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Posted: 5/10/2022 11:21:58 AM EDT
I was wondering if anyone purchased a set? And are they any good?
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[#1]
Yo.
Quick look: they're A1s, plastic is noticeably lighter in weight than original USGI, noticeable sink on the exterior where the ribs are. (Possibly some at the rivet bosses, haven't checked yet.) Visually unpretty minor blems (shine at the vent holes/teeth, a couple small spots that could be silvering due to moisture in the material used). Sanding and painting recommended. Actually made in Taiwan, apparently. My opinion: worth $25 on sale, more only if you really want new repro and don't like the other offerings. Someone else's comparison between Luth, Line-Out (Taiwanese) and USGI on Reddit here. - image from that post; Luth on the left, USGI on the right. his is actually a little uglier than mine. I bought mine for LaFrance chopping, so cheap and unpretty is a combo I can live with. |
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[#2]
Never heard of these Taiwan A1 reproduction handguards. How long have they been out and where are you getting them?
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[#3]
They popped up recently on the Reddit Gundeals section. Linemount Triangles
Looks like they're still available @ $25 plus shipping tax (if applicable). |
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[#4]
Quoted: They popped up recently on the Reddit Gundeals section. Linemount Triangles Looks like they're still available @ $25 plus shipping tax (if applicable). View Quote I'm impressed by the looks of these things in pictures... I'll have to order a set to see for myself though. They look almost as good as the Colt reproduction A1 handguards. So why couldn't Brownells or Tony's pull off the same thing (correct look with rivets and all)? Apparently this Taiwanese company could. |
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[#5]
Quoted: They popped up recently on the Reddit Gundeals section. Linemount Triangles Looks like they're still available @ $25 plus shipping tax (if applicable). View Quote I may have to throw $25 at a pair. |
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[#6]
I was told they are replacements for the Taiwan military. Just bought a set to try
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[#7]
Saw these too. IMHO Picture reminds me of the material of an A-2.
https://linemount.com/product/m16a1-retro-pistol-grip-fits-ar15/ |
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Quoted: Saw these too. IMHO Picture reminds me of the material of an A-2. https://linemount.com/product/m16a1-retro-pistol-grip-fits-ar15/ https://linemount.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/M16A1-Retro-Pistol-Grip.jpg View Quote That grip from the site look exactly like Borewells retro grip. That make me believe maybe Brownells sourced both handguards/grip from the same supplier? https://www.brownells.com/rifle-parts/grip-parts/pistol-grips/ar-15-retro-pistol-grip-prod109338.aspx |
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[#9]
Quoted: That grip from the site look exactly like Borewells retro grip. That make me believe maybe Brownells sourced both handguards/grip from the same supplier? https://www.brownells.com/rifle-parts/grip-parts/pistol-grips/ar-15-retro-pistol-grip-prod109338.aspx https://cdn-fsly.yottaa.net/53ff2f503c881650e20004c9/www.brownells.com/v~4b.11e/userdocs/products/p_078000347_5..jpg?yocs=p_E_ View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Saw these too. IMHO Picture reminds me of the material of an A-2. https://linemount.com/product/m16a1-retro-pistol-grip-fits-ar15/ https://linemount.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/M16A1-Retro-Pistol-Grip.jpg That grip from the site look exactly like Borewells retro grip. That make me believe maybe Brownells sourced both handguards/grip from the same supplier? https://www.brownells.com/rifle-parts/grip-parts/pistol-grips/ar-15-retro-pistol-grip-prod109338.aspx https://cdn-fsly.yottaa.net/53ff2f503c881650e20004c9/www.brownells.com/v~4b.11e/userdocs/products/p_078000347_5..jpg?yocs=p_E_ The grips look very similar, but the Brownells handguards have the heat shields held on with screws and these Taiwanese handguards have the heat shields held on properly with rivets like the originals. |
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[#10]
When I saw your post I got all excited and thought they were T-65 hand guards......
