[Turner1]

I am looking for a set of free float rails for an AR-15 are there any on the inexpensive side? (Aka cheap)

 

[drizzle]

Yankee hill and machine. Quality and inexpensive.

YHM diamond specter length on mine.

 

[telephoneman]

If you need rails, and not just a free-float tube, I guess that YHM has about the most inexpensive I've seen.

If just a smooth tube will suffice, they can be had for about $40 and up.

ETA: I just ordered from this thread, and got good, quick service... http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=2&f=142&t=142581

 

[Turner1]

Are all free float tubes threaded the same is there a standard? I have a DPMS Tuber that I am looking to change to rails and add a F/S for a daniel defence look.

 

[telephoneman]

I'm not positive, but I would think that if there was a standard, free-float tubes would be able to be ordered without a barrel nut. You may, however, be able to swap within the same manufacturer's products without changing barrel nuts(DPMS to DPMS).

 

[jones21290]

+1 for YHM, Mine were heavy but good quality and cheap.

 

[Ryan S.]

Unless you need a whole lot of rail space you are better off getting the Troy TRX Extreme (or VTAC version) or the MI SS-Series. They are both in a $150-170 range but so much lighter than anything else, and they look better, etc.

 

[cochraneap]

check out YHM and MI for reasonably priced yet solid ff rails.

I have the older model (pre-"star") Samson rails on my guns. they're exactly the same as Troy, but were about half the price.

 

[the machinist]

We will be set up at Range 37 -in Bunn Level ,at the Girls & Guns shoot sat . the 5th.
Please come by and check out all our productsfrom Barnes Precision Machine including our Picatinny Spec Free Float Rail System ,The PSFFRS 7, 9, and 12 inch models.You will see why They are superior to other designs...and still light weight,ergonomic...and hold a laser/site more ridgidly than other designs.
Look forward to seeing you at the shoot.

Andrew Barnes
Barnes Precision Machine Inc.

 

[Uncle Alvah]

You can also gain a rail mount by changing the gas block. Some have one segment, some two or three, I believe.
Not all rails mount via the barrel nut. The VLTOR I had attached to the flat-top receiver.