Great basic hand guard!! - Sniper AR-15 .223 / 5.56 Free Floating Forend Holding Systems

Purchased a 10" for a 9mm carbine build. Very light weight, guard and nut appear to be aluminum alloy but nut is very long and durable. Installed with standard 3 pin universal AR barrel nut wrench with no problems(torqued to the mid-low side and did not have to line up gas tube hole but would be plenty easy to do if needed). Nut has very long, fine threads for hand guard and is very solid once installed. The black finish is really nice and is very close in color to the upper and barrel that I used with a touch more gloss. The 10" has two sets of knurling and provides a steady gripping point. If you just need something to hold on to and don't need lights or sights this is perfect, especially for the price. Great value!