13" TROY ALPHA RAIL

[rugerdawg]

A quick question for those of you who may have installed a troy rail. I purchased a new barrel nut and 13" Troy rail from my LGS and went home to install it. Well either the barrel nut or rail was a bit out of spec and the rail would not fit over the barrel nut. I probably could have forced it but decided that if I damaged them I could not return them so I took them back. The guys at the LGS were very obliging and offered to install it for me so I agreed. I have used this rail before and remember it fit flush with my upper receiver. Their installation left a 1/32" to 1/16" gap which annoys the heck out of me. I assume I could break the screws loose (locktited blue I think) and attempt to close the gap and retighten. Has anyone else used this rail and had the same issue?

[Butterpuc]

I have 2 Troy alpha rails installed, they both have ~0.020" gap between the upper receiver rail and Troy rail. (less than 1/32" closer to 1/64")

[rugerdawg]

Thank you, That was pretty much the way I remember it. I believe I will attempt to loosen and reinstall.

[reptoid]

You won't be able to change the gap much, if any. If you look at the retention mechanism you will see that it tensions the handguard in 3 locations between the inside of the barrel nut and a groove inside the handguard. You can rotate it slightly to get side to side perfection but fore and aft will go to a fixed point as you cinch down the 3 clamping screws.

[rugerdawg]

Thank you for that info before I bothered to break those screws loose. Upon closer examination of the retention system I can see what you mean.