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2/29/2008 2:10:30 PM EDT
How prone is an MI FF rail to rotating? I saw the 2 notches in the collar portion which 'lock' into the barrel nut -- but if the design is that simple, why dosn't everyone else do that?

And if I keep my non FF rail, how detrimental will it be to mount a light and VFG to my normal accuracy? I'm not building a tac driver, but I'm not gonna make something worse when a few extra bucks would resolve it.
2/29/2008 2:27:05 PM EDT
[#1]
The MI FF rail is as solid as your barrel nut is tight. I personally have no fear of mine rotating on me.



2/29/2008 2:30:14 PM EDT
[#2]
That's what I wanted to hear.  I'm considering selling my carbine 2 piece for a FF.  

2/29/2008 2:58:52 PM EDT
[#3]

Quoted:
That's what I wanted to hear.  I'm considering selling my carbine 2 piece for a FF.  



I may have a buyer
2/29/2008 3:00:16 PM EDT
[#4]
PM or email  me with offer/info
2/29/2008 4:23:43 PM EDT
[#5]

Quoted:
The MI FF rail is as solid as your barrel nut is tight. I personally have no fear of mine rotating on me.

img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/Metroliner/SAMRclone.jpg


Not having used one myself, I have to say that doesn't sound all that reassuring, at least when putting a VFG on the rails and the torque that it could apply to the barrel nut thats mounted on the low end at what 30-35 ft/lbs.  Do I think myself to be more of a gorilla than I truly am?
2/29/2008 10:35:14 PM EDT
[#6]

Quoted:

Quoted:
The MI FF rail is as solid as your barrel nut is tight. I personally have no fear of mine rotating on me.

img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/Metroliner/SAMRclone.jpg


Not having used one myself, I have to say that doesn't sound all that reassuring, at least when putting a VFG on the rails and the torque that it could apply to the barrel nut thats mounted on the low end at what 30-35 ft/lbs.  Do I think myself to be more of a gorilla than I truly am?
You'd have to put some seriously hard twisting force on something as short as a VFG to have reason to think it may uncsrew the barrel nut.
2/29/2008 10:57:09 PM EDT
[#7]
My FF has the same problem. someone suggested lock tight to fix the problem.  When mine is really tight, you have to add quite a bit of force to get it to move, but it is easier than it should be with my forgrip on there.  

I'm gonna try lock tight and just hope for the best.  Its a good thing I'm not mounting any optics on mine though.  
2/29/2008 11:37:29 PM EDT
[#8]
No need to worry about rotation with the MI freefloats.  

When you shoot, do you crank on the VFG from the side??

You'd have to pinch & snap the gas tube off with the barrel nut before it could really rotate.  

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