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I am looking at getting an AR in .450 BM just for a fun gun and maybe to hunt with. While looking at this upper online I liked the hand guard but I can't find any in a longer configuration.
Does that style of hand guard have a name? Is there an easier way I could find the hand guard style?
Hogues were some of the very first free floats and quite common when flattops were still being chopped from carry handle uppers. Long before quad rails. The precision AR's using them were making a good showing in competitions back then.
Being machined from aluminum or extruded, they can be lightweight, the disadvantage of length is that it still adds to muzzle heaviness as it approaches the front sight. A 16" vs 20" has a perceptible difference in swing or carry. On a static range it's negligible, in the field after a day of traversing rough terrain there is a difference. There is also the intent of that barrel length - on a short course of fire the 20" will not be inherently more accurate. The advantage only surfaces at extreme long range where the dwell time in the barrel absorbing an incrementally higher amount of power can keep it supersonic longer. The crossover is about 350 - 500m depending on cartridge loading and twist.
Build it to fit the kind of shooting involved and it works. It's a classic design and has aged well compared to the quad rail or others.
Pictured handguard is a national match free-float from Doublestar/J&T Distributing, available in a variety of lengths from 4-12 inches. Also available in a diamond-cut version at add'l cost.
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