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INSIDE PLAN OF BOX
- ROAD-RUNNER LIFTS GLASS OF WATER- PULLING UP MATCH
- MATCH SCRATCHES ON MATCH-BOX
- MATCH LIGHTS FUSE TO TNT
- BOOM!
- HA-HA!!
-WILE E. COYOTE, AUTHOR OF "EVERYTHING I NEEDED TO KNOW IN LIFE, I LEARNED FROM GOLDBERG & MURPHY"
I am American
It's not about surviving, it's about winning!
Oh good grief! I don't care if you buy it or not, but your assertions do not change the laws of physics. Aluminum will transfer heat to and from your skin much quicker than the polymer materials used to make modern quality handguards.
Are pots and pans made from polymer? Or aluminum? Which is easier to drink hot coffee from- a tin cup? Or a plastic (polymer) cup? Why do you think the "chicken mitt" (an oven glove shaped like a chicken) is a running joke on the FalFiles when the subject of StG-58 stamped steel handguards comes up?
I was an aviation technician before you were itching your daddy's pants and turning wrenches on cars and shooting before that. I've learned a thing or two along the way about PPE and what affects heat, cold, dust, vibration, kneeling, squatting, lifting and so on have on the body. The bottom line is, it doesn't matter how some young whipper-snapper thinks something works because all that thinking in the world won't change how it actually works
(Oh crap, did I just use the phrase "itching your daddy's pants" and "young whipper snapper"? I think I'm turning into an Old Curmudgeon)
INSIDE PLAN OF BOX
- ROAD-RUNNER LIFTS GLASS OF WATER- PULLING UP MATCH
- MATCH SCRATCHES ON MATCH-BOX
- MATCH LIGHTS FUSE TO TNT
- BOOM!
- HA-HA!!
-WILE E. COYOTE, AUTHOR OF "EVERYTHING I NEEDED TO KNOW IN LIFE, I LEARNED FROM GOLDBERG & MURPHY"
I am American
Excellent argument.
You assertion was this:
That is pure and utter bullshit.it's that metal handguards will burn your hands
I don't care that you are much older than me (although I doubt you know my age); and the fact that you are using snide remarks in your argument really shows your maturity.
I can back up my assertions with thousands of shooters over many, many years who have not burned their hands on either metal or polymer/plastic handguards. Handguards do not get that ****ing hot! Why is that so hard to understand?
If the handguard getting uncomfortably hot is an issue for you, then start shooting with gloves. Your personal anecdotal experience on this matter doesn't equate to this being a big issue.
If you are shooting so much that you cannot hold the rifle, then you are probably way over the recommended rate of fire any ways. The only weapon I have shot, where the handguard got extremely hot, was the Honey Badger (after many people had shot it before me).
Not even on a machinegun used in a sustained fire role, shooting several hundred rounds in a short time frame, does the handguard or barrel casing get too hot to carry.
But what do I know, right?
This a forum for discussion; you should expect that people can actually disagree with something you say.....
Last edited by Arctic1; 05-10-15 at 15:46.
It's not about surviving, it's about winning!
Y'all are getting cranky about a hypothetical discussion on the internet... and if the AR was so great to begin with, why are there thousands of changes and upgrades available on the market today (not to mention obsolete or failed ideas) allowing the extensive customization the platform is known for?
Back to rationality:
So, excess heat from the propellant makes the weapon unpleasantly warm after a period of use, regardless of what the handguard is made of. That heat has to go somewhere. Water-cooling hasn't been a thing since WW1, for good reason. Would some sort of active fan system (something small, like from a laptop) continually moving air from the rear of the rail to the front (ie away from the user) help this issue at all? Sure, another doodad to hang off the gun, but could it possibly work? Maybe as an integrated component of the Powered Rail system?
Or maybe someone could try an idea like a detachable heat sink from the Mass Effect games...
Heat from the propellant and hot gases, but also heat from the contact/friction between the projectile passing through the barrel.
One common approach to help cooling is to increase the surface area of the barrel - dimpling or fluting. I think the jury is out on the actual effectiveness. It does reduce the weight of the barrel itself.
A thicker barrel profile doesn't reduce the generated heat, but makes the barrel more resilient to the effects of heat - it also adds weight.
It's not about surviving, it's about winning!
Everyone lighten up a little, mmmkay? It's an internet argument.
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No I didn't.
Locking the bolt back is very easy on the AR/M4. If you have an issue with that, well you need more training.
The Magpul BAD lever is a mod/accessory to make this process easier, but I have never installed one in any of my rifles.
Wearing gloves is for protection, just as you would wear eyes, ears, vest, helmet or a hat (based on your needs). You do not need gloves with polymer handguards though, so I don't know what your point was going with that argument. Wearing gloves is beneficial if you have metal/aluminum handguards and you plan to shoot a large amount of ammo. It is also helpful in the cold and wet environments, but is not a must.
Last edited by JusticeM4; 05-13-15 at 21:04.
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