How to Install an AR-15 Free Float Handguard

by - Updated
0 comments
10 minute read
Author: John McCoy

The furniture on your AR-15 says a lot about you. It is a part that defines the shooter. Perhaps you are a traditionalist and opt for a standard M4-style MIL-SPEC drop-in handguard. Or you like the sleek and infinitely modifiable appearance and function of a free-floating handguard. On the other hand, maybe you are interested in a rubberized pistol grip like a Hogue, or an ergonomically sound design like a Magpul MOE grip. Whatever your take on furniture is, the handguard bears a lot of the focus. It is where you brace the rifle, you mount accessories, and frankly, it goes a long way toward the overall appearance of the rifle. A nice handguard makes the rifle, while a cheap handguard looks like a cheap handguard. 

Types of handguards

While there are practically infinite possibilities for different handguards in terms of price, size, form, function, and style, there are only two basic handguards: drop-in or free-floating. Everything else is window dressing to these two basic types. 

Free-floating

AT3 Tactical SPEAR Free-Float Handguard
AT3’s SPEAR free-float handguard is available in a variety of colors and lengths to upgrade your AR-15, or start a new build right.

As the name suggests, a free-floating handguard is precisely that: it ‘floats’ around the barrel and gas tube. The primary benefit of a free-floating design is that it has no contact with the barrel assembly.

A barrel is at its most accurate when it is in contact and fastened to the receiver and the receiver alone. However, a handguard directly attached to the barrel will slightly influence the barrel.

When you grip the handguard and fire your rifle, it does pull the barrel ever so slightly if it is not free-floating. This phenomenon is not AR-specific; it happens to all rifles where the handguard directly contacts the barrel. 

A free-floating handguard is attached directly to the barrel nut. It floats around the entire barrel assembly, causing no interference with the barrel while shooting. Truthfully, hardly any of us are a good enough shot for this ever to matter. At least I’m not. 

Free-float handguards are made of a few different materials. The most popular are usually 6061 aircraft-grade aluminum, which is light while maintaining excellent durability. However, a few examples of carbon fiber free-float handguards and a few enterprising builders have even used PVC pipe. But, hey, if it works. 

Drop-in Handguards

Magpul MOE M-LOK Carbine Length Handguard for AR-15 - MAG424
The MAG424 Carbine-Length Handguard is the most common drop-in handguard upgrade you see on off-the-shelf AR-15 rifles.

Drop-in handguards are generally the least expensive options, lightweight, and fairly straightforward to remove and install (with the Delta-ring tool, of course). 

 Drop-in handguards are the original stock for all variants of the AR-pattern rifle. They are still a great option for the budget-minded weapon. There is something nostalgic and practical about the classic polymer drop-in handguard. And these aren’t limited to just plastic; aluminum quad-rail units have been around for years and are a nice compliment to any carbine build. 

Probably the greatest advantage to a drop-in handguard is the ease of replacement. It only takes a few seconds to pull the Delta ring back, and the two pieces of the handguard come apart and out. You can’t do that with a free-floating handguard. While it is not a huge deal, you generally need to have the rifle locked down on a vice block, and you will need some basic armorer tools. The drop-in handguard doesn’t require any tools (although the Delta-ring tool makes it much easier).   

 

How To Install a Free-Float Handguard

Okay, so we have the basics down of how they are different from each other. Next, let’s deep dive into how these handguards work and how to install them. A free-floating handguard is typically attached to a proprietary barrel nut included with the handguard. But first, here is a list of items you will need for the project:

Tool List

  • Armorer’s wrench
  • Nitrile disposable gloves
  • Torque wrench
  • Breaker Bar
  • Gunsmithing non-metallic hammer
  • SAE Hex Keyset (most manufacturers include allen wrenches)
  • A set of punches, brass and steel preferred
  • Loctite 243 (The blue stuff!)
  • Aeroshell 64/33MS (Or lithium moly grease)
  • Shop vice
  • Receiver bench block

First, determine whether you are replacing a different type of handguard on an existing rifle or building a new upper from the ground up. 

This is a personal aside, but if you have an M4 upper or an A2-style upper with the sight post, and you want to remove the sight post to install a free-floating handguard over a low-profile gas block, please don’t. If you’re doing a clean build, you won’t have to buy as many tools, or go through as many hassles. Barrels are pretty cheap, and you can choose one that suits your exact needs. Buy a fresh barrel and start a new upper. You’ll thank me later. 

The first step is to put the upper receiver in a vice block and secure it. NEVER EVER put your receiver in a vice without a block. You will damage the receiver, period. 

Once it is secured, check the barrel fit to the receiver. The barrel has a pin built into it matched to a notch in the receiver threads, so it can only be mounted one way. 

If you are pulling off and replacing a different handguard, like a drop-in, you need to remove the old barrel nut or Delta ring nut. The Delta ring nut is a typical pattern, and all the standard AR-15 armorer tools have the pattern on them.  

AT3™ AR-15 Armorer's Wrench / Multi-Function Tool
The AT3 Armorer’s Wrench features the appropriate teeth for installing a mil-spec barrel nut. Be sure to use the square 1/2″ drive at a 90 degree angle with your torque wrench.

You will need to remove the old gas block, which will require a hex key to loosen. Or, in the case of a traditional front sight tower, the taper pins will need to be driven out. This is another reason why starting from a new batch of parts is a good idea. The more components you re-use, the more work and tools you’ll need to do the job right.

You can install the barrel nut when you are satisfied that the barrel lines up correctly with the upper receiver. Next, apply a light coat of Aeroshell 64/33MS anti-seize to the threads on the barrel. A little goes a long way with this, and it only needs a thin coat. Finally, you can use a fine brush or just dab a little on your fingers (with gloves on) and coat the threads. 

