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Finally I found some time to photograph and compare the eBay vs Rousch handguards.
They ended up being similar but not identical. The differences were significant. The Rousch one is heavier at 244 g while the eBay one weighs only 227 g. Also the Rousch barrel nut is heavier at 95 g, vs 79 g for the one from eBay.
The barrel nuts are not mutually compatible, as the distance from the end of the handguard to the screws are different as you can see in the pictures.
The difference in weight is not much and in practice doesn't make much difference.
A minus point is given to the Rousch one for not having either anti-rotation tabs or pin, but as stated by 85_Ranger 4x4, there is a very little chance of the nut/handguard rotating once the nut is torqued correctly.
I left the Rousch nut and handguard in place because the steel nut from eBay did not come in the mail until just a couple of days ago, and as I stated before, no big difference.
In the first picture, you can see the details of the pin hole in the ebay specimen and in the second one the hole I made in the upper to match.
In the comparative side by side picture you can see the difference distance of the screw holes from the butt end if the handguards.
Again I reiterate, that the differences are so small that either is OK, but one thing is for sure, I will never buy again expensive handguards.
NB: Notice the difference in weights against what was posted before. Paint made the difference.
Finally I found some time to photograph and compare the eBay vs Rousch handguards.
They ended up being similar but not identical. The differences were significant. The Rousch one is heavier at 244 g while the eBay one weighs only 227 g. Also the Rousch barrel nut is heavier at 95 g, vs 79 g for the one from eBay.
The barrel nuts are not mutually compatible, as the distance from the end of the handguard to the screws are different as you can see in the pictures.
The difference in weight is not much and in practice doesn't make much difference.
A minus point is given to the Rousch one for not having either anti-rotation tabs or pin, but as stated by 85_Ranger 4x4, there is a very little chance of the nut/handguard rotating once the nut is torqued correctly.
I left the Rousch nut and handguard in place because the steel nut from eBay did not come in the mail until just a couple of days ago, and as I stated before, no big difference.
In the first picture, you can see the details of the pin hole in the ebay specimen and in the second one the hole I made in the upper to match.
In the comparative side by side picture you can see the difference distance of the screw holes from the butt end if the handguards.
Again I reiterate, that the differences are so small that either is OK, but one thing is for sure, I will never buy again expensive handguards.
NB: Notice the difference in weights against what was posted before. Paint made the difference.