Pat in Louisiana Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 If I remove the factory hand guard and my groups do not change is a free floating hand guard a waste of time & money? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radioactive Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 How big are your groups at what distance what ammo, barrel length etc give us a little more to go on DPMS not usually known to be built as a tack driver but a little load development can help and a free float hand guard wouldn’t hurt but it depends on what you want to do with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat in Louisiana Posted January 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 It is the low end Oracle from Bass Pro. I have run a couple hundred rounds of various ammo through it and it likes the Federal Power Shok 180 Gr. soft point the best. I'm getting 4-5 inch groups at 100 yards. The main question was does removing the factory hand guard mimic having a free floating hand guard? I do not expect it to come close to my Weatherby 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radioactive Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 I would say yes as long as it is shot without holding or resting the barrel on anything but that would make it tough to shoot accurately i assume the headshots are from the weatherby if that is the case then I agree the grouping is a little disappointing from the dpms might take some work to tighten it up how willing are you to upgrade parts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat in Louisiana Posted January 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 33 minutes ago, Radioactive said: " how willing are you to upgrade parts?" The only limits I have on upgrading is trying not to P.O. my better half 😉 That said I bought a cheap gun so I do not expect too much from it . If it turns out I like to platform I'll most likely upgrade to a better rifle rather than plat the parts game. I have a way to hold it in my lead sled by the butt stock & delta ring so I will try without the front hand guard and let you know if the groups improve any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armed Eye Doc Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 What type of sights are you using? If it's a scope, what is it and is it mounted tight? I would make sure of the basics before changing parts. Your Weatherby group shows that you obviously know how to shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 If you want to mimic a free-floating handguard, you'll probably want to make sure no part of the barrel touches anything when you fire it. You would almost need to do something like a pistol vice, something that will grip only from the action back. Maybe a sandbag or two under the action? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat in Louisiana Posted January 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 45 minutes ago, Sharpshooter said: If you want to mimic a free-floating handguard, you'll probably want to make sure no part of the barrel touches anything when you fire it. You would almost need to do something like a pistol vice, something that will grip only from the action back. Maybe a sandbag or two under the action? Yes I know this. Like I had said I have a way to secure the upper/lower in my lead sled. Thanks for the comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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