Handguards and HEAT

[wyoplinker]

Yeah it will clear it.  I also tried mounting that 3.2" piece in the holes just forward of where you see it.  Worked fine, just overhung the handguard by about 3/8".

[moeman]

Turns out that Troy Ind is moving to Tenn (good for them!) so could not order online. I called them and they said to order from one of their resellers. I tried and tried and finally gave up and ordered the 4.2" from Amazon. I'll pray for forgiveness tonight. In the meantime, I'll get my order! Thanks for all the help in this thread!

[RSR]

They stand up off the handguard just a bit, but they lock up real solid.  I'm happy with them.  This is the 3.2" section.

Thanks for sharing.

Can probably sand or file them down to fit more flush -- you're pushing that back angle crease with that 3.2" rail. 

FWIW, I find the 2" rail works fine for the AFG2 on the bottom, and I leave the front hole empty for ventilation...

[RSR]

Thanks for the feedback!
Do you think a longer one would clear that end cap on the front? Looks close. 
I'm putting an AFG-2 foregrip on, but wondered if I could put a light in front of the grip.

Think you'd have better luck cantilevering off the sides where the end cap doesn't meaningfully protrude past the handguard. 

[moeman]

RSR, you have some good points. Good to know that the AFG works with the 2" rail. I'll probably just return the 4.2 (thanks Amazon!) and order the 2". 
I love this group. I learn so much every time I'm on.

[briang2ad]

I ordered it - worth a try.

I got the rail ON, but it is lose - no good for mine.  But, I have the handguard attached and the barrel might be interfering.  Do you have the rail off?  Did you put the rail on yet? 

[wyoplinker]

I attached mine with the rail on and it tightened up real good.  It did take me a couple of tries though, it's a little tricky to get it right.

Chris

[Bigdude]

Good look, briang2ad! Can you share about how you mounted the light to the NEA lower? (and a front grip, if you have one. I couldn't tell from the pic). I'm still unclear what to use for the round openings.

I own a set of the NEA handguards with the circles. As far as attachments, you can put M-Lok accessories such as a foregrip or picatinny rail. Also, the picatinny rails made by NEA/Troy Industries that came with the handguards fit as well. But if you want to keep it light, just attach M-lok accessories and skip the pic rail.

Here is a picture of the original pic rails that came with the NEA handrail set. I don't use them because they are very heavy.

[moeman]

Just to report back, I got the 2" QARS Troy Rail Section, and the AFG-2 angled fore grip. It seems to work fine, but I have not fired it yet.
Looks great, though! 

[briang2ad]

The QARS rail section I bought (Amazon)  will NOT fit on the NEA rail tight - I've tried several times. 

[CTGuy]

I found that the NEA handguard accepts a Kriss Vector grip quite well, and that keeps the heat off my fingers quite well.

[briang2ad]

The QARS rail section I bought (Amazon)  will NOT fit on the NEA rail tight - I've tried several times.

Correction.  I pulled off the top cover and was able to manipulate them on.

[cdubculvy]

Howdy folks, reviving a bit of an older thread here. I'll admit I'm a VZ 58 noob and came here because of the Garandthumb video, please don't flame! I'm a 5 time CZ owner and even 25% Czech by blood, so I'm still cool, I think

Basically, I want to duplicate the SBR Garandthumb had in his video, or something similar. It was a suppressed 7" model. My concern is that a VZ 58 compact, always suppressed, would be a "wear gloves all the time" type of gun. Is there any hope for the compact model as far as heat mitigation? I think the 7" with a suppressor would be awesome, but I'm also wondering if I should wait and try and snag a 12".

Anyone here done the same? Looking for first-hand experience. I appreciate the help!

[RSR]

Go w/ 12".  IMO, there's no point of the 7" except if you want a flamethrower or are doing a Strike Back clone...

[cdubculvy]

Go w/ 12".  IMO, there's no point of the 7" except if you want a flamethrower or are doing a Strike Back clone...

This is the conclusion I arrived at, thanks. Now to catch one in stock.