Handguards

The handguard is where your support hand holds the gun and where the light, the foregrip and the stop for your hand are mounted. A factory handguard often has no mounting points, or not in the right place. A replacement puts them where you need them and changes how the front of the gun feels when you swing it between targets.

Why shooters change handguards

Mounting points. M-LOK slots, Picatinny rails or the Toni System slot rail take lights, grips and stops exactly where your hand wants them. A slimmer, lighter hold. Aluminium keeps the gun balanced and easy to move. Cooling. Open ventilation lets air run along the barrel and keeps heat off your hand during long strings.

AR-15 and AR-9: choose by length

The AR-15 handguards are free float aluminium with an integrated Toni System slot rail, in five lengths from 190 mm to 435 mm. For the AR-9 each handguard is matched to a barrel length named in the title, for example 9.58 inches for 10.5 and 11 inch barrels, up to 12.78 inches for 14.5 and 16 inch barrels. Choose by how much of the barrel you want covered and how far forward your hand reaches.

Shotguns: choose by model and magazine tube

For the Benelli M1, M2, M3 and M4 there are drop in aluminium M-LOK handguards. On the M1 and M2 they come for a short or a long magazine tube, so check which tube your gun has, especially if you add a tube extension. The Beretta 1301 handguard, for the Competition, Competition Pro and Tactical, also fits the A400. For the Beretta PMX there is a slim polymer handguard with Picatinny rails on three sides and a flash hider.

Find your gun

Handguards are sorted by platform and brand: Handguards for AR-15, Handguards for AR-9, Handguards for Benelli and Handguards for Beretta. Every handguard here is made by Toni System in Italy. Accessories for the slots and rails are in M-LOK.

Frequently asked questions

Short tube or long tube handguard?

Look at the magazine tube under the barrel. If you have fitted, or plan to fit, a longer tube, choose the long tube version.

Do Toni System slot rail accessories fit M-LOK?

No. The slot rail on the AR handguards takes Toni System compatible accessories; the shotgun handguards take M-LOK accessories.

Do I need a gunsmith for a shotgun handguard?

No. The Benelli and Beretta handguards are drop in replacements for the factory part.