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I posted a thread about replacing the rail on my upper. I know some situations need special tools, here's a picture of my current rail. Is this a simple loosen the bolts and swap it out For a newer rail? ![[Linked Image]](http://i64.tinypic.com/9kwahj.jpg) Thanks.
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No.
You are going to have to swap out the barrel nut too.
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Which might need a special tool or not. But swapping barrels is easy as heck too FWIW
I'm not into rails and such... I stay way on the simple side so don't really know the answer but ARs are basically nuts and bolts.. they are not complicated at all. IMHO.
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No.
You are going to have to swap out the barrel nut too. Except for the "standard" handguards that lock into place with a Delta ring & an A2 type front sight assembly, almost all other manufacturers of floated rails use a barrel nut proprietary to their rail system. MM
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Most all of the current crop of freefloat handguards will come with a barrel nut and any special tool needed to mount it if they don’t use a standard at wrench to tighten. Torque wrench, antiseize snd 5 minutes it’s done
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