Originally Posted by
Biggy
IMHO, with hand guards like Geiselle and many others that have a very snug and tight slip fit on their barrel nuts, rail distortion is an absolute non issue when tightening the handguard retaining bolts. IMHO, the design of the hanguard ( its wall thickness in the barrel nut area and barrel nut length) contribute greatly to the handguards rigidity. I am sure USASOC would not have picked the Geiselle MK 16 handguard for their URG-I uppers if they thought its clamping or attachment method had issues or was not rigorously tested.
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