replacing 1piece hanguard for quad rail question

[ogfarmer 138]

I was not gonna upgrade any features on my Windham but decided to try and change out my handguard to a 2 piece quad rail, I picked one up @ Oaks and now upon further inspection the one on my rifle looks to be a 1 piece handguard. What will it take to change it?

 

[blksheep 466]

It looks like a 2 piece. U may need the handgaurd removal tool to compress the spring to seperate them. If not try 2 get another person to hold the spring down and remove em with out it.

[Old School 611]

You have a standard 2 piece carbine hand guard.

[ogfarmer 138]

i tried with the tool and its doesnt come apart

[ogfarmer 138]

lol never mind i got it it was really stuck

[blksheep 466]

Hmm...make sure you are trying to seperate it the correct way.

[Lalo 13]

The removal tool certainly helps, but ou definitely don't need one to remove it. Just clear the wept and stand it up on a desk or table up on the stock, it doesn't matter which half comes out first, they're both the same and are only held in place by the handguard cap and delta ring. With one hand, pull down on the delta ring as much as you can while at the same time apply pressure to separate the two halves. It's hard but definitely not impossible. Plenty of videos on YouTube you can reference.

[ogfarmer 138]

oh hell $45 dollars down the drain.. the hanguard is 1/8 to long and does'nt have taper on both ends

 

i bought the wrong one

[ogfarmer 138]

im such a noob !

[XDm9-3.8 2]

When they are stuck like that and appear to be one piece I will gently tap the seem with a rubber hammer to help loosen it. Sounds like you got it (although bad luck with new one).

[bhunted 887]

I didn't have the tool when I did mine. Just used a pair on channel locks with long grips. The grips work the same way. Comes in handy in a pinch. I have strong hands and my ring was a tough sell without a tool. Couldn't drop it far enough.

 

The removal tool certainly helps, but ou definitely don't need one to remove it. Just clear the wept and stand it up on a desk or table up on the stock, it doesn't matter which half comes out first, they're both the same and are only held in place by the handguard cap and delta ring. With one hand, pull down on the delta ring as much as you can while at the same time apply pressure to separate the two halves. It's hard but definitely not impossible. Plenty of videos on YouTube you can reference.

 

 

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[Old School 611]

i tried with the tool and its doesnt come apart

 

Make sure the rifle is clear. Muzzle up get someone to pull down on the delta ring.

 

 

Pull the delta ring down and work a pocketknife into the seam of the hand guard. There's little plastic pins securing the halves of the hand guards together and sometimes they stick.

[ogfarmer 138]

thanks guys, turns out I bought wrong one, so I'm putting in WTS/WTT section

[blksheep 466]

Ok. No problem.

[ogfarmer 138]

ALL FIXED, it does fit just was doing it wrong

 

Thank you Old School for the help !

[Lalo 13]

Pics of the new one installed?

[ogfarmer 138]

[blksheep 466]

Nice

[voyager9 3,434]

ALL FIXED, it does fit just was doing it wrong

 

Thank you Old School for the help !

 

What were you doing wrong? I ask because I may be swapping out the same piece shortly.

[ogfarmer 138]

When removing the old one the two pieces were tight together and took a little prying. Then when putting on new one I was doing it upside down. Then I was confused because it does not go on exactly like old one. It only goes inside of delta ring and not into the top collar ring, It goes over the ring.