05-02-2017, 10:32 PM
Gentlemen,
Thank you very much for your input. It drove me to inquire various sources about the use of Airsoft equipment in real AR15s.
After reading and reading and reading I came to the following conclusion: Yes, there are items that can be used, specially furniture and some iron sights without jeopardizing safety. Others, and in particular this case, the barrel nut, being made out of aluminum, might be a problem.
To make sure, I did buy a handguard from Rousch that looks exactly the same as the one I had purchased from E-Bay and I will compare. The one from Rousch comes with a steel nut, so I found a steel nut to go with the E-Bay handguard and bought it also. This will allow me to make a final assessment of the differences. I will keep y'all informed of my findings. Meanwhile I will abstain from using my new upper.
By the way, this type of handguard is part of what is called the NSR System. (Haven't checked on that yet).
Thank you very much for your input. It drove me to inquire various sources about the use of Airsoft equipment in real AR15s.
After reading and reading and reading I came to the following conclusion: Yes, there are items that can be used, specially furniture and some iron sights without jeopardizing safety. Others, and in particular this case, the barrel nut, being made out of aluminum, might be a problem.
To make sure, I did buy a handguard from Rousch that looks exactly the same as the one I had purchased from E-Bay and I will compare. The one from Rousch comes with a steel nut, so I found a steel nut to go with the E-Bay handguard and bought it also. This will allow me to make a final assessment of the differences. I will keep y'all informed of my findings. Meanwhile I will abstain from using my new upper.
By the way, this type of handguard is part of what is called the NSR System. (Haven't checked on that yet).