tonyhunt 15 Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 (edited) I went to friends house to go shooting for the day. Put 200 rounds of birdshot through it in rapid succession. The plastic got too hot to hold on to and I thought we had started to melt it. I took it off but it didn't melt at all Has anyone ever melted their factory handguards? Edited August 1, 2010 by KillDozer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cobra 76 two 2,677 Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 No I like to vent all mine to keep them cool. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tonyhunt 15 Posted August 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 No I like to vent all mine to keep them cool. Ever tried just to see if you could? I've seen people catch their wood AK grips on fire and the plastic ones melt, but wondered if anyone has done it on a saiga. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
btr 15 Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Melting gun parts aren't a good thing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sapper1371usmc 107 Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Quote " I took it off but it didn't melt at all : ( ." End quote. You say that as if it is a bad thing. Not sure why you would want your factory handguard to melt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tonyhunt 15 Posted August 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Quote " I took it off but it didn't melt at all : ( ." End quote. You say that as if it is a bad thing. Not sure why you would want your factory handguard to melt. I was just curious and thought it had started to melt by how hot it was to the touch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigdog6421 2 Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Ive had mine so hot you couldnt touch it and no sign of melting. They are designed to take major heat and wear without damage. I still say go with an aluminum tri or quad to be sure though! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tonyhunt 15 Posted August 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Ive had mine so hot you couldnt touch it and no sign of melting. They are designed to take major heat and wear without damage. I still say go with an aluminum tri or quad to be sure though! Definately, that's why I didn't mind if they were melting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
csspecs 1,987 Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Shotguns run cooler then rifles. Its hard to have enough mags to get much melting. You would need a wheel barrow to haul that many mags around with you. I don't see any event ever happening where melting the stock handguard is likely. Now if you have a half dozen 20s for a .308 you can almost melt the plastic off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
frowhite 7 Posted August 8, 2010 Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 I don't know if this is the case... but I would guess that they would make the hand guard out of a thermoset polymer... if so it will never melt. It could burn if gotten hot enough, but not melt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Klassy Kalashnikov 1,393 Posted August 8, 2010 Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 I don't know if this is the case... but I would guess that they would make the hand guard out of a thermoset polymer... if so it will never melt. It could burn if gotten hot enough, but not melt. What he said. I have gotten my rifle and shotgun factory handguards too hot to touch, and no signs of melting. I think your skin will melt long before the handguards will Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tonyhunt 15 Posted August 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 O well, it was worth a shot. Thanks for the input, This forum is amazing for information. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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