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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Handguards.......what size?

Posted: 10/12/2004 6:50:10 PM EDT

My barrel is 20", the distance from the barrel nut to the front site base is 11 1/2".
What size hand guards do I need to look at? Remember I am new at this.

I have seen different sizes offered.How do I know which one is which?
Standard?
Mid-length?
Carbine?
M4?
..............what do these mean?hinking.gif

Posted: 10/12/2004 7:00:40 PM EDT

[#1]

Quoted:
My barrel is 20", the distance from the barrel nut to the front site base is 11 1/2".
What size hand guards do I need to look at? Remember I am new at this.

I have seen different sizes offered.How do I know which one is which?
Standard? ---> everyday rifle length as found on 20" barrel

Mid-length? ---> New to me, some funny stuff somebody come up to deviate from the norm.

Carbine? ---> CAR/short/ as found on the 10.5/11.5/16" barrels

M4? ---> Pregnant version of the Carbine handguard

..............what do these mean?

Posted: 10/12/2004 7:18:43 PM EDT

[#2]

what he said

the midlengt is like 9 1/2 in

smack dab in between the standard and the CAR/m-4

you want the standard

Posted: 10/13/2004 8:10:21 AM EDT

[#3]

Typically the length handguard you are reffering to for a 20" upper are called "rifle length".

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Handguards.......what size?

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