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    Quote Originally Posted by 1168 View Post
    About 10 years ago, I used a UTG barrel mounted quad rail on a work gun to mount my light next to the FSB. Saw it on someone else’s gun, asked him where he got it and bought one. I had to do some light filing to make it fit properly, but otherwise it served its purpose well. I still have it, and would use it again. Maybe I’ll put it on a clone build.
    This UTG Pro handguard I just installed required NO hand-fitting or modification. I didn't even have to "flex" it to get it in place. It has a couple of set screws that butt up against the teeth of the barrel nut/delta ring area to keep it in place. It assembles with two screws on each side to hold the rails together, and the front of the handguards actually fit tightly OVER the front handguard cap. All in all it feels pretty rigid. Not sure how it will be after 1,000 rounds. I'm hoping the moniker "UTG Pro" somehow indicates the company is manufacturing these to a higher standard to capture some of the serious user market. We'll see. Maybe the Midwest Industries equivalent is better? It's a little more expensive. As long as material and manufacturing specs are comparable, I don't see a dime's worth of difference.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Doc Safari View Post
    This UTG Pro handguard I just installed required NO hand-fitting or modification. I didn't even have to "flex" it to get it in place. It has a couple of set screws that butt up against the teeth of the barrel nut/delta ring area to keep it in place. It assembles with two screws on each side to hold the rails together, and the front of the handguards actually fit tightly OVER the front handguard cap. All in all it feels pretty rigid. Not sure how it will be after 1,000 rounds. I'm hoping the moniker "UTG Pro" somehow indicates the company is manufacturing these to a higher standard to capture some of the serious user market. We'll see. Maybe the Midwest Industries equivalent is better? It's a little more expensive. As long as material and manufacturing specs are comparable, I don't see a dime's worth of difference.
    Can you send me a link so I can see how it interfaces with the handguard cap?
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    Quote Originally Posted by 1168 View Post
    Can you send me a link so I can see how it interfaces with the handguard cap?
    It just snaps over it. I'm not finding any pics of how it does it.

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    Would a complete upper be considered an accessory? If so then I'm really digging my A1 upper [with FA] and 14.7 skinny barrel. Light and handy like my M1 carbine except it's reliable...

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    My very first AR was a Busmaster 20" A2 model and I bought a set of rifle length UTG drop in handguards so I could mount a bipod and be tacti-cool. Paid $69 for them and I was surprised how sturdy they were. Had two screws that held them tight together and the fit against the delta ring and end cap was really tight too. Absolutely no movement at all and they lined up great. These were made in Korea IIRC, I do know they were not US made.

    A few months later I wanted to "upgrade" to a US made rail since UTG was considered junk. Money was tight so I went with a Yankee Hill drop in quad rail. It was lighter and it felt better in the hand, less cheesegrader feel. But they didnt have any screws, only held in place by the delta ring/end cap tension, and they had considerable movement like plastic handguards. It didnt really matter at the time since I only had a bipod and forward grip but it still irked me that a US made handguard twice the price of "import junk" wasnt twice as better.

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    This is not exactly my handguard, but it snaps on the front the same way:


    https://youtu.be/sw8l7ua8PtY
    Last edited by Doc Safari; 09-17-18 at 16:15.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Doc Safari View Post
    This is not exactly my handguard, but it snaps on the front the same way:


    https://youtu.be/sw8l7ua8PtY
    Elegantly simple. Looks solid.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 1168 View Post
    Elegantly simple. Looks solid.
    It seems to be so far. With the locking method over the front handguard cap being fairly precise, the guide rails on the inside indexing to the teeth in the barrel nut, and the two set screws in addition to the assembly screws, I don't see it moving too much. Only heat and vibration might loosen it up over time if somehow the materials are inferior.

    I also like how it came with a rail section and a quick-detach sling swivel mount.

    All I had to buy separately was a VFG and it was finished.

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    Although I touted the ACOG in my very first post, I've come to look at it as more of a longer range precision optic.

    For everyday defense, CQB, and all-around optical goodness, I've recently become a huge fan of the Meprolight M21:

    http://www.meprolight.com/?catid=%7B...59CE751DD4A%7D


    1. No batteries needed--fiber optic and Tritium
    2. Reticle is more than adequately bright
    3. Blue tint to the lense keeps the glare down (at least in the desert--have not tried it in a dark forest)
    4. Quick detach mount comes standard
    5. Military grade: in use with Israeli forces

    I have not experienced the washout problem that people report when looking from a dark room to a bright outdoors. If you're anywhere close to the window you can still see enough of the reticle to use it. Meprolight makes a Mickey-Mouse filter attachment/killflash kit for the unit if the need arises to darken a bright background to make the reticle stand out. The overall robustness of the Meprolight itself makes me wonder why the filter kit is a cheap, fragile accessory.

    I personally prefer the triangle reticle: I zero it for the tip of the triangle for precision aiming, and the entire triangle is still adequately zeroed for CQB. IIRC this is what the Israelis do as well.

    My only beef with the unit is that it's heavier than a micro Aimpoint, obviously, but it's still plenty lightweight.

    One added bonus: the first two digits of the serial number are the year of manufacture. You can know how much life you've got in the Tritium at a glance.

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