[ARCHIVED THREAD] - To float or not

Posted: 5/18/2014 9:07:29 AM EDT

I have a Colt 6920 that I dropped in a KAC M4 RAS and like it ok.

I want to keep the FSB but I am getting the itch to change something. Is there a good reason to replace the KAC with a free float rail such as the Larue 7"?

Never mind money. Is the Larue more durable, more accurate. more badass

Posted: 5/18/2014 9:44:13 AM EDT

[#1]

no.

Posted: 5/18/2014 9:50:36 AM EDT

[#2]

You use a free-float if you care about accuracy beyond a couple hundred yards, or if you want to put an optic on the handguard. But the KAC rail clamps to the front handguard retainer so it's about as solid as a free-float rail anyway, POI shift is minimal at the kinds of distances you;d shoot a red-dot.

Posted: 5/18/2014 9:56:30 AM EDT

[#3]

Free-floating will always help accuracy but it would be insignificant with your current set-up. Never mind the money? Build a rifle centered around a quality barrel and top it off with a quality optic.

Posted: 5/18/2014 10:42:06 AM EDT

[#4]

No FF.....build another rifle and have at it!!!

Posted: 5/18/2014 12:34:12 PM EDT

[#5]

As many have posted before: our boys have been dropping bad guys with non-free floated rifles for decades. Enjoy.

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