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[#12]
Any updates from the guys that bought these? I finally just got around to ordering a set to compare to the Brownells A1s.
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[#13]
I bought a set looks identical to the USGI one I have. Turn it over can’t tell any difference
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[#14]
Quoted: I bought a set looks identical to the USGI one I have. Turn it over can’t tell any difference View Quote Do they feel similar to the old GI handguards? The polymer looks like the modern Zytel that the Brownells ones are made of, which would be awesome... Modern polymer plus riveted in heat shields is what always should have been done by Brownells in the first place. |
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[#16]
OP thanks for the Bird dog on these, ordered one for grins :)
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[#17]
Apparently they ship from Seattle, with that in mind I'm hopping it takes less than a week for shipping.
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[#19]
I just test fit the Taiwanese handguards onto an upper and they were a bit harder to get past the slip ring probably due to their extra length, but I know that's fairly typical of A1 handguards in general mostly due to the difficulty of getting a good grip on the A1 slip ring itself. So don't let that dissuade you... Just know that the Brownells ones are a bit easier to install for whatever reason.
Once the Taiwanese handguards were installed they seemed to be good enough. The only thing I didn't really care for was that they had a slight gap at the bottom rear seem of the handguards due to the imperfectly formed heat shields touching and preventing the halves from fully coming together. |
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[#22]
I just got my set today as well.fast shipping. For $25(+$4 shipping) I’m very happy with them. The feel is close, not exact, to USGI, but the look is great externally. If I was to mix these up, it would take a bit to seperate them from GI.
Picture with USGI new. I have not fit to a rifle yet, but I But, if fit is good I might order more. Attached File And again. Attached File Inside; Attached File |
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[#23]
Ordered a set yesterday and there in a pistol grip for the fun of it.
Thanks Retro! |
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[#24]
Got mine today
They feel flimsy off the rifle On they feel fine, slight amount of flex, not brittle Edges were sharp, had to sand the left side bottom Not bad, probably will cut them down to make mid lengths one day? |
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[#25]
Quoted: Got mine today They feel flimsy off the rifle On they feel fine, slight amount of flex, not brittle Edges were sharp, had to sand the left side bottom Not bad, probably will cut them down to make mid lengths one day? View Quote They do feel flimsy-ish in a similar way to the Brownells handguards, but I bet they'd hold up better than the USGI A1 handguards just due to the less brittle more modern polymer. |
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Quoted: They do feel flimsy-ish in a similar way to the Brownells handguards, but I bet they'd hold up better than the USGI A1 handguards just due to the less brittle more modern polymer. View Quote I haven't had a hands on with the Brownells A1's so I don't know for sure. But yes, because they flex, they won't break like USGI. I put them on my 604 clone and they look right at home. The mold & storage marks make it look period correct You only realize they aren't legit when you hold it and give them a squeeze. They do fit well in the rifle, no slop. I was a little worried how they were shipped, (padded envelope) thinking they might have broken teeth, but they transported just fine. Again great set to experiment or camo and not worry like a primo USGI set. |
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Quoted: I haven't had a hands on with the Brownells A1's so I don't know for sure. But yes, because they flex, they won't break like USGI. I put them on my 604 clone and they look right at home. The mold & storage marks make it look period correct You only realize they aren't legit when you hold it and give them a squeeze. They do fit well in the rifle, no slop. I was a little worried how they were shipped, (padded envelope) thinking they might have broken teeth, but they transported just fine. Again great set to experiment or camo and not worry like a primo USGI set. View Quote I actually requested that they send my set in a box with a good amount of packing material and they actually did that for me, even though they only had to make the trip from one side of the state to the other. I've had some bad luck with plastic handguards being damaged in shipping so I always request a good packing job if I can. My bad luck has been mostly with A2 handguards, which are actually pretty brittle as well. |
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Quoted: I actually requested that they send my set in a box with a good amount of packing material and they actually did that for me, even though they only had to make the trip from one side of the state to the other. I've had some bad luck with plastic handguards being damaged in shipping so I always request a good packing job if I can. My bad luck has been mostly with A2 handguards, which are actually pretty brittle as well. View Quote Eastsider, eh? Spokane represent! |
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Quoted: Quoted: I actually requested that they send my set in a box with a good amount of packing material and they actually did that for me, even though they only had to make the trip from one side of the state to the other. I've had some bad luck with plastic handguards being damaged in shipping so I always request a good packing job if I can. My bad luck has been mostly with A2 handguards, which are actually pretty brittle as well. Eastsider, eh? Spokane represent! Terrible place that just keeps getting worse with the more liberal the state has become. I think the kids are calling it Spokompton now. |
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[#30]
Got mine today.
