AR-16 Style Hand Guards For The BRN-180

Playing with some ideas I have had floating around in my head as well as trying out some a new filament color, Army Green.

For those not familiar, the AR-16 was a prototype designed by Eugene Stoner when he still worked at ArmaLite. The furniture was wood but I always liked the shape of the hand guard. The part that stands out for me is the hand stop and the metal heat shield that sticks out the front.

I decided to give it a go and designed a couple prototypes.

photo sourced from gunlab.net
photo sourced from gunlab.net

So far I am very pleased with the outcome. The goal will be to creat one hand guard that works for both the long and short versions of the BRN-180. The green might not be your cup of tea but it photographs well. It will certainly be available in basic black.

What do you all think? Leave me your comments below and no this isn’t an April fools joke. I actually posted an article!

3 Replies to “AR-16 Style Hand Guards For The BRN-180”

  1. ok but not what every BRN – 180 wants. What we REALLY want is the original AR – 180 forearm look for the BRN – 180, not what Brownells sells now. They have made progress with a rear folding stock that looks like the AR=180 now we just need the forearm.

  2. SLIME GREEN HAS BECOME QUIT POPULAR LATELY ON THE AR CUSTOM COLOR SELECTIONS, AND YOU CAN SURELY RATTLE-CAN HI-TEMP BBQ BLACK IF YOU GET SOBER IN TIME ON MONDAY MORNING . JUST KIDDING RICK, ASSTETICALLY PLEASING TO THE EYE AND SHOULD BE TOUGH ENOUGH TO LOW CRAWL THROUGH THE BRUSH WHEN THEN CHINESE GET HERE . JUST ANOTHER LATE NITE WITH THE GUNNEY..

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