Big issue for me with free floats was that the cheap ones had bulky barrel nut assemblies and were heavy. Now noise Troy which have standard barrel nuts, light, slim profile, and I can rails where I want to and not have them where I don't.
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i knew you werent saying that, and my 2 cents is from a guy with a DDV7 modular float rail and and a Noveske rail on my 2 current rifles. like you said, these guns will take an absolute beating and wont fail and that does matter to me. if im going budget or plain jane im going standard carbine handguards personally but have a few buddies that love their EBAY rails.Im not saying buying a 400$ quad rail is required, neither is buying a BMW when a chevy aveo will get you to work
I've got a UTG 13 inch free float on one of my ar's and love it! The fit and finish are excellent and it was only $100 bucks compared to other $200 similar rails. I love the look of it and the fact it's made in the USA. But in my opinion....your just buying a name on expensive rails....just my opinion.View attachment 202189
Wonder how the weight compares?
I think if you buy expensive forends it needs to have something special about it like the keylock features, or slimmer size, or lighter.
Do you like the integrated barrel nut?
I had a UTG rail that served me just fine, but I have become addicted to troy alpha rails. Light, slim, mounted to a standard barrel nut, and easy to place rails only where you want.