After shooting a few mags through my carbine the other day the barrel was extremely hot, but the DD MFR was still cool enough to hold with my bare hand. I would guess if the MFR is too hot to hold then the barrel would be screaming.
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After shooting a few mags through my carbine the other day the barrel was extremely hot, but the DD MFR was still cool enough to hold with my bare hand. I would guess if the MFR is too hot to hold then the barrel would be screaming.
Maybe I'm just a pussy, but I can just imagine how much torn skin I would have running a carbine course without gloves.
I have the Magpul xtm handstop kit on the bottom of the Mfr on the supplied rails. Rail covers on top. It keeps the heat off my hands.
My NSR rail gets pretty hot too. The rail covers work pretty well by themselves, but extended shooting such as a carbine course pretty much demand gloves. I generally wear gloves anyway (Mechanixwear or PIGs) for that kind of shooting, otherwise the hands really take a beating.
Midwest makes tube covers for their ss g2 that you may be able to adapt. Ive seen them adapted to the troy tubes before and they dont add a whole lot of girth and arent horrible to look at either.
Just took a look at them and it would be perfect, to include the handstop. However, it looks like the screws thread right into the MI rail. Wouldn't be able to do that with the DD MFR; it would be a bitch to try and get a nut of some sort inside the rail anywhere but right near the end opening.
Yeah i wasnt sure just an idea. ive been using the magpul screws and flanged nuts to most stuff to troy rails those holes are half inch and they work work pretty well, i tape the nut to straightened coat hanger and fish them down in there. not sure how big the holes are on the dd rails never used one. im sure youll find something to fix you up in the end. good luck.
Have you thought about Line-X or Rhino-Liner truck bed liner? I know it sounds crazy and I've never seen it done but I've considered it. However, my V7 is one a 6.8 so I don't put enough rounds through it to heat up. I've already painted my rail but one day I may get it sprayed just to see how it works.