Holy $hit, you guys can't be serious here. You DO know why they made a quick-release handguard, right? Right?
Smaller packing. You can break this rifle down and ship/move it in a smaller case. Even a backpack, for overland movement. Being able to quickly (and easily) take the free-float handguard off, and easily remove the barrel, is in order to break the rifle down for movement r packaging/packing.
It has nothing to do with maintenance of the rifle, or separating the upper and lower receivers for weapons maintenance. Nothing to do with it.
Hell, Ruger was deemed "genius!" for the 10/22 Takedown, and you guys are afraid of this rifle for the same reason? You gotta be kidding.
Now, on to other information, this is only a feature on the PredatOBR. He said he doesn't want the 20 MOA rail on the LaRue, and that's the PredatOBR.
The PredatAR has a 0-MOA rail. The PredatAR doesn't have this takedown feature. Which is a Big Bonus, by the way...
I don't even know what to say here... <dontknow> :ugone2far: