New AR hand guard

[fightingquaker13]

I'm going to buy a new hand guard for my Sportical as I want to mount a sling and some BUIS on the thing. For that I need a front rail. I am not going to shell out the $$$ for an expensive aluminum free floated model (unles you have one to sell cheap).  I am torn between the Magpul MOE and the TAPCO Intrafuse. I am currently leaning Tapco, but I can easily be persuaded either way. They are both south of $50 and that sounds good to me.
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[langloisandy]

F,

Magpul.....

My two cents, 0.000000000000482 cents after taxes,

Andy

PS Happy Turkey Day!

[tombogan03884]

I'd go with the MagPul as well.
I had TapCo hand guards on an AK, and I have a MagPul stock on my AR, I like the Magpul quality better.

[fightingquaker13]

The trouble with the Magpul MOE is that I can't tell from the catalogs or even their site is whether you can put rails on top for a sight, or whether it assumes that you have an A2 style sight on your carbine. It mentions rail mounts at two, ten, and six, but says nothing about twelve. Does anyone know? Because if it does I'll get it over the TAPCO, but otherwise its TAPCO as I know it has a top rail. I'd like to order today as Midway is having a pretty big sale "today only" , on Golden sabre ($19 for 147 9mm and $15 for .38 +P) and I'd just as soon not pay for shipping twice.
Thanks
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[robheath]

On the MOE you can not put rails on top... Only the sides and bottom.  But my exp. stay away from crapco.  I've had nothing but trouble with there stuff.

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[twyacht]

If you like the Magpul get it. Yankee Hill Machine,...also has a nice rail handguards at Midway's Black Friday, and Brownell's Black "Rifle" Friday Sales for less than $100...

Happy Thanksgiving.....

[fightingquaker13]

Anyone used UTG? They are aluminum and US made for about $60.
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[les snyder]

just a comment on handguard vs. full float.... my first AR in the mid 80s, an SP1 with the GI clip on bipod attached to the thin barrel could be "bent" about 2' at 200m.....or somewhere in between... my current 16" Rock River intermediate gas upper with factory round tube will shoot 4" at 400m

to reach the full potential for your AR, I would suggest a full float tube... roll over fixed sights can be aligned with a round tube with a simple mill cut down the bottom of the rail... you can place the sights in the position you choose, not a manufacturer

[twyacht]

I also prefer a float to a Delta Ring. Read somewhere about harmonics, affecting accuracy at longer ranges from a 16" barrel, but I consider it more of a "close quarters" platform.... Plus IMHO, it's just more tacticool....

If I want to reach out, I go bigger caliber...

[fightingquaker13]

I think I'm going to go magpul. I talked to Midway and they SAY it will take an upper rail. If not, they should take a return. Hell, for $30 plus $14 for the rails, vs $100++++ for other aluminum hanguards it seems worth a shot. Heck, the only thing I've heard bad about the Tapco is that its too fat. I figure I'll try cheap first. Its not  like the GI plastic hand guards are all that great, so whats to lose?
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