M14 Wood Handguards

[Maniac]

Never seen a reproduction wood handguard, but I've no idea why not. M1a's aren't select fire, except for a few...

They surely look better than the reproduction fiberglass handguards!

Fulton Armory advertises walnut M14 handguards for $40. I personally favor the dark brown/black USGI solid guards. It shows the transition from an all steel & wood US service rifle to the steel, aluminum & plastic we've gone to for the past 45 years.

[Bill Ricca]

The older repros looked a lot different than the GI. Due to manufacturing warranties, they were much thicker. Like M1 rear hand guards, many cracked, creating problems for the manufacturer. So the wood was produced much thicker.

It was so thick that the rear "spring clip" was down inside a "wooden ditch".

[Greg V]

Looks pretty deep on this one. Wonder how high it will go!

Springfield M1A Walnut Front Handguard Hand Guard - eBay (item 220566040026 end time Mar-10-10 18:15:57 PST)

[jmoore]

Learn something new all the time... Recently bought another original from one of the forum members. Its really, really nice!

[Greg V]

Any chance you might post a picture of it?

Thanks, Greg V

[jmoore]

The camera I borrow for good pics is back in the owner's hands for now. My camera (digital), well, I haven't found it to be much good for anything! Don't feel like forking over $500-1000 right now for a decent rig, and I'm not going to cheap out again...(Unfortunately, my good old film equipment is wretchedly obsolete!)

[jmoore]

"New" GI wood handguard pics:












So, there you go!

BTW, you may be able to see the top of the "speedhammer" as detailed in an earlier thread- this rifle's had many thousand of rounds through it, but NOT w/ the new H/G...

[RCS]

originals are really thin in back against the receiver, almost always cracked or split. Do you have a brass repair in your handguard ? very difficult to locate any originals now.

[jmoore]

Had a TINY split- as advertised- but it did not go all the way through the thickness of the wood, AND it closed up entirely when the rear band tension was taken up by the barrel. No repairs!

ETA No refinish, either! Matched up nicely, no?

[jmoore]

Couple of notes:

That's the stock the rifle came in, but most of my shooting has been done w/ it in different furniture, including quite a while in the "Frankenrifle" stock whilst it was going through multiple changes. All that business is now on another rifle (as pictured).

Link to the "Speedhammer" thread, if you haven't seen it previously:

M1/M14 Speedhammer - Military Surplus Collectors Forums