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Posted: 3/7/2007 12:51:23 PM EDT
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I think DD's comparable rails are still slightly lighter. One reason is the aluminum barrel nut. LaRue uses steel. I managed to bend one my DD barrel nuts when the wrench slipped the other day. That's the bad thing about the aluminum nuts. The good thing is, like LaRue, Daniel Defense has awesome customer service and they sent me a new nut for free. I have both LT and DD handguards. I honestly can't say I like one better than the other. I do not have the newer DD (lite) rails that have the locking system, that's the one thing I like in my LT rail. |
Yes, I believe they did. For as long as I can remember, the LT handguards were a between 11.5 and 16.5 ozs (depending on I suppose they made a dramatic change in the design recently. |
I don't have a scale to measure, and my LT 12.0 hg's are going to be heavier than my DD 9.5 FSP just by virtue of being longer, but the DD's don't have the integral QD swivel attachment points or the steel barrel nut. The LT's are not heavy by any measure, just not quite as light. I honestly prefer the steel barrel nut. I should have asked DD to send me one off their AMU model. |
+1, i brought that up in the last LT v DD thread. however if you aren't using a 2pt sling that is negligible. the 2oz weight difference is negligible since most of that weight is carried by the upper not out by the muzzle which keeps a decent balance |
If you look at the LaRue website again, ALL of their rails are listed as weighing 11.2oz. I believe 11.2oz is actually for the LaRue 7.0. Compare that with the DD 7.0 at 8.5oz and you'll see it's not really a huge difference, but the DD is lighter at all lengths by a few ounces. According to Forest's table, the LaRue 12.0 weighs 17oz, while the DD is 13.5. You can look at the front view of a DD and LaRue and see that the LaRue is thicker, especially inside the rails (curved cutout for LaRue, square for DD) Ultimately though, I doubt you could really tell a difference between the two in your hand since the barrel nut is adding a couple ounces right there at the receiver, and any additional weight would still be under your support hand. The only time two or three ounces makes a difference in the feel of a rifle is when it's on the END of the barrel. |
Thanks. Last I checked, the web site was a bit off.
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