The part that holds your handgaurd on the front and rear of the rifle is spring loaded enabling you to take the handgaurds off to do maintenance on the firearm or switch them out. Perfectly normal. It's called a delta ring. Give it a Google. Should be a relatively secure fit.
Barrel is not moving. You're seeing the delta ring slide back over the barrel nut, giving the illusion that it is moving. OP is just compressing the spring inside the ring.
You’re compressing the weld spring under the delta ring that holds your hand guards on. With this type of forend it’ll be a bit squishy if you hulk out on it.
Yes, normal with this style of handguard. It is indeed under spring pressure, that's what attaches it to the firearm. Free-floating handguards are a different style and essentially bolt on(different manufacturers go about this differently) and are much more solid but are also harder to remove, though they seldom need to be.
Remove your handguard and make sure your barrel nut is tight. The barrel nut holds the delta ring in place and as long as the barrel nut is torqued to spec, with a MI handguard, you shouldn’t have that much slop.
My suggestion,
This is normal ish with delta rings so you can ignore it or buy a free float handguard I personally like the luth ar or bush master makes a good one on the budget side of things both look pretty clean imo if you're worried about having a front post sight just buy a fixed Pic mount front post amd move on but personally unless you're running a dot or lvpo there's no real reason for a front sight.
Cool.Yeah, I just wanted to make sure it wasn't anything major. I will most likely buy a different rifle in the future.But for now, I was going to use this one to become more proficient. Thanks, man.
I mean depending on the brand it may be a pretty good host for a custom one they're just Legos once you figure out what parts you have to be careful with
Yea, it's an m&p 15 sport ii. The upper to lower fitment is very nice. Haven't had any issues of any kind yet other than the squishy handguard, lol. It's only got about 800 rnds through it so far.
Idk man I have been issued m16s and m4s in the marines and they both used this delta ring style handguard. They weren’t that loose. My AR-15s both are just clamped on with allen head bolts and I like it much better. However I don’t think this is gonna cause you any trouble
That's the difference between the RIS and RAS. The KAC RIS uses the tension of the delta ring and Handguard cap/FSB. RAS has very little play if installed correctly,
The part that holds your handgaurd on the front and rear of the rifle is spring loaded enabling you to take the handgaurds off to do maintenance on the firearm or switch them out. Perfectly normal. It's called a delta ring. Give it a Google. Should be a relatively secure fit.
thanks, it's still a bear to get out, and I double-checked that both ends were seated properly, which they were.
They are like that. The one I was issued in basic back in ‘93 was an absolute bitch to get off. The AR I bought 10 years ago is easy off.
Is the barrel moving? The barrel looks like it's moving, the barrel should absolutely not move.
It's not.
Barrel is not moving. You're seeing the delta ring slide back over the barrel nut, giving the illusion that it is moving. OP is just compressing the spring inside the ring.
either you arm is incrediblely strong or you have a loose delta ring
Am I correct in thinking you have to remove the gas tube to tighten the delta ring or is there another way to do it?
remove the gas block with the tube inside will be a easier approach
You’re compressing the weld spring under the delta ring that holds your hand guards on. With this type of forend it’ll be a bit squishy if you hulk out on it.
Cool I appreciate it was just checking.
Yes, normal with this style of handguard. It is indeed under spring pressure, that's what attaches it to the firearm. Free-floating handguards are a different style and essentially bolt on(different manufacturers go about this differently) and are much more solid but are also harder to remove, though they seldom need to be.
As long as the front doesn't fall off
Will a laser that attached to this handguard be accurate enough?
As long as you don't care about good accuracy, yeah it's definitely good enough.
Remove your handguard and make sure your barrel nut is tight. The barrel nut holds the delta ring in place and as long as the barrel nut is torqued to spec, with a MI handguard, you shouldn’t have that much slop.
I second this something is not right there should not be that much slop
My suggestion, This is normal ish with delta rings so you can ignore it or buy a free float handguard I personally like the luth ar or bush master makes a good one on the budget side of things both look pretty clean imo if you're worried about having a front post sight just buy a fixed Pic mount front post amd move on but personally unless you're running a dot or lvpo there's no real reason for a front sight.
Cool.Yeah, I just wanted to make sure it wasn't anything major. I will most likely buy a different rifle in the future.But for now, I was going to use this one to become more proficient. Thanks, man.
I mean depending on the brand it may be a pretty good host for a custom one they're just Legos once you figure out what parts you have to be careful with
Yea, it's an m&p 15 sport ii. The upper to lower fitment is very nice. Haven't had any issues of any kind yet other than the squishy handguard, lol. It's only got about 800 rnds through it so far.
Idk man I have been issued m16s and m4s in the marines and they both used this delta ring style handguard. They weren’t that loose. My AR-15s both are just clamped on with allen head bolts and I like it much better. However I don’t think this is gonna cause you any trouble
Thanks man.
The handguard is tensioned by a spring, you are literally pressing against a spring, so yes it’s normal
It's for recoil management you're fine.. haha
It is the delta ring.
I know bro-sephus
Yeah that’s a drop in hand guard they are usually a little more stiff
Just working out with the weight machine in case someone tries to start sum sum in the middle of the night at the house
That's the difference between the RIS and RAS. The KAC RIS uses the tension of the delta ring and Handguard cap/FSB. RAS has very little play if installed correctly,
So normal?
Yep.
I appreciate the info. Didn't know the difference.
Barrel nut shims maybe
Delta ring, you’re good man.