MIDWEST INDUSTRIES: Carbine Length Gen 2 Two Piece Handguard

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Made entirely in the USA, and backed by a Lifetime Warranty, Midwest Industries has recently released their new GEN 2 Drop-In Handguards.

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Installation of the handguards is as simple as removing the weapon’s stock handguards, and replacing them with the MI GEN 2 which install exactly as the standard carbine handguards. Steel pins, two on each half of the rails, locks the GEN 2 firmly into the teeth of the host weapon's barrel nut.

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Equipped with anti-rotation QD sling swivel sockets fore and aft on each side rail, the GEN 2 eliminates the need for an additional rail mounted QD sling swivel mount.

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7 inches in length, and constructed of 6061 aluminum with a hard coat black anodized finish, the GEN 2’s rails are milled to 1913 MIL SPEC and T-marked for indexing of installed accessories.

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Weighing in at 7.5 ounces, the effort at weight saving is evident by the machining in the interior of the HG’s.

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At 2.3 inches wide, the monolithic design of the GEN 2 bridges the handguard Delta Ring mating up with the rail on weapons with flat-top upper receivers.

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Fore and aft cut-outs in the last rail slot of each rail, allow for installation and solid locking of KAC Rail Panels.

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According to Midwest Industry specs, the GEN 2 handguards are designed to be compatible with the following piston systems:

STAG, CMMG, ADAMS ARMS, ARES, SMITH & WESSON and LWRC.

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After reading comments regarding Midwest Industries rails and the dimensional specifications called out in MIL-STD-1913, I decided to do a few random dimensional checks myself.

MIL-STD-1913 dimensions chosen to be measured are highlighted in YELLOW, with measured dimensional findings outlined in RED.

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For more details on the MI GEN 2 Handguard, please visit Midwest Industries website at:

http://http://www.midwestindustriesinc.com


Midwest Industries, Inc
828 Philip Drive, Suite 2
Waukesha, WI 53186