Good lightweight handguard for ar

[bigsampson]

I was using Samson and really liked them. Just built a gun with the BCM KMR. I really like this much better.
Lighter, easy install, very secure, key mod.
Until something better comes along, this is what both my match guns will sport.

 

[holliday]

AP Customs...hard to find anything lighter I think

Nice!

 

[White Kid]

Samson EVO 12" or 15" or MidWest Industries or UTG Super Slim Rail. I do find them to be pretty good rail. The UTG is like $120 or so, the EVO and MWI is about $185. I'm getting the Samson Evo 15" for my AR and I think they're the slickest rails out there, IMHO.

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[jtischauser]

Samson EVO 12" or 15" or MidWest Industries or UTG Super Slim Rail. I do find them to be pretty good rail. The UTG is like $120 or so, the EVO and MWI is about $185. I'm getting the Samson Evo 15" for my AR and I think they're the slickest rails out there, IMHO.

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You can get both at Optics Planet cheaper then anywhere I've found. PM me and I'll send you a few 10% off codes too.

 

[45recoil]

Im gonna guess this is the lightest on the market.

A hair over 9 oz with barrel nut.

https://brigandarms.com/shop-3/brigand-quad-rail-15-2/

 

[Trunk Monkey]

http://2a-arms.com/collections/rails/products/bl-rail-keymod?variant=4363694787
This is 9.7 oz with barrel nut and at least $100 cheaper. I've seen these they are nice!


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[Trunk Monkey]

And if you use the aluminum barrel not on the mlock version it comes in at about 8.9 oz for a 15" rail with barrel nut.


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[jtischauser]

And if you use the aluminum barrel not on the mlock version it comes in at about 8.9 oz for a 15" rail with barrel nut.


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Im gonna guess this is the lightest on the market.

A hair over 9 oz with barrel nut.

https://brigandarms.com/shop-3/brigand-quad-rail-15-2/

Those rails must be heavy on the braided carbon fiber handguard because that thing should be way lighter then anything aluminum.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

2A Armament's balios lite stuff is way cool, it's really a work of art how they do the lightening. They use a lot of titanium in their components also, the hand guards come with a titanium barrel nut. But the have an aluminum one that is lighter. I fondled one of their complete rifles at wanemacher last weekend it was amazing it didnt feel real. I think it comes in around 5 lbs or under with a T1. And that's with a standard carrier and h2 buffer. A low mass and jp silent would even be lighter. Cool stuff.


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[drmitchgibson]

I put an ALG Defense rifle length handguard on my carbine a few months ago. It is a genius level design. Comes with a special wrench and spacers for timing and torguing simultaneously. Allows for mounting pic rails. Great pricing, and they support 3-Gun.

 

[hunter_dmw12]

Stick with the Samson Evo. There are a lot of light weight tubes out there but you have to remember what you are going to do with it. it may be thrown in a dump barrel and bounce off the edges of barricades. If you are doing anything like that you are going to want a solid well built tube that wont dent up or fall apart. That is just my own two cents.. good luck

 

[jtischauser]

2A Armament's balios lite stuff is way cool, it's really a work of art how they do the lightening. They use a lot of titanium in their components also, the hand guards come with a titanium barrel nut. But the have an aluminum one that is lighter. I fondled one of their complete rifles at wanemacher last weekend it was amazing it didnt feel real. I think it comes in around 5 lbs or under with a T1. And that's with a standard carrier and h2 buffer. A low mass and jp silent would even be lighter. Cool stuff.


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The density of carbon fiber is roughly 1.6g/cm3, titanium is 4.5 g/cm3, and aluminum is 2.7 g/cm3.

So they must be using a significantly less amount of aluminum in that tube to get it to weigh the same as a Carbon tube. Just looking at the two it doesn't look that much less. Those tails probably do add a bunch of weight.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

They do a significant amount of material removal i.e. The individual rail sections and every place they can. I don't know if it is at a compromise of strength. I would like to beat on one for awhile and find out, lol. I don't think it would be my first choice for a competition rifle. But it sure is cool!


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[benny hill]

I cannot beleive jesse knows what thoes numbers & symbles mean.

 

[jtischauser]

I cannot beleive jesse knows what thoes numbers & symbles mean.

Jesse spent 8 years in college. Sure he should have a Ph.D. But all he got was a BS in Mech Engineering.

 

[twss]

Were you experimenting in college when you found yourself addicted to kicking ass?

 

[mike cyrwus]

Hahaha

 

[jtischauser]

Were you experimenting in college when you found yourself addicted to kicking ass?

I did a lot of experimenting in college...

Mostly in the lab.