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Opinion on JP Modular Hand Guard for .308 Gas Gun?

#1 User is offline   DougD 

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Posted 16 November 2009 - 09:05 PM

I have already used all my Search-Fu and would like to get some feedback from those of you with personal knowledge of the JP/Viking Tactical Modular Hand Guard. I am doing a .308 gas gun build and am considering this specific hand guard for it:
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This rifle will be used for precision work, competition, and hunting. I won't be doing any CQB with it, I don't have rail-itis, and I won't be attaching a light or vertical foregrip to it. I will use a bipod for prone shooting and a cuff-type sling for sitting or kneeling. Thus, I am going to be putting some pressure on the fore-end. I might attach a small red-dot sight at the 1 o'clock position.

Questions:
- Is the tube sturdy and durable?
- Does it flex at all?
- In your experience, will it serve my needs as explained above?
- What is your overall opinion/experience with this tube?

Thank you in advance for any advice you can offer.

This post has been edited by DougD: 18 November 2009 - 07:40 PM

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Posted 16 November 2009 - 09:27 PM

Doug,

The JP/Viking Tactics tube is one of the stoutest most adaptable tubes available. It gives nothing up in the way of sturdiness and the ability to add rails only where you need them is a huge advantage IMO.

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Posted 17 November 2009 - 09:50 AM

my JP308 has been used as a competition gun without any real issues regarding the materials for the past 2 yrs. the tube itself has not gotten noticeably hot while shooting, nor has any flex, or loosening occured.

It is one of my favorite 2 tube styles, and would highly recommend it.

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Posted 17 November 2009 - 10:32 AM

Great! I put one on my AR-10 when I converted it to .260. Sturdy and functional.
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Posted 17 November 2009 - 10:36 AM

That handguard is top shelf stuff!
As are all JP products!
You just cant go wrong with it :cheers:
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Posted 17 November 2009 - 02:19 PM

+1 I have used them on 223 and on a pair of 260 guns and it is strong, sturdy, adaptable, stays cool, reasonable weight and I will have one on the next large caliber gas gun I build as well, can't think of anything else I would even consider putting on one
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Posted 17 November 2009 - 10:41 PM

I've got one on my .308 and .223. That should cover how I feel about the product. :cheers:
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Posted 18 November 2009 - 01:10 PM

Well it may not matter now because JP doesn't have them in stock. They're not sure when they will have them in stock.

Anybody got a line on one of these handguards?
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Posted 18 November 2009 - 06:11 PM

View PostDougD, on Nov 18 2009, 01:10 PM, said:

Well it may not matter now because JP doesn't have them in stock. They're not sure when they will have them in stock.

Anybody got a line on one of these handguards?


I just checked, Brownells has rifle length in stock.
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Posted 18 November 2009 - 06:24 PM

View PostDougD, on Nov 18 2009, 02:10 PM, said:

Well it may not matter now because JP doesn't have them in stock. They're not sure when they will have them in stock.

Anybody got a line on one of these handguards?


If you ordered a JPHG-1A it would ship within a week or so.

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Posted 18 November 2009 - 06:27 PM

View Postkampr, on Nov 18 2009, 07:11 PM, said:

I just checked, Brownells has rifle length in stock.


Brownells does not stock the 308 VTAC handguards.

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Posted 18 November 2009 - 06:37 PM

You will like this handguard. And if down the road you find something you like better, this will be the easiest handguard you could ever try to sell.

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Posted 18 November 2009 - 06:51 PM

I have it on my CTR-02 and LRP-07 (308). I like the feel and function of the VTAC.
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