ar15 handguard on bolt action

[jalmeter29]

I know this might sound crazy but most people would agree that the plastic stocks are flimsy and i got to thinking ... ar15 free floated hand guards are not flimsy. how would you go about attaching an ar15 free floated hand guard to a savage. here is how it would look https://www.volquartsen.com/products/431-fusion-take-down-rifle

the purpose is not to attach stuff to my gun but to make it more ridged when on a bi-pod and maybe lighter if i used a carbon fiber hand-guard

[JCalhoun]

The flex point is the recoil lug pocket. Nothing can be done about it.

[J.Baker]

You'd be much better off and way ahead of the game by just scrapping the factory synthetic stock and replacing it with a quality aftermarket one. Bubba-izing the factory stock usually just results in ruining it and whatever part it is that you're trying to make work with it. If you really want an AR-15 FF forearm tube then do it right and spend the money to get a aluminum tube-gun chassis that's specifically designed from the start to use one.

[palerider338]

Might want to check this out. http://www.xlrindustries.com/evolution.html

[brasse]

I built two AR15 uppers using an aluminum barrel nut and carbon fiber tubes. Very light and very strong.

You might have to use a round recoil lug, but the concept could look pretty cool and be useful.

I am still looking for a low cost bolt action that uses AR15 barrels. Something like a poor mans Tubbs 2000.

[jalmeter29]

would an ar15 free float barrel nut work on a savage barrel?

[brasse]

AR15 is 1.25" with 18 TPI
Savage is 1.055" with 20 TPI

Wouldn't cost much to thread some aluminum with a 1.055" with 20 TPI center and the OD the same as the inner Diameter of the AR15 carbon fiber or aluminum tubes. AR15 tubes come in MANY different OD sizes

[J.Baker]

Why? Dear God...why? :frusty: :help: :yield:

[sharpshooter]

Why does nobody think of putting Savage parts on an AR-15?????

[JCalhoun]

They don't cost enough Fred!