I am planning my upgrades to my AR right now. I wanted to start with getting a quad rail from Troy Industries and some flip up battle sights.

 

Currently, I have a Stag Model 1. I want to remove the front sight post and hand guard, and put down a mid range quad-rail.

 

Currently the hand guard is 7". I want to put quad rail on that is 9" (as I would like to put a flip up sigh about where the current front sight post is).

 

Will that be able to be done? Can I do it myself? Or does a gunsmith need to do it?

 

Also, is it worth going free float? Or no?

 

Thanks!

DA I am assuming you have a welded muzzle brake, and standard handguards.

 

If you are handy, you should be able to cut off the front sight post, remove the handguards. You can install a clam-shell design low profile gas block.

 

I would free float the barrel. Being that you have a welded muzzle device, you wont be able to remove the barrel nut off the back of the barrel. Therefore I suggest you go with Daniel Defense Omega rails. They are free float, and install over the standard barrel nut.

 

I hope this is helpful.

Unless you are precision shooting you will never see the difference between a free float and standard handguard in accuracy. I'd go with the standard over the free float. All you need to do is replace the factory handguards which can be done yourself. Need help, I can do it for you.

I bought a $250 Daniel Defense Omega rail for my M4. A short time later, my friend bought a $60 UTG rail for his M&P15. I felt like a complete sucker after seeing how nice his rail was.

I was thinking of getting this:

 

http://www.vltor.com/casv-el.htm

 

Doesn't require any modification of the AR outside of removing the sling mounts.

I was thinking of getting this:

 

http://www.vltor.com/casv-el.htm

 

Doesn't require any modification of the AR outside of removing the sling mounts.

 

Way too expensive to do nothing as far as accuracy is concerned.

I was thinking of getting this:

 

http://www.vltor.com/casv-el.htm

 

Doesn't require any modification of the AR outside of removing the sling mounts.

 

Way too expensive to do nothing as far as accuracy is concerned.

 

big time +1

I was thinking of getting this:

 

http://www.vltor.com/casv-el.htm

 

Doesn't require any modification of the AR outside of removing the sling mounts.

 

Way too expensive to do nothing as far as accuracy is concerned.

 

How so?

Anything? I like that style of the hand guard, and it's Free Float (right?). It raises the height of the top sight rail for optics, allowing you to use a flip up sight in the rear JIC...