Ok im a budget and need to know what type of rails are good for under a 150 or so. I really would like DD or others but i just cant pull that right now. I need them to be good and solid. Are the MI pretty good? or any other brands you can suggest. Also im not really looking for Free Float, b/c id rather have the option of going back and forth between the M4’s
Try Yankee Hill Machine (YHM) or SureFire.
OK, now I have to clear my name and openly say that I SOLD my KAC’s because I felt that for standard non-combat type duty they were over priced. Now I’m sure that I will receive a TON of flack for my next comment but I’ll be dead honest in my opinion. I’m running UTG hand guards, you can find they for between $50-100 depending were you look. I personally wouldn’t pay more then $75 to include shipping. There machined aluminum, anodized black, lighter then the KAC and have snap on rail covers not the slid on ones too…what more do you want?
…let the bashing commence.:eek:
I picked up a set of carbine Midwest Industries nonFF rails for under $100. They’ve been solid enough, and the rails appear to be in spec. Easy on and off just like the typical M4 handguards.
I have an old Surefire rail I bought on ebay many years ago for $160 that is pretty versatile. I’ve had many uppers and many complete rifles and the Surefire had been on all of them. If you look hard enough, you can probably find a set for less.
Surefire, or Troy MRF.
LaRue.
Couldn’t resist.
In all seriousness, if free flaoting isn’t an issue, go with MI-17, or a KAC RAS off E-gay. They were a bit heavy though, so you might look at the Troy MRF.
Another vote for Troy MRF…
I believe the best budget priced railed foreend on the market is the MI’s.
+1 I have a 7" troy and soon am buying a 10 or 12"
i picked up a barely used set of KAC’s for my M4 upper, including a nice array of panels and a VFG for about 200.
i had a Troy on my last midlength and it was nice, i wouldn’t hesitate to buy their other rails…
i checked out a MI rail, but it was wider than my Troy was or KAC is, it made the handguards too big around for my tastes; just something to consider.
kac rails go for 150 on ebay and surefire rails go for 125 ish on ar15.com
+1 for the Troy Industries MRF-DI. i have a pair on my AR15 and they’re great. lock up real tight and only add ~2 ounces of weight more than double heatshielded handguards.
Alot of the Ebay KAC’s are Chinese knockoffs.
I got a set of the Samson drop-in rails for $170. I thought it was a decent price for a decent piece of gear.
I would have bought the Troy version but it doesn’t have KAC panel cuts.
I was just about to post a thread about the Troy MRF-DI when I saw this one. I wonder if anybody can tell me any downsides of the Troy rail, especially from a perspective of really running the gun hard? I would prefer an LT 7.0 but I am in the process of acquiring an upper with a 14.5" bbl that has a permanantly attached FH and unless I’m wrong, attaching a free float LT would be a huge mess to accomplish.
I’m open to any viable ideas on this…
Downside…it isnt a free-float…That’s it
If you want a free float (Do you need one), then DD Omega might be a better route if you want to keep the hassle factor low
I also own Midwest Industries, carbine rails. They are solid and cost me 129.95.
You could get a two piece FF rail, and cut off the delta ring. Or do the DD omega.
I have a MI 2 piece FF. It’s somewhat wide compared to a regular KAC RAS, but it’s only around $160.