Howdy all,
My friend and I built up a couple of nice AR carbines this weekend, and ran into a snag. I have a Shilen .223 Wylde, 20" .936 fluted barrel, that I mated to a Rainier arms billet upper receiver. Everything went fine....until I tried to put the barrel nut on. The barrel OD is too large for the ID of the barrel nut. Out of curiousity, I took an old Yankee hill machine carbine rail with it's proprietary barrel nut, and it fit fine. So obviously I need a specific type handguard that comes with a proprietary barrell nut with a larger ID to fit. I am looking for a handguard like the JP unit that is smaller/lighter, and has slots/holes for rails. When going thru the various sites, there is no info on the ID of their proprietary barrel nuts.
Any one have any info......and....is there a company that makes a standard type barrel nut.....with a larger OD???
Thanks much
Pat