ramline handguard

Brawny · June 20, 2016, 07:14:15 PM

I like the way they look, at least while they have not been mounted yet. Finding pics of a woody with a ramline handguard is hard to find.
What are y'all's thought?
And please post pics if you have one in that configuration.
Thanks
Brawny

sksmcrossvilletn · June 21, 2016, 04:05:36 AM

I've always liked how they looked with wood or polymer. I searched high and low and never could find one. Until a week ago when one showed up on eBay. I was able to snag it and it's in route!

Brawny · June 21, 2016, 06:46:32 AM

Quote from: sksmcrossvilletn on June 21, 2016, 04:05:36 AM
I've always liked how they looked with wood or polymer. I searched high and low and never could find one. Until a week ago when one showed up on eBay. I was able to snag it and it's in route!

Good deal!
Be sure to post a pick when you put it on.

Justin Hell · June 21, 2016, 09:48:20 AM

I have one, I too had to search for one available separately for quite awhile. It doesn't match my Ramline stock though...the material seems different. Unfortunately the PO did a job filing it down...I think perhaps to avoid removing the pin and instead jamming it in after making it too short for a tight fit.

To indulge you with a view of a not so functional one on wood...I did a mock up for ya.

I think it looks a little odd, and I have yet to find a combination of poly stock and this handguard that I find appealing. The plastic seems to match the ATI stocks more than any other oddly.

Brawny · June 21, 2016, 10:46:21 AM

Quote from: Justin Hell on June 21, 2016, 09:48:20 AM
I have one, I too had to search for one available separately for quite awhile. It doesn't match my Ramline stock though...the material seems different. Unfortunately the PO did a job filing it down...I think perhaps to avoid removing the pin and instead jamming it in after making it too short for a tight fit.

To indulge you with a view of a not so functional one on wood...I did a mock up for ya.

I think it looks a little odd, and I have yet to find a combination of poly stock and this handguard that I find appealing. The plastic seems to match the ATI stocks more than any other oddly.

Dang, I hope my po didn't butcher mine.

Justin Hell · June 21, 2016, 11:13:49 PM

Nothing a little plumbers putty jammed on either end to tighten it up...I just slapped that together.

The condition of the tube I used is quite lacking too...and doesn't match up well with the HG either...it was just a spare laying on the desk. It usually sports another unused Tapco HG that actually fits like a glove...and sits unused, waiting for me to get a wild hair to reblue it.

Brawny · June 22, 2016, 10:16:57 PM

Son of a
I'm pissed. I bid on (another)one on ebay and lost again. I don't usually get angry but damn.

Edit: I'm cool now.
Has anyone milled a poly handguard to allow for more ventilation? It seems that with the right equipment it shouldn't be difficult.

Greasemonkey · June 22, 2016, 10:21:58 PM

welp....bid higher and/or faster, don't throw nickles and dimes at it, show the world ya want it

Brawny · June 22, 2016, 10:31:44 PM

Quote from: Greasemonkey on June 22, 2016, 10:21:58 PM
welp....bid higher and/or faster, don't throw nickles and dimes at it, show the world ya want it

Well I kind of was relying on ebay to holler at me as the bid was closing. In fact on the way in tonight I told myself to check but of course I got sidetracked and forgot. Such is life

sksmcrossvilletn · June 23, 2016, 06:55:54 AM

Quote from: Brawny on June 22, 2016, 10:16:57 PM
Son of a
I'm pissed. I bid on (another)one on ebay and lost again. I don't usually get angry but damn.

Edit: I'm cool now.
Has anyone milled a poly handguard to allow for more ventilation? It seems that with the right equipment it shouldn't be difficult.

I wonder if it's the one I got. How much did it go for?

Brawny · June 23, 2016, 07:10:45 AM

Quote from: sksmcrossvilletn on June 23, 2016, 06:55:54 AM
Quote from: Brawny on June 22, 2016, 10:16:57 PM
Son of a
I'm pissed. I bid on (another)one on ebay and lost again. I don't usually get angry but damn.

Edit: I'm cool now.
Has anyone milled a poly handguard to allow for more ventilation? It seems that with the right equipment it shouldn't be difficult.

I wonder if it's the one I got. How much did it go for?

I have no doubt it was you as it was the only one up.
I'm going to move on, it was just another expense I really didn't need anyway!

sksmcrossvilletn · June 23, 2016, 10:00:20 AM

Well the auction I bid on closed like two days ago!

sksmcrossvilletn · June 23, 2016, 10:02:26 AM

There's a guy either on gunboards.com or surplus rifle forum I can't remember which username of blua-hammer that has one!

Brawny · June 23, 2016, 10:13:55 AM

Yeah I snoozed and losed.
There had been no activity for several days, I was the only one bidding so didn't think much of it. Got to have that killer instinct to properly utilize ebay!

Seriously it doesn't look as if milling a few slots in a guard would be hard, if you have the equipment.

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