Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
Latest activity
Classifieds
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Log in
Register
What's New?
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More Options
Advertise with us
Contact Us
Close Menu
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Forums
The Range
Gear Talk
New online option for inexpensive ARs
Search titles only
By:
Reply to Thread
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="tRidiot" data-source="post: 2945095" data-attributes="member: 9374"><p>New place I found online - <a href="http://www.223handguard.com" target="_blank">www.223handguard.com</a></p><p></p><p>So I found this place while researching handguards. They carry a bunch of really inexpensive options for those looking for a very very inexpensive option. These aren't BCM or Noveske or Troy or whatever. Their stuff is Made in China and is a fraction of what you will pay for similar name brands.</p><p></p><p>I did some research and saw a couple of guys on ARFCOM reported they found them to be very good, so I decided to take a chance and placed an order.</p><p></p><p>They shipped immediately and I paid a little extra for Priority shipping (a very reasonable upcharge) and had it in just a few days. I was very pleased with the order processing and shipping.</p><p></p><p>So now, on to the reviews of the equipment.</p><p></p><p>Handguards - I got a few of them, since they're cheap. I knew not to expect top of the line quality and fit and finish, but at that price, and when you're building multiple rifles at once, like I tend to do, nice free-float tubes can get expensive real quick.</p><p></p><p>So I got the keymod rails, 3 of the <a href="http://www.223handguard.com/SLIM-KEYMOD-Handguard-Free-float-p/hg-slim12km7.htm" target="_blank">12" ones on sale till the end of this month</a>, at $39.95 each. Ended up they sent me the <a href="http://www.223handguard.com/SLIM-KEYMOD-Handguard-Free-float-p/hg-slim12t.htm" target="_blank">FDE ones</a> instead of the black ones (more on that later), but overall I am pretty pleased with them. I think the FDE is a little darker than it should be, but hell, you get all kinds of color variances across the spectrum from different manufacturers. They come with 3 rail sections attached. Also got 2 15" keymod rails, one is the <a href="http://www.223handguard.com/SLIM-KEYMOD-Handguard-Free-float-p/hg-3slim15km1.htm" target="_blank">15" 3-side ultralight super-slim keymod</a> that looks <strong>quite a bit</strong> like the $200 rail I bought from Rainier made by Samson. I was even more pleased with this rail than the other ones and like it quite a lot. It actually looks even MORE like the Rainier Force Free Float System, but the mounting screws are in slightly different locations. The last one was a <a href="http://www.223handguard.com/Handguard-quad-rail-p/hg-223skm15.htm" target="_blank">15" super-slim extra light clamp-on style</a>. This one was my favorite of them all and I think it is every bit as good as the UTG Pro series super slim that I had <strong>previously </strong>thought was the best deal on the market for this kind of rail. I am really really impressed with this rail, as well as the other 15". If you aren't hung up on name brands, and you're on a budget, you definitely need to look into these rails. Note, I haven't installed any of these rails yet.</p><p></p><p>Next post will look at some of the other parts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tRidiot, post: 2945095, member: 9374"] New place I found online - [URL="http://www.223handguard.com"]www.223handguard.com[/URL] So I found this place while researching handguards. They carry a bunch of really inexpensive options for those looking for a very very inexpensive option. These aren't BCM or Noveske or Troy or whatever. Their stuff is Made in China and is a fraction of what you will pay for similar name brands. I did some research and saw a couple of guys on ARFCOM reported they found them to be very good, so I decided to take a chance and placed an order. They shipped immediately and I paid a little extra for Priority shipping (a very reasonable upcharge) and had it in just a few days. I was very pleased with the order processing and shipping. So now, on to the reviews of the equipment. Handguards - I got a few of them, since they're cheap. I knew not to expect top of the line quality and fit and finish, but at that price, and when you're building multiple rifles at once, like I tend to do, nice free-float tubes can get expensive real quick. So I got the keymod rails, 3 of the [URL='http://www.223handguard.com/SLIM-KEYMOD-Handguard-Free-float-p/hg-slim12km7.htm']12" ones on sale till the end of this month[/URL], at $39.95 each. Ended up they sent me the [URL='http://www.223handguard.com/SLIM-KEYMOD-Handguard-Free-float-p/hg-slim12t.htm']FDE ones[/URL] instead of the black ones (more on that later), but overall I am pretty pleased with them. I think the FDE is a little darker than it should be, but hell, you get all kinds of color variances across the spectrum from different manufacturers. They come with 3 rail sections attached. Also got 2 15" keymod rails, one is the [URL='http://www.223handguard.com/SLIM-KEYMOD-Handguard-Free-float-p/hg-3slim15km1.htm']15" 3-side ultralight super-slim keymod[/URL] that looks [B]quite a bit[/B] like the $200 rail I bought from Rainier made by Samson. I was even more pleased with this rail than the other ones and like it quite a lot. It actually looks even MORE like the Rainier Force Free Float System, but the mounting screws are in slightly different locations. The last one was a [URL='http://www.223handguard.com/Handguard-quad-rail-p/hg-223skm15.htm']15" super-slim extra light clamp-on style[/URL]. This one was my favorite of them all and I think it is every bit as good as the UTG Pro series super slim that I had [B]previously [/B]thought was the best deal on the market for this kind of rail. I am really really impressed with this rail, as well as the other 15". If you aren't hung up on name brands, and you're on a budget, you definitely need to look into these rails. Note, I haven't installed any of these rails yet. Next post will look at some of the other parts. [/QUOTE]
Insert Quotes…
Verification
Post Reply
Forums
The Range
Gear Talk
New online option for inexpensive ARs
Search titles only
By:
Top
Bottom