Firearm including improved hand guard

摘要

A firearm (10) includes a receiver (22) and a barrel (42) connected to the receiver (22). A hand guard (38) extends from the receiver (22) and defines a hand guard bore (62). The receiver (22) includes a threaded end (64) and the hand guard (38) includes a flange (66) extending into the hand guard bore (62) and abutting the receiver (22) about the threaded end (64). A hand guard nut (68) abuts the flange (66) of the hand guard (38) and threadedly engaging the threaded end (64) of the receiver (22). The hand guard nut (68) sandwiches the flange (66) between the hand guard nut (68) and the receiver (22) for attaching the hand guard (38) to the receiver (22). The hand guard (38) includes a first hand guard portion (82) and a second hand guard portion (84) removably attached to the first hand guard portion (82). The second hand guard portion (84) is slid from an assembled position to a disassembled position to expose the hand guard nut (68) in the hand guard bore (62).