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Posted: 11/17/2009 6:36:11 PM EDT
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That is my question. Here is why I ask it...
I have a DoubleStar Lower and LMT upper with 11.5" 1/7 barrel. That being the case, it is not going to achieve sub MOA beyond 100yds. Other than maybe personal preference, is there anything to be gained by going with a free float hand guard? Pics will be made available later once I get a new camera... |
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I've asked myself this question a hundred times. FF?. Well, I have one or two of my 7 ARs that I want to FF. Some of the others have such heavy bbls, that the cost to payoff ratio isn't worth the money. When I think of FF, it's on bolt guns. On ARs, you still have the gas tube that has some contact with the upper, or a piston unit that has some spring pressure on the carrier.
It's better spent on a good Timney or other match trigger, mags, or optics and ammo, or a carbine course. FF is for the best potential in accuracy. I'm not going to "warp" my 10" anything, 5.56 or .22 LR. by using the sling or bipod with tension. I plan to put drop-in rails, not FF, for my $15K RR/M16 conversion and my SBR. 10" bbls are not made for sniper use. All I want for the shorties is a solid enough mount for my FPG and tac light. For a 16", it MAY help some. But again, OPTICS, and trigger first. Only then will it make a REAL difference besides "cool, man". My cost effective opinion. If you just won the lottery, by all means, buy FF for everything you own....even your shotguns. 
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I've asked myself this question a hundred times. FF?. Well, I have one or two of my 7 ARs that I want to FF. Some of the others have such heavy bbls, that the cost to payoff ratio isn't worth the money. When I think of FF, it's on bolt guns. On ARs, you still have the gas tube that has some contact with the upper, or a piston unit that has some spring pressure on the carrier. It's better spent on a good Timney or other match trigger, mags, or optics and ammo, or a carbine course. FF is for the best potential in accuracy. I'm not going to "warp" my 10" anything, 5.56 or .22 LR. by using the sling or bipod with tension. I plan to put drop-in rails, not FF, for my $15K RR/M16 conversion and my SBR. 10" bbls are not made for sniper use. All I want for the shorties is a solid enough mount for my FPG and tac light. For a 16", it MAY help some. But again, OPTICS, and trigger first. Only then will it make a REAL difference besides "cool, man". My cost effective opinion. If you just won the lottery, by all means, buy FF for everything you own....even your shotguns.  I made that claim too, but my wife knew the metric system.
I am a big fan of FF hand guards, but on an SBR it would be a little pointless. My shortest is a 16" and it has a FFhg to eliminate sling/bipod tension on the barrel. I like to know that when I miss, its me... Or the ammo and the wind gust and the target shifted and the sites were bumped and... |
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