Quoted: Ric, in over 14 years of shooting ARs, I have never needed a tool other than my hands to remove handguards.
I just swapped out two barrels today, and thought nothing of the handguard portion. Now if somoeone would invernt a tools for stuck gas tubes, they'd be my hero.
That being said, as long as the rifles stays indoors most of the time, that would seem to be better than those gay-ass tools I've seen for sale.
However, inner tube rubber dry-rots pretty quickly when left outdoors and exposed to the elements - something that those considering "SHTF" should consider.
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Well, you got to understand some handguards are made different.
The Colt M4 HG's I have are VERY tight. Also, The tube I have had on this M4 is about 1 1/2 years old. A little rubbing and stretch marks, but no dry rotting as of yet.
YMMV, but it works well for me and the IDF uses them a lot as well.
Hell, if the thing does break, I will take another slice from my $1.50 inner tube.
My CAR-15 has very easy HG's and I can get them off with no problem, but for this M4 and a few others I have seen. Its a BITCH!
That's why I use this simple addition.