MAGPUL MOE-SL CARBINE LENGTH HANDGUARD, GRAY

Great product here. Really a nice step up from the ugly, shiny, no heat shield, handguard that came on my rifle. Nice fitting well made little piece. I like everything about this purchase.

The only reason this garbage received one star is because 0 was not an option. Anyone who thinks these handguards are quality obviously has never had quality stuff to begin with. I bought these for a temporary fix on my work rifle until our new ones come in. Spend the money on a good set of free float rails and be done with it or buy this garbage for $30 and get what you pay for. Magpul makes excellent products with this being the exception.

Correcting what I consider to be all of the major flaws of its predecessor - and for that matter of drop-ins in general - the MOE SL is probably the most versatile polymer drop-in on the market. For starters, a slim profile allows for a good wrap-around grip, while the ribs along the bottom improve traction. But the biggest external differences are the extended zones both front and back. By recessing the forward mount, the front extension protrudes a good few inches from where the older guard would have ended, giving your hand more space to operate and protecting it from accidental contact with the gas block or barrel. Meanwhile, the small rear wings create a bridge across the around the delta ring, creating a consistent gripping surface between the guard and the lower receiver. Yet the most important feature of the SL is its tighter fit. Users of the old MOE, as well as of other drop-ins, will notice bumps, creaks, and other noises from their forends as the parts all take advantage of the looseness in their interfaces. The SL is designed to mount much tighter on the rifle, while its respective halves mate up very neatly, and this severely reduces incidental noise. Furthermore, there is noticeably less wobble when aiming, further enhancing performance over the older design. Installation is trickier on account of this tight fit, but due to the MLOK mounts, you'll only have to do this once. Accessory mounting (obviously, then) comes courtesy of the MLOK system, which improves upon MOE both by allowing accessories to be changed without removing the handguard and by spacing the mounting screws so that accessories can be positioned between the slots as well as within them, adding more spacing options. Positioning the locknuts to the exact height needed to turn and clamp them properly gets very tricky, and even with a bore light, visual verification of their status can be difficult depending on their location. A relative dearth of direct-mount accessories doesn't help either, but MLOK is ultimately what makes possible the tight fit, so I for one am happy to accept it. At the end of the day, if you're not willing or able to put in the time, effort, and/or cash to install a good free-float design, then you simply can't do better than the SL.

I really like the looks and feel of this hand guard. I purchased and installed two of these. Bring some patience with you when you install these, it's a pain. I think it was easier if the bottom was installed first. I found a block of wood made it easier to push the delta ring down with the tight fit. I had to remove the sling swivels for it to fit. If you have a GG&G QD sling swivel with rail on your A2 front sight, you will have to trim the hand guard to fit. If you have smaller hands, this is perfect, but even if you have larger hands this is much more comfortable than the standard Magpul hand guard. The wife really likes it on her AR.

I ordered this on a whim for a carbine build. Turned out to be an excellent decision. Installation only took a few moments longer than a standard MOE, but the much more secure fit made it well-worth the extra 90 seconds. Very slim & sturdy and long enough to make a carbine feel like a middy. This is more than just MOE version 2.0. Note: You will need to remove the forward sling attachment to install this. Also if you have a railed gas block not very many folding sights will work without modding the hand-guards. The Brownell's folding sight worked fine on mine (SAA upper) but had to mounted toward the end of the rail.

I have a 16" carbine with a high quality quad rail on it and changed it out for the MOE SL because I don't like the looks of a 16" barreled carbine with a 7" hand guard.

The SL gives the look and more importantly, the feel of a mid length carbine and makes the barrel length look appropriate.

Very handy and practical with only two M LOK attachments. One for a light and one for the sling attachment. I like how you can extend your hand further out on the hand guard.

Was going to sell the gun because of the barrel length, now I'm not.

Arrived today and I put it on a Colt Match Target so I could use the M-lok to attach a bipod. Fit was excellent, but a little hard to get tucked into the delta ring. Really nice looking, fits in the hand a lot better than original hand guard and allows M-lok attachments for items. Going to buy another two for my other ARs.

Very nice piece. But be ready for a fight if you put rails on the top half. The nuts inside conflict with the heat shield. You have to pry the heat shield inward as you install the lower . Get help and if it becomes too much trouble you might cut away part of the shield. I did not.