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Posted: 12/3/2008 12:52:06 PM EDT
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I'm thinking of trying a Hogue free-float forend. It is a two-piece forend, so I assume it can be indexed. But, I don't see any sort of jam nut in any of the pictures. Is there a separate barrel nut with this system? Can you use a regular armorer's wrench to install it, or do you have to use a strap wrench? Thanks!
BTW, I e-mailed Hogue a couple days ago –– no reply yet. |
| You cannot index it. You tighten down the barrel nut and forend with a strap wrench and where it stops and lines up with a hole that is where it stays. Get the harder cloth type strap wrench made by Rigid, not those rubbery POS from Sears. If you need more grip, which I doubt, use some rosin or throw a few wraps of masking tape around it. I had one on a rifle for a while but decided it was not to my liking. If you want a sling swivel you drill it out and put it in AFTER you have the forend locked down and gas tube/block installed. They work but I really did not like it much and in less than a year moved up to something else. IMO if money is a concern you might try the YHM line. Much easier to index, locks up more solid, and is not that much more expensive. |
| Thanks for the replies. The Hogue doesn't sound like the way I want to go. What I REALLY want is LaRue –– got one on another build, and it's fabulous! I was hoping to do a cheap and dirty build here but... I was thinking of Yankee Hill. One of the things I really like about LaRue is how compact they feel. I just put ladders on it. Anyway, thanks again. |
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