Handguard Question

[OneGearhead]

I've only heard of guntec, but I know they're regarded as lower tier.

You definitely get what you pay for when it comes to things like rails. Tolerances sometimes get loosey goosey. I'd contact guntec and see what they have to say.

Yeah. The more I looked around, the more I got that notion. I was figuring since O.P. carried them, they’d be at least decent. Guess not. It’d probably be fine if you just wanted a handguard for a handguard, and run an optic only on the upper, but not so in the case for me.

Yeah. I think I will. Maybe. Or. Just scrap it and count my losses and get a good one. Haha.

Inexpensive = decent for the money

Cheap = Get what you pay for

There is not another industry where this is truer. There are lots of folks who shoot once a year, maybe a couple times and lower cost stuff works for them. There is nothing wrong with having something within a person's means. Some look down their nose at these folks and wave their fancy, gucci gear around and spout off about trusting your life with this or that... You won't find that here, though many of us appreciate nicer things. Many of us are older, non-fudds with a common interest in nice stuff. Most of us don't have a buidling full of stuff, but that's okay. A few nice things and I'm a happy guy*; life isn't all about possessions and who has the most. That's the difference between here and some "other" places on the interwebs is you won't get shamed for what you have. Like what you got and nobody else's opinion matters.

That said, you know Aero is solid. Maybe pass the Guntec off to a newbie and scoop up an Aero rail at their labor day sale? You'll know you have a gun that's every bit the quality of a Colt, for less bucks to boot!

* Except guitars. God wants me to have more guitars!

There is definitely a difference. And right now, I’m feeling pretty stupid, honestly. I was on a budget when I bought it. (Out on disability for back surgery). And planned on building it a LOT sooner than now, so, I tried to skimp by. I should’ve known better. On that note, I don’t look down on people who don’t run a BCM or LMT or a Larue, or whatever else. Like you said. Within your means. And I am not one to just shoot once or twice a year. My stuff WORKS. My 20” frankenstein gun is a .75MOA, north of $1k, piece of art, WITHOUT the scope on it. Lol. I’m just really kicking myself in the arse right now over this handguard thing. I still get on those *other places* here and there, but I’ve grown to REALLY like this place for that exact reason. People with a common interest who don’t bash others who want to help each other. It’s how it SHOULD BE.

I’m definitely shopping again for another handguard. Maybe they’ll take this one back and I won’t be out anything and put it towards a different one. One can only hope.

Yes. Always more guitars! (I’m a watch and sunglasses collector. Lol)


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