Check my edit mate.
Instructions are in there.
You do not need to install anything else to align it just needs to be installed correctly.
Let me know if you need a hand.
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The brace doesn’t come off as its not a 1 to 1 replication of the real thing - the brace end is just threaded so the entire 12 inch handguard just screws on in place of the actual barrel nut.
I probably tested every conceivable combination of spacers on hand and right now the barrel and the handguard is tight, the handguard is 98% aligned with no wobble.
The whole 1 piece thing threw me in for a loop as I was expecting the brace end to come off too.
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Oh
Is that the standard handguard??
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It’s this one - Daniel Defense MK18 Handguard 12" Black – WAT INT
Weird right? The default one was the plastic M16 one that came as a two piece fitted onto the delta ring.
The one in the picture has lugs on the brace.
It would be impossible to instal if it was part of the barrel nut.
Are you positive it’s not separate?
I mean Wats stuff is normally top shelf and 1 is to 1.
The one in the picture looks like every dd ris ii I’ve installed before.
Oh I tried - the 4 forward facing screws came off no problem, but its the 2 backwards hex screws that’s blocked by the handguard itself. Not at home right now but even from WAT’s photos you can see the brace has the threads to be screwed on.
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Ok.
That’s actually the barrel nut not the brace.
Have you installed a dd handguard before?
You have to remove the lower picatinny first.
So all the side screws along the handguard need to be removed first on both sides. The flat screw driver ones. The lower picatinny removed.
The lower two retaining bolts removed. The you can remove the brace and the barrel nut. Then Instal brace. Then instal barrel nut. Then handguard. Then retaining bolts. Last piece to instal is the lower picatinny.
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Haha definitely no experience at all - let me have another go tonight to make it better! Thanks for explaining it clearly 
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No probs mate
They are a pain for someone that hasn’t installed them before as most people don’t know how to remove the lower bolts.
Lower picatinny is always the first part to be removed and the last part to be installed.
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You know I’m thinking an instruction booklet wouldn’t hurt when they’re shipping these things, literally cents on the dollar.
Another thing overlooked on all those YT vids on install? No instructions on taking it apart to get it ready for install - it always already taken apart at the start of the vid 
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There was actually a Kublai one kicking around at one stage but the web store that had it on there shut down a while back.
Edit: found it
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That looks awesome! The M16A3 is top of my list at the moment, pending pay day. In your early photos/posts your A3 was shooting at lower fps than the shorter M4. Have you brought the A3s speed up? If so, to what and how? 
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Haven’t done any further tests since then, just taking my sweet time taking it apart and lubing it up. I’ll probably test it out again maybe next week to see if the FPS issue is still present. This handguard is getting finalised tonight!
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Hi ,guys, l was looking at shimming my bolt release lever, on my GE , is the pin covered with paint, I see other models pin are easily spotted .
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All hail @Jas ! Right as usual.
No more gaps, perfectly aligned. No handguard or barrel wobble.
Many thanks for your help mate!
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I had a couple spare minutes so I shot another mag off - this is a quick 7 rounds from the start before any mag cooling.
Compared to last time the variance is tighter (55 v 40) and it shot at a faster fps overall. Caveat being it’s hot as balls tonight compared to 2 weeks ago but I’m still using Abbey greens (am I the only?) - so you should get higher numbers than mine theoretically.
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What gas bud? We are getting solid results on asg. personally I wouldn’t go heavy.
Well the charging handle snapped at the game tonight.
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Abbey Predator (Greens Can) 144a - they don’t say what kg theirs are.
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Try asg.
I wouldn’t go abbey red or warwolf 14kg. Too harsh.
We have found asg to be the good mid ground.
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