Tried getting some traction on the AKFiles site.....no response so far. Maybe you guys have some experience on this question.
Posted 08 December 2017 - 09:38 AM
Tried getting some traction on the AKFiles site.....no response so far. Maybe you guys have some experience on this question.
Posted 08 December 2017 - 08:41 PM
If you have more than 10 20 round drums and are trying to catch up to Evl in his videos, it might be an issue. For those of us who seldom shoot more than 3-4 mags back to back, I don't think you can get it hot enough to harm it. The factory hot dog bun is plastic too, and maybe a little more pliable which usually means a slightly lower melting point. As near as I can tell both are nylon.
I wouldn't worry about that. If you have a vert grip on the plastic pic rail, I have some doubts about durability, but all in all, I kinda like those tapco forends. I don't like most of their other products, but that one always felt decent to me. As with anything, there are tons of people who hate it. Mostly because the stocks that were often packaged with them were junk, so they distrusted the rest of the package too. Also, it was a common purchase of the sort of person who orders all the accessories before the gun arrives, then posts to ask whether that was a good idea. So it kinda became snob bait.
Put it this way: if you ever get it hot enough to melt the inside a little your hand will still be fine. The grip would wobble afterwards slightly, then you could get an aluminum hand guard which would burn your hand earlier and make you slow down. Relax. This is a non-issue.
How to load a magazine on a closed bolt, with or without bolt profiling. + How to do a decent trigger Job + 1 Finger Safety Mod
IMO, the best reliability PROCESS for new owners (Instead of break-in) + Other opinions worth reading --Pick a process and be methodical.
Posted 09 December 2017 - 01:26 AM
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Posted 09 December 2017 - 06:40 PM
Thanks for the response. I'm not being paranoid.....simply asking.
Yes, it's applied to a former IZ-240 Saiga (5.45 x 39 ). One small correction.....the Saiga factory plastic fore-end is backed-up (reinforced) under the inside surface "skin", with steel where it contacts the barrel/pins. Put a magnet on the inside/lower portions of the handguard within an inch of the sling stud.... and you will see.
Also true....we don't really know the type of plastic each of these handguards (factory and Tapco) are made of. Also likely.....that it would require a hellacious amount of firing to perhaps get this hot enough to matter. All the reason to remove doubt and simply ask people's experiences....if any, on this point...thanks to both of you !!
I took a flashlight and looked real close how the front Tapco mounting block actually contacts the barrel. It seems only a small sliver of the block actually contacts the barrel (lots of air space otherwise)..... and it does-so on the thick portion of the barrel, actually the outside surface of the GB. If it makes a difference....I also fabbed a stainless-steel heat shield that forms a "U" shape inside the handguard....should help.
Edited by IPSC45, 10 December 2017 - 10:56 AM.
Posted 28 December 2017 - 05:57 PM
Simply as follow-up.....by chance does anyonw who used to run this handguard...but doesn't anymore.....does anyone have a spare front mounting block they'd be willing to get rid of? I'd like to experiment with some modification ideas. Let me know if you do.....thanks.
Posted 05 January 2018 - 03:03 PM
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How to load a magazine on a closed bolt, with or without bolt profiling. + How to do a decent trigger Job + 1 Finger Safety Mod
IMO, the best reliability PROCESS for new owners (Instead of break-in) + Other opinions worth reading --Pick a process and be methodical.
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