AI AXMC Short Action/308 with 16in handguards? Pictures Please!

[HairyDemon]

Anyone have pics or opinions on this setup, I was thinking of doing it to mine and it seems like AI sells the hand guards and the associated 16in top rail. I like the idea of being able to push bipod out further and have little more real estate for barricade work.

 

[remington patriot]

I thought about doing this as well but thought the better of it with some sound advice. Yes, you can push the bipod out further and have some more room for NV etc. but if you ever want to have a shortened barrel then you may run into problems. The 13" rail offers plenty of room, even if you are using a large scope. The long action version AXMCs have the 16 rail if you are looking for pictures but for me the extra 3" of rail was not that big of a deal as I came to realize.