{"id":70961,"date":"2017-03-03T15:48:49","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T20:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=70961"},"modified":"2017-03-03T15:48:49","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T19:10:27","slug":"brigand-blade-the-lightest-ar-handguard-in-the-world-shot-show-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/brigand-blade-the-lightest-ar-handguard-in-the-world-shot-show-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Brigand Blade: The Lightest AR Handguard in the World! – SHOT Show 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Brigand Blade.<\/p><\/div>\n

To learn more, visit the Brigand Arms website.<\/a><\/p>\n

Overview<\/h2>\n
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The design concept is built on a platform of braided carbon tube.<\/p><\/div>\n

At SHOT Show 2017, I ran into the folks from Brigand Arms, and yes that is Brigand (brig-uh nd) n. – \u00a0A renegade or outlaw; member of a well-armed band. They were a happy band because they have changed the game in lightweight AR forearms.<\/p>\n

The BA handguard concept is built on a platform of braided carbon tube; technically called \u2018Open-Architecture Composite Structure\u2019 or O-ACS for short. The O-ACS geometry is computer designed T700 carbon braided composite yarns in a lattice to minimizes weight and maximize stiffness and strength.<\/p>\n

It is then shrouded within a protective jacket. This jacket prevents cracking, splinters while also\u00a0ensuring all-weather durability and abrasion resistance. Solid metal end-caps provide rock-solid mounting on the receiver and protection from impact on the forend.<\/p>\n

They make their own barrel nut and jamb nut from 7075 Aluminum and Chromalloy steel. It weighs a total of 1.4 oz.<\/p>\n

The result of all this engineering is a super lightwieght but strong handguard. To make its point, the folks at Brigand hung a 40-pound dumbbell\u00a0from the end of BA handguard. \u00a0The even swung it around to demonstrate its toughness. \u00a0There were\u00a0ino signs of bending!<\/p>\n

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40-pound dumbell helps to iterate the point that this is indeed a durable forend.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Blade can withstand the heat of sustained fire, partly because it rejects barrel heat faster than most handguards. The open-architecture guard will warm up to operating temperature faster. However, under sustained firing the barrel will be cooler and the handguard will cool faster after firing than with any enclosed guard. This improves barrel life and decreases heat signature duration.<\/p>\n

Specs<\/h2>\n
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Specs and Pricing for the AR version.<\/p><\/div>\n