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Posted: 8/21/2007 4:22:48 PM EDT
| Sarco has NIW triangle handguards listed in the 8-10 Shotgun News. I was at the retail store about 6 weeks ago, at the time they only had the right side in stock. He said they had about 5000. I guess they found some lefties. They claim to be manufactured by Colt. $19.95 a set or three sets for $54.50. I ordered a set. BTW there was a green 601 buttstock on the shelf in very nice shape for $100.00! |
Waitting on report as most <original GI surplus new in the original sealed GI packaging> I've come across seem to be from 2 differnt manufactures as they don't line up quite right |
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All the triangular handguards anyone could want. There's roughly 30k+ available. Triangular Handguards |
Wow... Only problem I could see with the auctions was that of all the photos and details I looked at, all 32,000 plus handguards were the RIGHT SIDE ONLY! Somewhere, in another warehouse, in another town, are 32,000 LEFT HANDGUARDS! The Humanity!!! |
LOL, I never looked at the pics, but I think you're right. They all look to be righties... |
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My personal experience with Sarco is that they are way too generous with their grading of items. Edit to add: I just caught the part about the 601 handguards. I have one half at home and I can't remember which side it is. I will have to check and see. My luck wouldn't be that good. |
| I got the handguards. They are new, but from two different manufacturers not Colt as the ad states. The packaging for the right handguard says "American Western Corp 6-85" While the left says "Bell Fibre Products Corp Jul 1991" another label says "Repack 3/95" The left handguard was apparently bulk stored in a bin previously because it was a few minor scuffs. Additionally the vent holes between the two do not match up perfectly but are not far off. If the hole allignment issue bothered someone enough, I think 5-10 minutes with a dremel could fix it. For $19.50 I think they are a good buy. |
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Picked thru a bin of A1 and A2 HGs and A1 and A2 buttstocks at local gunshow. All used, some pretty beat, but I got a scuffed but no cracks pair. Tag on each HG said "$5.00" - tried to give the guy $10. He laughed and gave me back $5 - HGs were $5 a set. They had A1 grips mottled and otherwise and used nylon M14 slings at $2 a sling. The Holy Grail: Another guy just finished his 601 build - he had an original butt, original grip and just found original HGs  . Now all the furniture is original and green .Has a 601 or 602 complete upper with a "W" marked barrel, chromed carrier, triangle CH, duckbill, etc (Edit: Edgewater too). He couldn't stop smiling the whole show. We went out and bowed to rifle. He actually let us touch it!!! |
| I got some new ones that matched pretty well from a guy on eBay who goes by wonkyfrog. The funny thing is that they are not like the original handguards that were on the old uppers I used to sell. These had two rings around the back, with a little bump between them that fits into the grooves of the barrel nut. They were a little harder to put on, but they look pretty good. |
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