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zoomie · February 19, 2009, 04:34 PM

You can put mid-length or even rifle length handguard on a carbine rifle, so either system can look however you like. The midlength is a little less violent and should theoretically lead to longer parts life. I think you'd have to shoot a whole helluva lot to notice any difference in failure rates. Mine are both midlength and I like em that way.

February 19, 2009, 04:34 PM	#2
zoomie Senior Member Join Date: January 23, 2006 Location: GA Posts: 1,864	You can put mid-length or even rifle length handguard on a carbine rifle, so either system can look however you like. The midlength is a little less violent and should theoretically lead to longer parts life. I think you'd have to shoot a whole helluva lot to notice any difference in failure rates. Mine are both midlength and I like em that way.