14.5" carbine or 14.5" midlength system? What TRX rail length?

[greywolf2112]

For the wife's lightweight build, I'm trying to decide whether to go:

A - 14.5" Daniel Defense lightweight (pencil) barrel with carbine length gas tube and 7.6" TRX Extreme handguards (lightest I could find)

B - 14.5" Daniel Defense lightweight (pencil) barrel with mid-length gas tube and ?? length TRX Extreme handguards.

I don't know whether a 9" would be enough or if I would have to go 11" on the handguards - I assume the 9" wouldn't cover the low-pro gas block, but it would at least cover where the gas tube goes into the gas block so it would be protected - that is my main concern.

I'm trying to find TRX handguards weights so I know how much extra weight the 9" and the 11" handguards will weight.

Also trying to determine if going with a mid-length gas system is the way to go for recoil, handling, etc. - this is going to be a light rifle that my wife will use and I want it to be pleasant for her.

Thanks for any help!

[500grains]

Since it is a wife gun, I assume you want to minimize weight, which pretty much dictates the carbine setup described in the first part of your post. It will serve her well. The recoil from a carbine system will not bother her. Muzzle blast might, so make sure she is shooting in wide open spaces where muzzle blast does not bounce back at her. No indoor ranges until she is really comfortable with the rig.

[RHR]

I'm trying to find TRX handguards weights so I know how much extra weight the 9" and the 11" handguards will weight.

Here's a link to the FF Rail Chart by rob_s...

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pwswheghNQsFnUZMkZNF2DQ&output=html

[greywolf2112]

Here's a link to the FF Rail Chart by rob_s...

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pwswheghNQsFnUZMkZNF2DQ&output=html


AWESOME - RHR, thank you - that is perfect and exactly what I need.

[archad]

Troy TRX 11" will cover a chopped FSB this a BCM 14.5 middy LW
http://fototime.com/3E2F84EC4FDA5A6/standard.jpg