remember a "black" one...it must have been painted, after "my time"? ('67-'69) |
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The vent may definitely throw extra heat waves your way...but the actual scope mount does that anyway. I have done this before with GI hanguards when I put my Scout into a TRW plastic (GI) stock and painted it..I didn't want to mess up my stock guard so I bought a surplus one and modified it. All you do is measure the cut dimensions on your original handguard then scribe them out on the new one that you wish to modify. Make your cuts in the INSIDE of the markings you make, then file finish. If you run into the vents ( probably likely ) you can build that area up with a fiberglass cloth / acraglass gel mix then reroute your vents before you cut the mount slot. If you do it right it will look sweet. Remember to seal all your cuts with acraglass when you are finished. |
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