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Posted: 5/8/2009 12:03:12 PM EDT
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Hey guys, I just picked up my first AR this past weekend. It is an M&P 15 OR. I have read of the price issues, but it was the only one I could find and my buddy is the store manager so I got his discount. I got an EOtech sight for it. Now I am just waiting to get a free float quad rail, vertical grip, BUIS, and whatever else I can get without causing a divorce. I have a question: I really want the Larue Tactical free float handguard. I have watched videos on you tube and it looks pretty easy to do, but would it be cheaper to pay a gunsmith to do a 30 min job or buy the tools and try it myself. I am really nervous about messing with the gas tube. Thanks and I look forward to learning more about my new black
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I wouldn't worry about messing with the gas tube.
If you're not planning on working on your AR anymore, it'd be cheaper to buy the Larue rail and pay a smith to install it. But if you think you might work on it again, or may ever buy another AR pattern rifle, it might be worth your trouble to get the tools. |
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Second on the if you don't plan on working on more than one, have the smith do it.
There's nothing hard about the installation of rails, but the tools can make it not worth it for one job. Fair warning, if you buy the tools, they talk to you at night and convince you to get more ARs to work on. 
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