Same review as others. Looks and feels great. Pistol grip too. Amazingly fast shipping. No sense in littering the thread with more pics. I'm happy. |
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[#31]
I guess I didn't realize original USGI triangle handguards had dried up to the point guys are trying to score Repros?
I have a box of ten forward handguards and I guess I need to flush them out to retro builder buyers (right sides in plastic contractor bags NOS / left sides removed from demilled rifles, all the teeth intact of rights / lefts) |
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[#32]
Cheap repros, in new condition. Spend more, you can get really nice originals still. Spend a lot less, you can get original right sides new in the wrapper, but good luck finding lefts because they ran out of those quite some time back. Spend a medium amount, you can get originals (maybe matching, maybe not) in in anywhere from used-but-servicible to oh-god-how-bad-was-the-crash condition.
Medium-price repros are new, but most seem to have annoying differences in the heat shields, as best I understand. (Brownells uses screws rather than rivets, Luth-AR apparently uses tabs on the HGs themselves, or so I saw in a recent post in the Retro AR sub on Reddit.) My $25 Linemounts have an appointment with a saw, followed by detailing with a drill press and Dremel, and a final checkup with a rattlecan to make LaFrance clones, but if I somehow lucked into NIW/very good used originals, I'd (Although I *would* fake up the pictures to look like I was mutilating the originals. ) |
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So, I'm poking aroun the Interwebs, using the part number for left-side triangle halves, and lo and behold I find a place claiming to have some! New and New Surplus! Lemme get a quote yeah...
One New - drumroll... $489.98. Asked for quotes from a few other places that listed 'em, we'll see if they're similar. Kinda suspicious the quote is either for one case/box, or since they deal with .gov/.mil and corporations that they're soaking the customer *hard*. I do think if I posted a WTB on the EE for the same thing at $200, I'd get a bunch of replies... |
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[#36]
Pretty sure you could score a (non-retro) complete rifle for around that price.
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[#37]
I have a question why do you guys call these reproduction handguards. If these were being made for Taiwan military once you consider these basically military made parts just from a different country than ours. Hand guards from Brownells and other places I can see being called repose. But it's a Taiwan military has a contract for this company to build handguards I consider him real military issued parts. And yes I did receive a set of these handguards and I was happy with them $25 that expecting perfect they were nice outside but I did get one smash rivet. And again this is just a friendly comment don't need to be firebombed
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[#38]
Quoted: I have a question why do you guys call these reproduction handguards. If these were being made for Taiwan military once you consider these basically military made parts just from a different country than ours. Hand guards from Brownells and other places I can see being called repose. But it's a Taiwan military has a contract for this company to build handguards I consider him real military issued parts. And yes I did receive a set of these handguards and I was happy with them $25 that expecting perfect they were nice outside but I did get one smash rivet. And again this is just a friendly comment don't need to be firebombed View Quote Mainly because they are listed as repros on the Linemount site. But also because of the modern polymer used in their construction and the fact that they are not an old 60s/70s production surplus US military set of A1 handguards. |
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[#39]
FYI.
Got an email today, these are back in stock. I quickly grabbed another set. Have at it guys. |
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[#40]
Beat me to it, but I wasn't checking r/gundeals this week.
Went and bought another pair meself... might have to build an actual rifle, someday. |
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