Which handguards should I use on my ar?

Pops1085 · March 25, 2013, 04:15 PM

I'm just looking for some advice here, I got the moe handguard from magpul a while ago but I was just gifted a blackhawk quad rail and I'm not sure which one i like better. Which would you choose and why?

Metal god · March 26, 2013, 04:03 AM

Magpul cus it's liter feels better when handling it and you can add rails to mount other things like lights , grip or bi-pod if needed .

jmr40 · March 26, 2013, 06:42 AM

I like the Magpul better, but this is really just personal reference. Nothing WRONG with either one.

Drhc116 · March 26, 2013, 10:30 AM

Is the BlackHawk free floated. If not, I would probably lean towards the Magpul from and ergonomics standpoint. If the BH is free float, I might lean that way only because you could add whatever acc. you wanted with out adding weight and stress to the barrel. If both are not floated and we are talking apples to apples, I like the magpul. Feels good, allows for the additon of rail sections for a few acc. and so on. Also probably considerably lighter than the quad rail.

Just my opinions.

tahunua001 · March 26, 2013, 10:50 AM

the magpul, even though I hate jumping on bandwagons I like the way the MOE looks and feels. any person with a shred of common sense knows that quad rails are about half worthless and have very little practical application. I tend to prefer free float handguards with as little rail as possible and fell in love with the badger ordnance tube right before it was discontinued... just a rail on top and the ability to add 2 inch rails as necessary everywhere else... I like it, functional, comfortable, no nonsense.

the MOE isn't free float but still has a lot of the features that the Badger hand guard does.

madcratebuilder · March 27, 2013, 10:30 AM

Sell them both and get a Apex

http://www.apexhandguard.com/

doofus47 · March 28, 2013, 10:09 AM

I had 40 year old triangle hand guards on my AR, but I replaced them with Magpul to keep them from being broken by accident. My rifle-length MOE feels pretty nice.

emcon5 · March 28, 2013, 04:23 PM

A2.

Glockstar .40 · March 30, 2013, 10:46 AM

not to complicate things for ya but Daniel Defense rails are the best on the market. imho... very light and durable but they arent cheap.

that being said my buddy has magpul and he really likes it.

WillyKern69 · March 30, 2013, 12:53 PM

Troy Industries makes some nice ones.

WK

Gazpacho · March 31, 2013, 04:11 PM

Why was the quadrail given to you? They typically aren't cheap. So was it an honest to goodness gift, or just crap that the giver wanted to get rid of?

IMO, a picatinny rail is about the worst surface you would want to hold onto on a rifle. They are sharp enough to cut or abraid your hands under the right conditions. You may have noticed that they sell covers for picatinny rails, so that you can actually use a handguard covered with rails. They also add weight.

I have Maguls on my ARs. They are functional and durable. Of course, I also am a strong believer in the KISS principle, and my ARs are built accordingly.

March 25, 2013, 04:15 PM	#1
Pops1085 Senior Member Join Date: November 25, 2012 Posts: 369	Which handguards should I use on my ar? I'm just looking for some advice here, I got the moe handguard from magpul a while ago but I was just gifted a blackhawk quad rail and I'm not sure which one i like better. Which would you choose and why?

March 26, 2013, 04:03 AM	#2
Metal god Senior Member Join Date: April 10, 2012 Location: San Diego CA Posts: 6,875	Magpul cus it's liter feels better when handling it and you can add rails to mount other things like lights , grip or bi-pod if needed . __________________ If Jesus had a gun , he'd probably still be alive ! I almost always write my posts regardless of content in a jovial manor and intent . If that's not how you took it , please try again .

March 26, 2013, 10:50 AM	#5
tahunua001 Senior Member Join Date: July 21, 2011 Location: Idaho Posts: 7,839	the magpul, even though I hate jumping on bandwagons I like the way the MOE looks and feels. any person with a shred of common sense knows that quad rails are about half worthless and have very little practical application. I tend to prefer free float handguards with as little rail as possible and fell in love with the badger ordnance tube right before it was discontinued... just a rail on top and the ability to add 2 inch rails as necessary everywhere else... I like it, functional, comfortable, no nonsense. the MOE isn't free float but still has a lot of the features that the Badger hand guard does. __________________ ignore my complete lack of capitalization. I still have no problem correcting your grammar. I never said half the stuff people said I did-Albert Einstein You can't believe everything you read on the internet-Benjamin Franklin

March 28, 2013, 10:09 AM	#7
doofus47 Senior Member Join Date: June 9, 2010 Location: live in a in a house when i'm not in a tent Posts: 2,483	I had 40 year old triangle hand guards on my AR, but I replaced them with Magpul to keep them from being broken by accident. My rifle-length MOE feels pretty nice. __________________ I'm right about the metric system 3/4 of the time.

March 30, 2013, 10:46 AM	#9
Glockstar .40 Senior Member Join Date: February 18, 2012 Location: West of the Rockies Posts: 435	not to complicate things for ya but Daniel Defense rails are the best on the market. imho... very light and durable but they arent cheap. that being said my buddy has magpul and he really likes it. __________________ He alone is my Rock and my Salvation, my Stronghold; I shall not be shaken!

March 26, 2013, 06:42 AM	#3
jmr40 Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,805	I like the Magpul better, but this is really just personal reference. Nothing WRONG with either one.

March 26, 2013, 10:30 AM	#4
Drhc116 Member Join Date: April 26, 2012 Posts: 76	Is the BlackHawk free floated. If not, I would probably lean towards the Magpul from and ergonomics standpoint. If the BH is free float, I might lean that way only because you could add whatever acc. you wanted with out adding weight and stress to the barrel. If both are not floated and we are talking apples to apples, I like the magpul. Feels good, allows for the additon of rail sections for a few acc. and so on. Also probably considerably lighter than the quad rail. Just my opinions.

March 27, 2013, 10:30 AM	#6
madcratebuilder Senior Member Join Date: November 2, 2007 Location: Northern Orygun Posts: 4,923	Sell them both and get a Apex http://www.apexhandguard.com/

March 28, 2013, 04:23 PM	#8
emcon5 Senior Member Join Date: July 10, 1999 Location: High Desert NV Posts: 2,850	A2.

March 30, 2013, 12:53 PM	#10
WillyKern69 Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 160	Troy Industries makes some nice ones. WK

March 31, 2013, 04:11 PM	#11
Gazpacho Senior Member Join Date: May 20, 2004 Posts: 592	Why was the quadrail given to you? They typically aren't cheap. So was it an honest to goodness gift, or just crap that the giver wanted to get rid of? IMO, a picatinny rail is about the worst surface you would want to hold onto on a rifle. They are sharp enough to cut or abraid your hands under the right conditions. You may have noticed that they sell covers for picatinny rails, so that you can actually use a handguard covered with rails. They also add weight. I have Maguls on my ARs. They are functional and durable. Of course, I also am a strong believer in the KISS principle, and my ARs are built accordingly.