Kaylee
Member
It feels to me that the early triangular handguards feel like they're from a kind of more-brittle-er plastic, compared to the "softer" feel of modern A2 handguards.
So here's the question -
1. Are the early A1s actually made from a different plastic, or do they just feel different because of age?
and more to the point -
2. Provided they're different formulations - what was used in the early XM-type carbines of the same era, that also used round handguards? I'm presuming it was something harder and perhaps a little thicker than modern ones? And if so.. are they still made by anyone?
-K
So here's the question -
1. Are the early A1s actually made from a different plastic, or do they just feel different because of age?
and more to the point -
2. Provided they're different formulations - what was used in the early XM-type carbines of the same era, that also used round handguards? I'm presuming it was something harder and perhaps a little thicker than modern ones? And if so.. are they still made by anyone?
-K