The wrapping will cover the first several inches you had initially layed lengthwise, thus preventing it from unravelling.Ħ) When you get within about 5" of the end, lay the 9" long loop of paracord lengthwise on the FF tube (knot towards the center of the FF tube), then continue wrapping the paracord so as to cover this loop. Now start wrapping the paracord around the tube, keeping things as tight as you can and working your way towards the opposite end. Once cut, heat-seal the ends to prevent fraying.ģ) Cut another length of paracord to approximately 18" long, fold in half, and then tie a knot with the loose ends to create a loop about 9" long.Ĥ) Soak the longer length of paracord (from step 2) in water until its saturated, then shake off the excess water.ĥ) Starting with one cut end of the wet paracord near the middle of the FF tube, lay the paracord lengthwise along the tube towards the end you want to start wrapping.
For a plain-vanilla FF tube, you will need about 4 feet of paracord for every inch of tube you want to cover. I recommend "real" 550 parachute cord, with white strands inside a colored outer sheath, rather than the braided stuff you get at WalMart.Ģ) Cut the paracord to length. Try paracord before you dismiss the idea - it's cheap and well proven:ġ) Obtain paracord of your chosen color. I thought about an Ace bandage cut to fit, but I'm afraid it would melt all over the HG the first time it got hot. Something about 1.5 inches wide and 2 feet long would do the trick. The ideal solution would be a flat, non-adhesive-backed, heat resistant, strip of material I can wrap around the tube and secure the end with some double-backed tape. My biker friend wraps his exhaust pipes in a kind of fabric tape that insulates against heat transfer to their legs. I've seen some people wrap their aluminum HGs in nylon parachute cord, but that seems too thick. Something that provides texture and a friendly feel for my bare support hand, while insulating against any heat or cold convecting from the aluminum. I do like the skinny 2" tube, as the MOEs were a little too fat, but somehow, the bare aluminum tube needs a covering on its rear section. My objective is enhanced accuracy, but I miss the feeling of Magpul's textured plastic on my support hand. Customizable in Yankee-speak means I can leave the tube smooth, sans any rails, at least for now.
#Rifle handguard wrap free
I know I've spent worse money on gun stuff over the years.Yesterday, I upgraded my home built AR-15's handguard, from the previous clamp-on Magpul MOEs, to a Yankee Hill "customizable" free float tube, rifle length. Maybe people just like the look, that's a legitimate argument. I dunno, personally just never saw a need to wrap a handguard. And the paint boiled right off the suppressor in places, that was pretty cool. Everything was smoking, I do remember that.
#Rifle handguard wrap full
Fashion above allĮither way, I dumped 5 full 30 rd mags thru an sbr a while back and could still hold the handguard, think I had gloves on tho. I eventually pulled the cord wrap off, got tired of the look. I wonder what using 550 and then wrapping it with camo wrap would do.Īnd would be below the OP's budget too at least Lol yeah its on budget. It's comfy and reasonably grippy, and gives a little sound dampening vs bare metal.
I was messing around in the shop, bored on a work call or something, and idly starting wrapping an ALG rail just like that. Yeah this actually works pretty well and its basically free.
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