free floating
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: west central wi USA
Posts: 2,256
RE: free floating
Free floating a barrel means that it doesn't touch the stock or anything else. Thisprevents the barrel from bumping against somethingthus vibrating freely when shot, presumably giving you more consistant groups. Mostrifles will group better when the barrel is floated. However there are some rifles that shoot better with the barrel bumping up against something.
#9
RE: free floating
On most AR's and M-16's the rear of the handguard has a set of mounts at the reciever and the front has a set of mounts on the barrel at the front sight assembly. There are some where the barrel is free floated but i have not took them apart to see how they work. I have more experience with M-16's and M-4's then AR's.
#10
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 71
RE: free floating
ORIGINAL: Retaks
On most AR's and M-16's the rear of the handguard has a set of mounts at the reciever and the front has a set of mounts on the barrel at the front sight assembly. There are some where the barrel is free floated but i have not took them apart to see how they work. I have more experience with M-16's and M-4's then AR's.
On most AR's and M-16's the rear of the handguard has a set of mounts at the reciever and the front has a set of mounts on the barrel at the front sight assembly. There are some where the barrel is free floated but i have not took them apart to see how they work. I have more experience with M-16's and M-4's then AR's.
I believe most standard issue military weapons will not have this, but anything with a 4-rail handguard probably will...