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6/21/2012 12:28:37 PM EDT
What would be the advantages, if any, of running a longer handgaurd on my carbine besides more rail space?
6/21/2012 12:31:50 PM EDT
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longer site radius if using rail mounted sights

Sight radius is the distance between the rear sight and front sight. The greater this distance, the easier it is to get a precise alignment of the sights
6/21/2012 12:34:08 PM EDT
[#2]
You can grab the handguard further forward, which aligns with what many instructors are advocating nowadays.
6/21/2012 12:36:25 PM EDT
[#3]
Looks cooler, ha
6/21/2012 12:38:40 PM EDT
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All three different answers already provided pretty much sum it up.
6/21/2012 12:39:11 PM EDT
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You can grab the handguard further forward, which aligns with what many instructors are advocating nowadays.


How much more efficient is that technique than holding just where it is comfortable (which means in the middle of a 7" rail)?
6/21/2012 12:40:55 PM EDT
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You can grab the handguard further forward, which aligns with what many instructors are advocating nowadays.


How much more efficient is that technique than holding just where it is comfortable (which means in the middle of a 7" rail)?


Just use whatever feels most comfortable to you, not everyone has to be a Costa
6/21/2012 1:27:13 PM EDT
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Looks cooler, ha


This
6/21/2012 1:32:01 PM EDT
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You can grab the handguard further forward, which aligns with what many instructors are advocating nowadays.


How much more efficient is that technique than holding just where it is comfortable (which means in the middle of a 7" rail)?


Just use whatever feels most comfortable to you, not everyone has to be a Costa


Agreed. You have better control of the muzzle the further out you go, but having your arm extended is very fatiguing if you're doing anything more than a drill in my experience.
6/21/2012 2:16:53 PM EDT
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You can grab the handguard further forward, which aligns with what many instructors are advocating nowadays.


How much more efficient is that technique than holding just where it is comfortable (which means in the middle of a 7" rail)?


Just use whatever feels most comfortable to you, not everyone has to be a Costa


Agreed. You have better control of the muzzle the further out you go, but having your arm extended is very fatiguing if you're doing anything more than a drill in my experience.


Thats my experience too whenever ive shot like that. But its a good habit to have i guess. I could always just get the longer rail, try the hand further out and if i dont like it just move the afg back.
6/21/2012 4:19:48 PM EDT
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You can grab the handguard further forward, which aligns with what many instructors are advocating nowadays.


How much more efficient is that technique than holding just where it is comfortable (which means in the middle of a 7" rail)?


Better control on multiple shots, better control on full auto (if available).

I thought it was a silly gimmick and then forced myself to try it.  Works pretty well, for certain applications.  You do muscle the heck out of the weapon, so it's not as good for accuracy as a traditional marksman stance, but it's very good for close ranges.
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