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Title: triangular handguard cap ? universal????
Post by: peabody on October 05, 2009, 02:42:50 PM

triangular handguard cap ?  ???...can be used with round full length handguards...
and also the old style military triangular handguards ?

i have a barrel ordered.... was wondering if i screwed up ?
would like to use the round handguards.
or ? maybe go ''retro'' some day ?

thanks.

peabody

Title: Re: triangular handguard cap ? universal????
Post by: tombogan03884 on October 05, 2009, 02:52:04 PM

 I spent an entire Drill week end removing Tri angular hand guards and replacing them with round ones.
The retainer ring has always been round.

Title: Re: triangular handguard cap ? universal????
Post by: 1911 Junkie on October 05, 2009, 03:02:12 PM

The end by the front sight can be different. If it is triangular already, you should be able to make round handguards work. If it has round handguards already, you can not fit triangular ones on.

You would need to take the front sight off to make the change.

The retainer ring in the rear does not matter.

Title: Re: triangular handguard cap ? universal????
Post by: tombogan03884 on October 05, 2009, 03:04:37 PM

 I couldn't think of what to call the part at the front.  ;D

Title: Re: triangular handguard cap ? universal????
Post by: 1911 Junkie on October 05, 2009, 03:22:38 PM

Quote from: tombogan03884 on October 05, 2009, 03:04:37 PM

I couldn't think of what to call the part at the front.  ;D

Me too.