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Posted: 1/17/2006 6:56:20 PM EDT
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Well it took me almost no time at all to melt the plastic handguards on my new PTR91, when I called them, they told me that the original plastic ones were intended for target shooting and not 3-gunners like me who shoot the gun fast, that I would indeed have to get a different type of handguard if I was going to use the gun like that. So my question is, what is the best handguard option for the HK91 family wrt disapating heat? Are the older fat/wide the best choice or is there a better version? TIA for your insights. |
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I had the exact same problem and got the exact same response from JLD. You can find the slim handguards w/ a heatshield on their website JLD, Inc. (I think they have them in stock), or you can search around the net to find a wide handguard (which I personally prefer). I have both and think that they work the same to dissipate heat (and neither melt the plastic on the HG), but I prefer the feel and look of the wide HGs. The biggest problem you are going to encounter is simply finding a wide HG. I suggest checking the EE boards constantly. -JZ |
wood will and may smoke,,depoednig on how you finish it. It does get hot as hell even with the vent holes. G3 slim's work OK, untill you do 2-3 20 rnd mag dumps in a row then they get a lil hot. I took my g3 slims and dremeld out the areas where it looks like vents should be. The slims have a metal heat gaurd also,, cutting out the vents helped alil bit but DONOT let your hand slip back onto the trunion area after rapid fire ![]() The wide guards help alot but get hot also alil bit,, but not much... what ever you do,,dont use the metal cetme modle B gaurds( if you find them) even tho they look cool and super vented,, metal gets hot and your gonna be holding on to a oven burner lol. |
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