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12 January 2011, 20:26 #1
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mbus and moe handguard
Howdy folks I am new here but not to firearms,
in the last year I perchased a dpms ar 15 and so far I am impresed I've put 1600 rounds threw tube with great results no malfunctions I perposely shot 1200 rounds of the 1600 with out cleaning the rifle just to see if it whould malfunction guess what it is reliable as the day is long and shots where I point it.
the question I have if you all will indulgence my lack of not knowing. I want to instal a moe hand garde and the mbus backup sightsbut there is no place to mount on the garde and I have been told that mounting the mbus on the gas block will result in melting the plastic, what should I do skip the hand garde and go for a monolithic rail or is there some outher way to get that front sight on the rifle any help will be appreciated
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12 January 2011, 20:48 #2
Most of the MOE handguards I've seen have been with the standard front sight triangle. The MOE just clamps on like a regular two piece handguard and wouldn't be stable enough to maintain much of a zero either. Your best bet would be to use the standard front sight assembly, a different BUIS on a railed gas block, or go for a free float RIS if you prefer to keep your front BUIS off the gas block.
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13 January 2011, 06:14 #3
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Man do I feal stupid or what lol prime thank you for geting me on the right track I am fairly new to the ar platform but I just love it what a great gun thanks again
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13 January 2011, 09:29 #4
Hey, no problem. I've heard much worse things in regards to these guns over the years...
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15 January 2011, 13:43 #5
MOE and MBUS works great, I'd even look at tossing on an MOE Trigger guard and grip while you're at it.
S/F
"There is no greater calling than to defend the life of a fellow Marine" - LtCol McClane, USMC
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27 January 2011, 17:36 #6
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27 January 2011, 17:57 #7Stand your ground; don't fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here. -- Captain John Parker, Lexington, 1775.
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28 January 2011, 08:19 #8
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28 January 2011, 13:52 #9
TheLlama was being facetious, I suspect.
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28 January 2011, 17:55 #10
I didn't catch that -- and I'm still not sure it is all that clear, but I think I'm tracking now.
ACStand your ground; don't fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here. -- Captain John Parker, Lexington, 1775.
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28 January 2011, 19:46 #11
I actually missed that... stupid helo dunker induced vertigo moment. Rear MBUS on the receiver are fine, but if you don't have a proper FF tube to mount the front MBUS to, you'll need a metal front sight.
With an Omega or similar rail system, front MBUS could work, but not the combo of MOE handguards with MBUS front sight attached to that.
I run MBUS rear and DD Fixed Front on my go-to rifles right now, and that's a very solid combination - sorry for not reading the OP well enough.
I guess I rejected the idea of front MBUS on MOE handguards too subconsciously to notice that's what was being asked.S/F
"There is no greater calling than to defend the life of a fellow Marine" - LtCol McClane, USMC