24hourcampfire.com
24hourcampfire.com
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Hop To
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 672
Campfire Regular
OP Offline
Campfire Regular
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 672
Building a rifle for my cousin and he found a hand guard he likes , the Armalite AR-10® 15″ VSR Handguard.

Is there any way a guy and make this adapt to DPMS threads or a a DPMS bbl nut?

Doesn't want the full length rail on top of hand guard .
Any one know of any others out there ?


Thanks

ARIC

Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 4,755
Y
Campfire Tracker
Offline
Campfire Tracker
Y
Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 4,755
SLR Rifleworks makes one that looks pretty similar for the DPMS pattern.

Midwest might make their "G3 Lightweight" handguard that is also similar for 308, I'm not sure.

Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 672
Campfire Regular
OP Offline
Campfire Regular
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 672
Doesn't want one with all the holes in it ,, like a enclosed style

Thanks for the info

Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 4,949
V
Campfire Tracker
Offline
Campfire Tracker
V
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 4,949
Check out the Yankee Hill and Hogue models, both were offering smooth tubes for quite some time.


Hunt hard, kill clean, waste nothing and offer no apologies.

"In rifle work, group size is of some interest...but it is well to remember that a rifleman does not shoot groups, he shoots shots." Jeff Cooper

Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 1,709
Campfire Regular
Offline
Campfire Regular
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 1,709
Check out brownells catalog, they have everytning for AR's


READ THE BIBLE-IT WILL SCARE THE HELL OUT OF YOU!
NO 99"s ARE JUNK, FDP
NRA Endowment Life Member
US Air Force Retired,Phantom Phixer
IC B2

Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 2,621
Campfire Regular
Offline
Campfire Regular
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 2,621
Originally Posted by WindyMule
Doesn't want one with all the holes in it ,, like a enclosed style

Thanks for the info


Pretty much every aftermarket handguard is going to have holes in it. Without them, the handguards get HOT and the barrel doesn't cool as fast. There are free float tubes but they are just that, tubes. PRI makes nice carbon tubes and I know DPMS makes a solid tube, no rail sections though.

If he really likes the AR-10 handguard and is set on that style, my advise would be for him to sell the DPMS and upgrade to the armalite.

Last edited by wareagle700; 04/29/17.

John 8:12 "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 672
Campfire Regular
OP Offline
Campfire Regular
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 672
Found a compromise , not that he doesn't like the holes it just that most of them are more holes than not . Found one with "slits" and 15 in long so covers the gas block .

Put it all together last night and without a mag and scope thing weighs tad over 11 lbs , has a stainless fluted 24 in FULL BULL to .936 at gas block to target crown muzzle . Laid it next to my AR-15 in a 20 in h-bar and makes it look like a toy .

Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 4,283
T
Campfire Tracker
Online Content
Campfire Tracker
T
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 4,283
Yup most 308 Ar's are heavy.

Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 23,567
Campfire Ranger
Offline
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 23,567
Originally Posted by Yondering
SLR Rifleworks makes one that looks pretty similar for the DPMS pattern.

Midwest might make their "G3 Lightweight" handguard that is also similar for 308, I'm not sure.


I have yet to see a nicer handguard than SLR.............but they are not cheap.

MM


Moderated by  RickBin 

Link Copied to Clipboard
YB23

Who's Online Now
277 members (1minute, 204guy, 257_X_50, 10gaugemag, 280shooter, 29aholic, 39 invisible), 2,168 guests, and 987 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Forum Statistics
Forums81
Topics1,187,726
Posts18,400,633
Members73,822
Most Online11,491
Jul 7th, 2023


 







Fish & Game Departments | Solunar Tables | Mission Statement | Privacy Policy | Contact Us | DMCA
Hunting | Fishing | Camping | Backpacking | Reloading | Campfire Forums | Gear Shop
Copyright © 2000-2024 24hourcampfire.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5
(Release build 20201027)
Responsive Width:

PHP: 7.3.33 Page Time: 0.102s Queries: 14 (0.003s) Memory: 0.8285 MB (Peak: 0.9029 MB) Data Comp: Zlib Server Time: 2024-03-29 05:29:06 UTC
Valid HTML 5 and Valid CSS