Trumpet Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 With AP Customs being gone, does anyone make a 15" lightweight handguard for DPMS patterned .308 rifles? I'm building a precision build on an Aero M5 set. I don't need rails, etc., just a sturdy handguard that I can put a bipod on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBamBoo Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 SLR makes some nice hand guards for DPMS pattern uppers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sschultz Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Troy makes a carbon fiber for the 308. Looks better than the AP did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpet Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 2 hours ago, sschultz said: Troy makes a carbon fiber for the 308. Looks better than the AP did. Not a fan of Troy for their politics and their price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan 45 Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 (edited) Samson makes an Evolution for DPMS 308. Both G1 and G2 http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL615/4020916/23612160/411759850.jpg Edited September 11, 2016 by Bryan 45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sschultz Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Politics I am not aware of but yes their stuff is spendy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sschultz Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 But the AP stuff wasn't cheap either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Lancer has carbon fiber handguards for DPMS pattern .308's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimberacp Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 what AP handguards had to offer was a 17" length. Not many others offer that length. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostholycerebus Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 20 hours ago, sschultz said: Politics I am not aware of but yes their stuff is spendy. Troy hired one of the Ruby Ridge snipers and later an anti-gun ex-police superintendent. When customers complained, they basically told the customers to F-off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpet Posted September 19, 2016 Author Share Posted September 19, 2016 Ok. So does the AP custom handguard with the 12 o clock rail match up with the rail on an Aero M5 upper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskapopo Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 (edited) On 9/12/2016 at 11:37 AM, mostholycerebus said: Troy hired one of the Ruby Ridge snipers and later an anti-gun ex-police superintendent. When customers complained, they basically told the customers to F-off. Politics should not determine rather they keep their job rather how well they do it. Troy makes good products. I would not fire an employee who did good work but had politics I did not agree with. Lets reverse this say you do a good job where you work and then get an anti gun supervisor should he be able to fire you? I don't think so. Pat Edited September 19, 2016 by Alaskapopo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpet Posted September 19, 2016 Author Share Posted September 19, 2016 Well, anyway....does anyone know if the top rail on the AP tube will match the rail on the M5 upper? Or better yet anyone have contact info for AP? I know they're out of business, but the guy couldn't have dropped off the earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostholycerebus Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 2 hours ago, Alaskapopo said: Politics should not determine rather they keep their job rather how well they do it. Troy makes good products. I would not fire an employee who did good work but had politics I did not agree with. Lets reverse this say you do a good job where you work and then get an anti gun supervisor should he be able to fire you? I don't think so. Pat I never said they should be fired. I, as a consumer, choose not to purchase from companies that hire employees who directly oppose my rights. Troy's handling of their customers concerns also leads me to believe I would not be served there to the standard I prefer. Troy stood by their anti-gun employees, good for them. They make good product, but so do another 100+ AR15 parts companies. I choose to spend my hard-earned money elsewhere instead. Trumpet: I cant say, I stopped looking into the AP railed tubes because their weight (and cost) savings wasnt much more over similar Midwest Industries lightweight railed tubes. The MI stuff is also more narrow, which I like, has options to add rails if I ever decide I want that, and avoids the special challenges of working with carbon fiber. FREX the MLOK 15" weights 13.5oz with barrel nut, and you could drop it lower by milling off much of the top rail if you only need a front BUIS. The railed AP tube is 10.5oz with nut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1760yds Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 ODIN Works also has lightweight 308 handguards for both heights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpet Posted September 30, 2016 Author Share Posted September 30, 2016 Ok, so I found one for a great price. Anyway, is there a place on the bottom of the tube for mounting a bipod? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpet Posted October 8, 2016 Author Share Posted October 8, 2016 Ok, so there are slots on the bottom of the rail. Anyone know where I can find an AP bipod stud? Anything else that will work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpet Posted October 8, 2016 Author Share Posted October 8, 2016 Anyone know if the Lancer bipod stud would work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spd522 Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 I put this on the bottom of my AP tube. https://www.jprifles.com/buy.php?item=JPHGS Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpet Posted October 12, 2016 Author Share Posted October 12, 2016 20 hours ago, spd522 said: I put this on the bottom of my AP tube. https://www.jprifles.com/buy.php?item=JPHGS Craig Thanks! And it fits no problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spd522 Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Sorry for the slow response. Yes, it fits in the AP slot fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacticalCOWBOY Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Carbon arms feather light hand guard. http://www.carbonarms.us/Carbon-Feather-Handguards/carbon-feather-handguard-dpms-308.htmlSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacticalCOWBOY Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Carbon arms feather light hand guard http://www.carbonarms.us/Carbon-Feather-Handguards/carbon-feather-handguard-dpms-308.htmlSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpet Posted January 3, 2017 Author Share Posted January 3, 2017 I found an AP stud....cheaper than dirt of all places had them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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