AR-15 Handguard Options Comparison

[@deusvult6632]

I love your safe queens cause they're not used and so shiney.

[@gamebenchmarks9715]

Hey, man, just because you use feather duster while on the range, and soft pillows for keeping your rifles from scratching, does NOT mean you don't use your rifles! Okay? 🙂

[@Hiddencomment007]

Oh they super clean😂

[@KiLLJOY1056]

Ive always loved the look of having a shorter handguard than your barrel, just me?

[@ASqdrnDA]

It's more to do with proportion. It's like the pillar orders, different kinds of intents, designs, and proportions. Although I think the easier way to show it is to look at your hands and arms to tell why.

[@2amichaelj]

I built a SPR with a BA 416R fluted 18" barrel and a 15" MCMR BCM rail this last year. I put a Trijicon Credo HX 1-6 on it. It's incredibly similar to your 3rd AR. A man with good tastes I must say. I'm not a fan of delta ringed AR15s but that Centurion handguard is making me re-think a FSB build I want to do. Very cool brother.

[@Radvous]

Much appreciated! The Centurion rail is free float and does not use a delta ring, just the barrel nut underneath, it's great for sure

[@miker258]

The Midwest industries seems pretty solid to me I’ve got one almost identical and I trust it to hold zero but great video 👍🏼 God Bless

[@Radvous]

Thanks for watching

[@manny45629]

That’s so much money man. Every gun has a surefire, nice but damn.

[@Radvous]

Thanks! And yeah it's quite an expensive hobby.

[@bigal-san2k197]

I always believed that future standard military issued M4s would have these kinds of hanguards

[@KevinWood44]

BCM handguard more sturdy than Midwest....hmmm, first time I heard that. I suppose it makes sense though. Appreciate the feedback

[@jacobsanders8079]

I have the bcm handguard and am loving it so far.

[@TerminalM193]

I've always liked that with the surefire pressure pads you could easy offset the pad instead of running it directly at the 12 o'clock position. I really wish streamlight would redesign their pressure pads or atleast come out with a pad that has the same surefire footprint. 3 of the 4 rifles I have white light on have the streamlight hlx series, the 4th has cloud defensive rein. WML's seem to become more advanced by the year now which is great. Back whenever I first started attaching WML's to pistols and rifles we all had the 100 lumen surefires which at the time were revolutionary compared to what was currently available at the time.

[@Hiddencomment007]

That centurion is fresh to death boi

[@Redhead-tw7ic]

Thank you great video. I needed to see.

[@Radvous]

Thank you for watching. If you don't mind, could you hit the subscribe button?

[@timrobinson6573]

How much do those rifles weigh? Jeez. I think at some point it just become imitation instead of building a rifle for a practical purpose that YOU would need it for.

[@Radvous]

They weigh about 9 pounds or so

[@TerminalM193]

They look to be anywhere from 8 to 11ibs which is perfectly fine. He's not running anything off the wall either so each one of his rifles seem perfectly practical for multiple situations and personal use so the whole "imitation" remark seems overkill. Is he supposed to only run irons and no lighting system, aka fudgun 101? This is just my opinion but any rifle that's ment for any kind of defensive use needs 3 things, "besides the obvious barrel, bcg, buffer, etc etc". Those 3 are a solid and reliable optic, a rugged and well designed rail system and a reliable, well tested and proven white light. He has all those bases covered. Anyways that's just my opinion and you know how the saying goes, "opinions are like assholes, everyone's got one..."

[@greenfrog5647]

Just lift weights lol

[@michaeldanchez9530]

It’s just optics and a light on all of them lol that’s normal. Only one has a laser which is also normal. Probably not even heavy. Especially the bravo company

[@h2p766]

Hey quick question about the Modlite is that the SureFire DS00 Tail Cap plugged into the light I see on Modlites website? I like this set up but I'm also thinking about their GasCap tail cap in conjunction with Axon SL LINK switch as well. Thanks brother great video

[@Radvous]

@h2p766 this is the Surefire Tailcap with the remote switch cable plug as well as a physical click button. This setup works really well. I have no experience with the USB tailcap lead, but I'm sure it works well because it's Unity quality. I would say either option would be a solid choice.

[@calvins4084]

good video thank you

[@knewsome69]

Nice review

[@tntshuffle-9799]

Which one would you say has the most solid lockup on the rail to barrel nut? I have a midwest mlok on a 16" barrel and if I squeeze the rail with my palm against and 3 fingers on the barrel, the rail flexes more than I'd like it too. Interested to see if the others may do that also. It's a pretty normal thing, but I'd like to find a rail/ barrel but system that doesn't move as much under tension. Thanks!

[@Radvous]

The Centurion is the strongest, the BCM second, the MI and Fortis are about equal but slightly favoring the Fortis.

[@TerminalM193]

If you want a strong, reliable and super rugged rail check out geissele rails. I've seen and used all the top contenders when it comes to rail design and geissele has the best mechanically strong design on the market imo.

[@tntshuffle-9799]

@@TerminalM193 Sounds good- Thanks! Have a good holiday and Happy New Year!

[@BigJuniorr]

On the first handguard Midwest how did you take off those squares to add the attachments on bottoms for the grip and light?

[@Radvous]

On each grip panel, there are cutouts, slip a small flathead into those cutouts and pry the center piece out.

[@vincentvahngrow8948]

Are those rail covers the black or the stealth gray option on the Midwest Industries?

