
SLR Rifleworks ION Ultra Lite Lightweight Handguard Whether setting it up like a SOCOM rifle, or the FBI HRT, an upgraded AR-15 handguard can make a good looking gun a great looking gun. Look: Let’s be honest an AR-15 mounted with all sorts of accessories is one badass looking gun.Easy to install/remove: The best AR-15 handguards allow you to adjust the position of your accessories quickly, for customized setups.Using AR-15 rails gives you the option to attach a sling at any position that suits your individual needs.
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Unless you run an AR15 free float handguard the only practical point to mount a sling is the underside of your gas block. The KeyMod and M-LOK AR-15 rails provide a multitude of mounting points for a sling mount, foregrips, lights, and lasers.

However, without a handguard of some sort, you would look pretty silly. Of course, you could fire your AR that way.


Even with a semi-auto rate of fire, it doesn't take long for the heat to build up.Īdditionally, you need to have something more substantial than just a naked barrel to hang onto. It gives your support hand protection from the heat caused by firing the weapon. The barrel is considered to be free-floating.Īt its most basic purpose, an AR15 free float handguard fills the same need as the weapon’s original two-piece drop-in handguard. A free-floating handguard is in fact rigidly mounted to the gun’s upper receiver. The term free-floating handguard brings to mind something magically surrounding your AR-15 barrel and is suspended in thin air.
