Reviews & Ratings for Lancer Systems LCH7 Octagon Carbon Fiber Handguards — 9 reviews — Page 1

Great fit and finish on this hand guard but as others mentioned, the heavy barrel nut offsets any weight savings over an aluminum hand guard. It does move the center of mass of the hand guard to the receiver which helps. I rated a 4 but would rate it a 5 if it had a lighter barrel nut.

First of the positives, the hand guard itself that is the only part made of carbon fiber is extreme light of course and done very well. Now the negatives… ANY AND ALL weight savings were EXTREMELY STUPIDLY designed into an EXTREMELY HEAVY SOLID STEEL(NOT ALUMINUM like claimed I think!)COLLAR that you first screw on to the upper using RED knock off fake loctite that you have to use to essentially glue the STUPID COLLAR(that NEVER fits UP TO THE UPPER leaving a big gap!)and then WAIT a DAY AT LEAST till it dries so MAYBE you can then insert the barrel and the JAM NUT that screws into the STUPID HEAVY COLLAR AS POSSIBLY COULD BE for even MORE WEIGHT ADDED to a hand guard that HANDS DOWN is HEAVIER than EVERY SINGLE hand guard I’ve ever had from super extra high end to cheapish ones! There is ZERO weigh savings OTHER than if you buy their longest version and ONLY good as you’d be able to swing JUST the FRONT END of your gun faster due to less weight out front(but ALL thats saved out front is ADDED PLUS LOTS more into BOTH WAY OVER complicated mounting system. If only they had a NORMAL barrel nut I’d highly recommend this hand guard but as is it’s a joke and not worth $230-$400 when a decent aluminum hand guard weighs WAY LESS AND costs WAY LESS AND can be installed in MINUTES versus DAYS since like I expected the thread loctite didn’t hold when I did the PROPER thing which is stretching the threads on my new upper so again I had to clean threads and glue/loctite the STUPID collar...
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Not a handguard I’d put on my battle rifle but it’s great for competition. Light and sturdy. Slight amount of flex compared to metal so zero on irons would be iffy over time.

After purchasing and mounting this hand guard on my AR-10 20" Rifle build I find my rifle to be very visually appealing with the carbon fiber weave however the mounting process for the hand guard requires an experienced gunsmith. The barrel nut/extension requires red thread lock to be used and it precisely aligned with the receiver in order for the gas tube to fit through the extension. The process to install is very specific and requires experience. The hand guard is fairly light enough and balances out any heavy barrel or long barrel rifle, However the weight saving in comparison to an aluminum m-lok hand guard is minimum. This is a produce that caters towards competition, bench and long range shooters due to the benefits of carbon fiber.

The weakness of the handguard is the mounting of the handguard. The handguard is bolted to the mount. However, this only works if the handguard is a very tight fit to the mount. Return the handguard if it is oversized for the mount, or tighten the bottom bolts to mate the bottom handguard surface to the mount surface. Then, tighten the top bolts.

If the handguard is made correctly, it should be solid.

The Precision Reflex Gen III handguard or the JP Enterprises Mark III handguard have superior mounting methods. The Precision Reflex handguard is carbon fiber. It has a threaded cap at the end of the carbon fiber that threads on to the mount.

great looking handguard, fit and finish are top notch, extreme light weight fits hand well, stays cool under fire, barrel nut to receiver solid lockup, would I purchase again yes, shipping was fast very happy with outcome.

great looking handguard, fit and finish are top notch, extreme light weight fits hand well, stays cool under fire, barrel nut to receiver solid lockup, would I purchase again yes, shipping was fast very happy with outcome.