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Handguard. A handguard (also known as the forend or forearm) on firearms is a barrel shroud specifically designed to allow the user to grip the front of the gun. It provides a safe heat-insulated surface for the user's hand to firmly hold onto without needing to worry about getting burned by the barrel, which may become very hot when firing.
M&P10 Performance Center: chambered in 6.5mm Creedmoor, features a 20” barrel, Threaded Muzzle with Thread Protector, Two-Stage Match Trigger, Magpul Original Equipment rifle stock, 15” Free-Float Troy® M-LOK® handguard, 2” Aluminum M-LOK® Accessory Rail Panel and Magpul pistol grip.
In May 2008, Smith & Wesson introduced their first AR-15 style rifle in a new caliber, the model M&P15R, a standard AR platform rifle chambered for the Russian 5.45×39mm cartridge. [11] This was due to the availability cheap surplus Communist Bloc 5.45mm ammunition and AK-series weapons. [ 11 ]
A prototype of the MOE slot was revealed by Magpul in late 2007 together with their Masada Concept Rifle (which would later be known as the Adaptive Combat Rifle).Magpul released the MOE slot system in 2008 as a feature on their MOE handguards, and at the same time compatible accessories such as Picatinny rail sections, direct MOE mounted light mounts, grips, bipod studs, etc. were released.
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The Ruger AR-556 is a semiautomatic AR-15 style rifle manufactured by U.S. firearms company Sturm, Ruger & Co. Introduced in 2014 as an entry-level AR-15 using a direct impingement action, with variants since being released such as the upgraded AR-556 MPR (multi-purpose rifle) in 2017 [1] and the AR-556 pistol in 2019.