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triggertreat
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Originally posted by RogueJSK:
Interesting.

I wonder what they were going for with that. Just to be different? Or perhaps to shave a few tenths of an inch off the diameter and make it slimmer?

But yes, that style likely would work. The main goal for me was to have a more circular/rounded grip area, as opposed to the more blocky/cross-shaped grip area of most of the 3-sided rails.


Here is a older video than might fill in some info for you. ALG Defense is no longer in business as itself. Geissele took over some of the product line when ALG closed. I think it was a family relationship.


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Yep, husband/wife. He was Geissele, she was ALG. (Basically Geissele's budget line.)
 
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Originally posted by MikeinNC:
I have 2 ARs, both have a Midwest industries free float tube (I like the smaller tube than say a regular M4 2 piece diameter)


I helped a friend assemble his first lower & the complete upper had a MI handguard on it, very much like how it felt in hand.



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MWI are dehorned by tumbling them.
I really like mine.
No 1 or 3 position mlock slots though and I use an offset mount for my light.
Not a big deal really but it's kinda nice to not have to add anything to one that has it.
I like smooth bottom rails as well without the large shelf at the rear.
 
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Originally posted by RogueJSK:
I'm in the process of updating some of my older AR builds, including swapping out a couple older and heavier Keymod handguards.

It's been a few years since I went handguard shopping, so what do you like in 2025 for free float AR handguards with the following criteria:
- 15 inches
- Continuous top rail
- 7-sided MLOK slots (not just 3/6/9)
- Relatively lightweight
- $250ish or less (so a step or two below Geissele/Daniel Defense/Zev/etc.)

Bonus points if it's available from the factory in green/tan/brown color, but that's not a requirement.

Don't plan on nesting any suppressors or the like, so don't need oversized.



Have you looked at the Strike Industries Gridlock series? They don't have a continuous top rail but they have MLOK on top so you can add rail sections as needed.

https://www.strikeindustries.c...17-color-option.html
 
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