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Looking like a badass, ugly, hairy biker tends to help out quite a bit in deflecting the predatory eyeballs also.....

YYYYEESSSSSSS!!!!!! So beyond awesome!

Glad I didn't say anything. Whenever I looked at Recoil on the newsstands I always thought that it looked a bit too slick for my tastes, and was aimed at a more younger, urban type of demographic than I. That is why I have never purchased one, nore have paid much more attention to it since I perused the first few I had seen. That is what I get for being a curmudgeon.......

i had looked at those also, but I couldn't quite fork out the amount of money for a Giraud. I ended up going with one of the Trim-It 2 models. I am thinking that they work on the same principles of collars/case shoulder fro the trim length ajustment. I like mine,and I am sure that you will like yours.

That is why America is still the best place on earth. Having men and women with that kind of honor watching, protecting, fighting for, and living in/amonst us afterwards is why I say this. Semper Fi and may God rest their souls.

now that is what I call entertainment!!!!

cool, a message is coming your way

apparently I cannot type very well.... Just purchased a keyboard for my tablet, and I must need to relearn how to type on one of these..... Shepp, any stickers left? ....that was the original question.

Shepp, and stickers left?

Mine is a APF 308 carbine length barrel, with which they run a rifle length gas system. I am very happy with mine in the functionality department, and the only problems that I have encountered are completely due to problems with MY handloads. I was so impressed with it, that my wife purchased one of their 5.56 econo carbines for her play time toy. And she is very happy with hers also. As far as reliability, I would not hesitate to put it up against any of the AK's I have owned. And if I need something to walk out the door with, this 308AR goes with me. Period.

I guess I am not sure which kind I am asking about. I don't know enough about carbon fiber to ask "good" questions, especially when I am concerned with making sure the fore end will stand up to rough handling more so than saving weight. The reason I asked the original question is that I figured there had to be something lighter than my OEM handguard out there, as mine is fairly beefy. Bull strong, but beefy/heavy...... The weight is great for shooting at the range, but not something I would like to carry in the field for too long while hunting, or anything like that. Just looking for options. The current forearm will stand up to hard sling-up and not shift, does not budge, and generally does what I like it to, just needs a bit of a diet plan. Or I need to do more PT.....

Which is more likely to last under hard use, carbon fiber or aluminum?

I am interested in finding a forearm that is lighter than my aluminum forearm, but still can take the rough handling that aluminum can. Free float also, with pic rail for front sight attatchment, thank you. LR308/DPMS pattern rifles only, thanks....no AR10 here.

Magpul are what I use.

Sorry for your loss SS. Know that feeling all too well myself, have had many of mine put down, and currently have our Great Dane coming to that point all too quickly.

That is so true, Shepp!

Not a salesman here, but I am extremely happy with my APF 308 carbine. http://www.apfarmory.com/rifles/ You can call them and have one set up the way you like, they are more than happy to help you.

Sounds like they really changed something....and not for the good then. Now I wish that I had paid attention to the accuracy part of what I had shot up.

Cool JT, now I have pics that I can reinforce my argument to wear bibs without my other half arguing that I don't "look right"! There is something about them that is awesomely comfortable for daylong wear......

That one works very well!!!

poop, if I would shave my beard, my built like a 1940's Caddilac tattooed wife would be pissed.....and try to use my concealed tool on me!

We are both rolling at those. ^^^^^^^^

Every barrel on any gun (AR, bolt action, AK, lever action, whatever) wears as it is shot. The amount of wear depends upon the conditions of when it was being shot, how hot the ammo is (all ammunition erodes/flame cuts to some degree), and just how good of metal the barrel is made of. If one has a rifle that is a (for speaking purposes only) safe queen, then the barrel life can probably be measured in a couple of human lifetimes. If one has a hard use rifle that sees multiple high round count excursions, is practiced with alot, and is subjected to generally speaking hard use.....the life of all components are affected conversely. By this measurement, a barrel should be looked at as a "use" item, along the lines of magazines. Magazines are not considered to be lifelong items either on a hard use weapon, and I can guarantee that a barrel is subjected to much more stress than most other firearm parts that are looked at as usable items. The best part of the AR platform is the relatively easy ability to make changes to necessary components as compared to other platforms: bolt actions, lever actions, pump action.....etcetera.

Me likely that version!

I have only shot 40 rounds of Tula 308 through my AR308, but there were no malfunctions, nor did it shoot noticeably different than any other manufacturers ammo that I put through it. I was NOT testing for accuracy, but straight functionality. The ammo that I tried all shot to within acceptable points of impact for me, which is considered to be something that I can hit a face sized target with my open sights at 100 yards without adjustment, across all brands.