I've been searching for what I thought would be an easy thing to find, but to no avail. Does anyone make a simple barrel nut that isn't designed for delta rings or free float handguards?
I can understand why the product might not have existed before the increasing popularity of pistol builds...
The closest I've found is the GZP one mentioned here, halfway through the article:
https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2017/3/10/building-an-exotic-compact-9-mm-ar-15-pistol/
But, a) I can't actually find it on GZP's site, and b) It's sort of a monstrosity for the purpose. I'm envisioning something half to three-quarters the length of a typical barrel nut, but with flats for a wrench instead of the tightening nubs which would be sort of ugly when exposed.
Does anything like that exist?
I'm not certain I'll remove the handguard, but having options (or not) would help decide. :) This is for a 6" handguard on a 4" barrel (flush with the KAK flash can). I might end up cutting the first of two m-lok sections off, shortening the handguard by 1.5" to 2", and leaving space to put an Arisaka Finger Stop or something on the bottom.