[@Radvous]

Black

[@shleeep74]

Whats the name (or link if possible)of the centurion rail system you have? My rifle is fairly naked at the moment with only a red dot and sling. Im hopeing to add a solid rail, surefire light, and forward grip and ill be good😂. Also, what surefire light did you mention reaching out 200+ yards? I would like to purchase that one.

[@Radvous]

The handguard is the Centurion C4 mlok mid length rail cut, the light is not actually surefire, but Modlite OKW and the PLHV2

[@bmeng7152]

How slim does the centurion rail feel compared to the other rails?

[@Radvous]

It's not as slim as some of the others, but definitely still slim. I wouldn't call it bulky at all.

[@hb5914]

What is the recommended torque specification for handguard screws? Does the recommended torque specification for handguard screws ever change from one manufacturer to another? Thanks.

[@Radvous]

They will change from manufacturer to manufacturer. They can range from 35 inch pounds all the way to 55+ inch pounds. My recommendation if you don't have a torque driver is to torque your screws until they "bottom-out" or stop turning easily, then give them a 1/3 to 1/4 turn.

[@williewilson8244]

Man those are bad ass

[@Radvous]

Thanks

[@FredBenz]

Ehi man! I have a question: I own a Troy alpha (14”5, overall length 16”) carabine and I was interested in buying a MI 14” hand guard. Is it 14” better than 13”5 or 12.6”? Thank you!!!

[@Radvous]

12.6 is the minimum length I would go with. The 13.5 and 14 are better in my opinion.

[@Andino.]

Question, I have a free float handguar at the moment but want to change it. All I have to do is take the old one off and slide tge mew one in? Do I have yo take into consideration on how the secure to the receiver or something? Or they are supposed to be universal?

[@Radvous]

You don't have to worry about the receiver, but you will have to most likely use a different barrel nut which should be provided with your handguard. Handguards are not usually universal.

[@Andino.]

@@Radvous I see, thank you. Guess I'll keep digging and see if I can find one that is actually compatible

[@Radvous]

@Dino any handguard will be compatible with any mil spec receiver, you'll just have to remove the old barrel nut, which isn't too hard to do.

[@dennisbarna]

What surefire model is that and pressure pad setup on the first rifle please?

[@Radvous]

Surefire M600 Scout Light and ST07 pressure pad with Magpul pressure pad mount.

[@nickclark9935]

what color are these rifles? look sweet

[@Radvous]

They are black except for 1 which has some FDE furniture!

[@Matt-fp3ef]

All Airsoft but tells everybody they are real to feel cool!!!!!!!

[@Radvous]

Don't expose me lol

[@brantingram]

So the midwest is the best ? What's the weight of it ?

[@Radvous]

The BCM and the Midwest are the best in my opinion. The total weight of the 12.625" MI rail and barrel nut is 9.9 oz, the 13" BCM is 10.5 oz with barrel nut.

[@brantingram]

@@Radvous what model number or what's the name of that midwest ? I like how it looks .

[@Radvous]

@@brantingram here you go, you have the option to choose your length too www.midwestindustriesinc.com/AR15-G4-Series-Handguard-s/586.htm

[@gavinhenning207]

Just curious when you refer to zero you are talking about the laser zeroing not the optic? I’m interested in the Midwest industry one but want my optics to hold good zero is all I mean

[@Radvous]

Yeah I meant zero as in for lasers or offset red dots mounted on the handguard. A primary optic should be mounted on the receiver though with no exceptions.

[@TerminalM193]

Like Radvous said, you don't want ANY of your optics to be touching any part of your rail whatsoever. All optics should be attached to the upper receiver only. Lights and lasers / IR are the only acceptions. If running IR/laser then you want a very rugged, well designed rail that can take on the weight of all of your attachments and still hold perfect zero even if the rail takes abuse from drops or banging it on or around walls etc.

[@Radvous]

@@TerminalM193 facts

[@binladen4631]

16 inch barrel? What are the inches of hsndguard?

[@Radvous]

They are 12 to 13.5 inch handguards

[@binladen4631]

@@Radvous thank you

[@rivercityracer3683]

Anyone have experience fitting a "13 inch" BCM MCMR handguard over a 13.9" barrel? Reason I ask is because the MCMR measures 13.4 at the very end on the sides of the handguard and I'm wondering if there is clearance to tighten a surefire brake down & pin and weld it before buying these items....could always go 14.5" with that handguard if I need to but the barrel manufacturer & their profile I want to go with has them out of stock in 14.5" and 16", and only available on backorder for 13.9" but i'll take it if the barrel and handguard combo will work. I use MCMR on other builds and love them, i'd prefer to use one if at all possible to mount a few things in the exact same locations on each AR.

[@Radvous]

If you plan on using a suppressor it will not work, but if you don't plan on using a suppressor, as long as you install the Muzzle Device before installing the handguard, you will be fine. The handguard will just stick past the rear of the Muzzle Device a tiny bit.

[@focusedgrind2412]

What’s going on, I have the same rifle, what exactly is the handguard I need to purchase, and the inches..

[@TerminalM193]

We're going to need way more information in order to point you in the right direction.... How longs your barrel? What kind of gas block do you have? How close do you want the rail to end before the barrel ends? Do you plan on running suppressed? Do you plan on using white light and / or laser system?

[@cliftonmontgomery856]

16" barrel Springfield Saint..the one you have

[@zkore20]

What laser is that one ..

[@Radvous]

Steiner OTAL-C