HODGE DEFENSE
11.5" Pinch Lock M-LOK Handguard
A free float M-LOK handguard built around the Pinch Lock system. Developed from the Wedge Lock concept with a simplified manufacturing process, producing a strong, streamlined rail.
Pinch Lock or Spine Lock?
Hodge makes two current rail systems, and the difference is profile against capability.
Pinch Lock is the more robust of the two. It was developed to meet specific requirements including mounting an M203, so if that matters to your build, this is the one.
Spine Lock is the newer design, a marriage of the Wedge Lock and Pinch Lock profiles. Slimmer, while keeping rigidity along the length of the rail.
Length Options
Both systems are offered in the same three lengths.
Layout
M-LOK slots on three sides, plus two fore-end slots at the 1 and 11 o'clock positions specifically for light mounting.
The Pinch Lock is designed to be the most stable way to run enablers mounted on the rail, which matters most for an IR laser that has to hold zero.
Installation
Everything you need is in the box: the steel barrel nut, the wrench, and an alignment pin.
The alignment pin is a separate piece rather than machined into the handguard, so it is there if your upper is drilled for one and simply unused if it is not. This handguard fits either way.
Building from scratch and want to use it? Hodge, SOLGW, and Forward Controls Design uppers are all drilled for an alignment pin.
What's Included
1x Hodge Defense 11.5" Pinch Lock M-LOK Handguard
1x Steel barrel nut
1x Wrench
1x Alignment pin
Specifications
- Length: 11.5 inches
- Internal diameter: 1.5 inches
- M-LOK on three sides, plus 1 and 11 o'clock fore-end slots
- Pinch Lock mounting system
- Free float design
- Steel barrel nut
- 6061-T6 aluminum, Type III hard coat anodized
- M203 mounting capable
- Alignment pin included, for uppers drilled to accept one
- Made in USA
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