Reviews & Ratings for Brigand Arms ATLAS M-Lock Handguard — 3 reviews — Page 1

Ok, so it looks great, and doesn't weigh much which I thought was phenomenal...initially. I noticed that after a few range trips the epoxy which holds the rails to the carbon fiber, had split as I used my lower rail for a vertical grip. Maybe that should be a recommendation of what not to do. The epoxy is not strong enough to hold the lower picatinny rail to the carbon fiber. So, I decided that I would make a change of the upper and this is where it got really bad. Apparently, this is not a very high temperature epoxy, as I had to utilize some heat to remove the Loctite. Instead of the metal part coming loose from the barrel after already loosening the jam nut (probably not enough heat), the entire carbon fiber portion of the handguard came apart from the metal.

At this point I attempted a strap wrench to remove the metal part from the barrel nut, yet to no avail. Finally, I had to drill a hole through the metal and used a pin and hammer to release the barrel nut all together. After the great deal of money spent, I would have expected two things. A higher strength epoxy and given that it is in direct relationship with the barrel, a high temp epoxy. I gave it two stars though, because if you're careful enough, it is pretty cool looking.

In the future I would have gone with their other model then the Atlas as the epoxy seems to be a big weak point, and it's the only thing that holds the picatinny rails on. With all of the parts finally off of my upper and in the trash (where ...
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I keep trying to create a fist around it to see if it will give, but nope, this thing is super sturdy. Its also nice to have the options of flip-up sights on it. Make sure to run something across it first to get rid of all the carbon fiber splinters to avoid them in your hands. Heard a previous reviewer and followed their recommendation. After that you could easily grip this bare handed or, as I normally do, with gloves. I added a tiny handstop on the bottom row to avoid any slippage. Now it just in NFA jail waiting on my SBR tax stamp. The barrel is a 10" which fits it perfectly. I used some aluminum black to fix the scratches I put in during installation which is somewhat unavoidable, but I just used an adjustable 3/4" to 2" cheap spanner wrench from Amazon, but to each their own. Anyways, the aluminum black did its job and you cant even tell it was scratched during install. This is definitely a great answer to how do I save weight on a build while maintaining strength.