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Thread: JP V-Tac vs. PRI forend for 20" rifle

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jaeger View Post
    So, is it held in place only with locktite?
    The flange is red Loc-Tited to the upper receiver (allow to dry overnight) then their barrel nut pushes the barrel into upper receiver. there's female threads on the inner side of the flange. The flange also has the holes that have the several screws that need also to be Loc-Tited (green/blue) to hold the tube to itself.
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    Well, that ought not to go anywhere.

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    It just arrived and it looks to be a well-executed, solid part. I dropped it off with the guy who wrenches on my guns. He seems pretty impressed with it as well. Once it's actually on the gun, I'll have more substantive feedback.

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    UPDATE:

    The rifle is back from my wrench, and it seems to be good to go. I have NOT fired the rifle yet. I will post a range report as I get some shooting experience with it.

    I can say this, though. It seems to be absolutely rock solid. The top rail (I did get one) is very low profile and adds some additional flexibility. The whole unit is lightly texturized- like a fine grit sandpaper. Just handling the rifle, I am struck by how much I *think* it will improve the perceived handling characteristics of the weapon. From an aesthetics standpoint (if you even care about that) the change is pretty tremendous. It makes the rifle look cleaner and even more purposeful, IMO.

    More to follow after I re-zero the rifle.

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    Of the 14 AR's that i have 4 of them have the JP handguards and they
    are verry well made,
    A nice thing is they have 1.75 ID for things like suppressors to fit.
    You can place rails whare you like them and dont need rubber or plastic rail covers to protect your hands from getting chewed up by rails that you cant move.
    I dont need rails all the way around my handguards .
    this is a 9mm build with the AAC Evo9mm can.


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    [borat] Niiiice! [/borat]

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    Anyone know the total weight of the Vtac handguard 12" with the barrel nut and screws?

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    I installed this one about a month ago. My impression is that it is rock solid and the flexibility is nice to have. Did you get yours from JP or Viking Tactical?


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    A buddy has two rifles with PRI tubes. While messing with one a few weeks back I got carbon fiber splinters in my hand. It was a very WTF moment. I had been interested in them before but now....not so much.

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    I'll probably use one of these on an upcoming build. I had researched them a bunch, and I'm not planning on swapping the rail out so the Red locite is not a problem. YHM has somehting similar, but I think the JP is a better product from what I read.

    I do wish they made one longer (13.2in ?) that would cover the gas port on rifle length systems.

    Someone here has one with a Noveske KX3 on it, is it Stick?

    A extended rifle hanguard with a KX3 on a 13.7 inch barrel would allow about 1/2 gap between the rail and the KX3, with out having to be NFA on length.

    That suppressed rifle is sick.
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