Be sure to grease the barrel extension as well as the receiver threads before installing the barrel nut
A light smear of Aeroshell or lithium moly grease around the barrel’s extension and receiver threads will prevent corrosion.

Do not use standard anti-seizes that you would use on cars or trucks; it will promote corrosion. However, Aeroshell (or a similar moly grease) is cheap, and you can order it from Amazon, so get the right stuff. It is made for this application to ensure that galvanic corrosion does not occur, and it will prevent your barrel nut from seizing up over time. The science behind this is that galvanic corrosion occurs exclusively between two dissimilar types of metal, which you have in the steel barrel and the aluminum nut. Factor in extreme heat and a stew of corrosive gasses, and you have a recipe for corrosion. 

Now that you have dutifully applied anti-seize to the threads, hand tighten the barrel nut down to ensure the threads are correct and there is no cross-threading. NEVER apply force immediately to the nut; always make sure you can hand tighten it first. If it isn’t tightening by hand and is not cross-threaded, there is something wrong with one of the threads. Destroying the threads by forcing it on will most likely void the return or warranty. 

Use torque wrench that uses ft-lbs to properly set your barrel nut torque
When you use the torque wrench to install the barrel nut, consult the installation instructions included with your handguard for the recommended values.

The instructions with your handguard will have the specific torque values, which will be a range of values somewhere between 30ft.lbs. and 80ft.lbs., so make sure you have a torque wrench that allows these values. The standard armorer’s wrench has a 3/8” drive square for the wrench, so make sure your wrench fits. 

The torque range gives you a broad range to make sure the nut can be positioned appropriately since some of the nuts have positions that they must be in for the set screws to seat properly. Again, refer to the instructions that came with your handguard. If you under tighten, it will come loose, and your AR-15 handguard will have problems. If you over tighten, you will probably strip the threads on the softer aluminum nut, and you might even crack the upper receiver. 

Once the nut is tightened appropriately, you can install the gas block and tube. Double-check your instructions to ensure your block will work, but they universally require a low-profile block for clearance. 

Use the appropriate gas block and tube for your AR-15
Check your barrel’s specifications for the correct sized low-profile gas block and gas tube.

Now that the gas block and tube are installed, you can slip the handguard over, and you are ready to mount it to the barrel nut. First, you must ensure the rails are perfectly aligned between the upper receiver and the handguard upper rail. We have equipped our AT3 SPEAR handguard with anti-rotation tabs to interlock with our billet receivers, ensuring a perfect fit. Otherwise, a quick way to make sure the rails line up is to take the base off a red dot sight and place it over the joint between the two components. This handy trick will give you a seamless transition. 

Using an optic mount is an easy way to cinch together the top rails of your handguard and upper for perfect alignment.

The only thing you have left now is to tighten down the set screws or the clamps on the handguard. Make sure to apply some Loctite to these so they don’t back out, and make sure to use Loctite Blue 242 and don’t use Red 271; Red 271 Loctite requires heat to remove the fastener once cured. 

You can also install your muzzle device now since you still have it in a vice block. 

Installing a free-floating handguard is a simple project if you have the right tools for the job. Thankfully, the tools required are tools that all AR owners need to have in the first place. If you don’t have them yet, go ahead and buy them because you will use them repeatedly. An essentials tool kit is the best place to start so you don’t end up piecemealing tools; get it all in one place.   

10.5 Handguard on Complete Rifle
If you’re looking for a truly modernized AR-15, with better accuracy and room for accessories like lights, lasers and foregrips, a free-float handguard is the best way to get there.

Also, this article is not a substitute for the instructions included with your handguard. If it didn’t come with instructions, get with the manufacturer, and download them. And as always, keep your guns clean and happy shooting!

One Last Tip

If there’s anyone that knows the AR-15 platform, it’s the US military. As a special offer for our readers, you can get the Official US Army Manual for AR-15/M4/M16 right now – for free. Click here to snag a copy.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Top searches:
handguardmagpulbuffer tubebcgcharging handleforegrippmagslingstockbuffer

AT3 Tactical Terms of Use Agreement

AT3 Tactical Terms of Use Agreement

Last Updated: January 5, 2022

This Terms of Use Agreement (“Agreement”) governs your use of and purchase of products from the AT3 Tactical website and your use of that website’s associated content (collectively, “Website”). The Website is owned and operated by AT3 Tactical, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company (“AT3”). This Agreement and the terms contained herein is subject to change by AT3 at any time, in its sole and absolute discretion, and without notice. Therefore, you are instructed to review the terms of this Agreement prior to using the Website. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions contained within this Agreement, you must discontinue your use of the Website immediately. Your continued use of the Website after a replacement, modification, or amendment of the terms of this Agreement will constitute your manifestation of assent to, and agreement with, any replacement, modification, or amendment herein.

AT3 hereby incorporates its Privacy Policy as if fully restated herein. You are instructed to review AT3’s Privacy Policy to understand the personal and personally identifiable information that AT3 may collect from you when you use the Website and how AT3 may use that personal or personally identifiable information.

NOTICE OF ARBITRATION. THIS TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT CONTAINS AN ARBITRATION PROVISION AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE STATED UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND IF YOU DO NOT OPT-OUT OF ARBITRATION AS SET FORTH BELOW, YOU AGREE THAT ANY AND ALL DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND AT3 WILL BE RESOLVED BY BINDING, INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION, AND YOU WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO BRING OR RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE AS, OR PARTICIPATE IN, A CLASS, CONSOLIDATED, REPRESENTATIVE, COLLECTIVE, OR PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION OR ARBITRATION.

a. Eligibility to Use the Website
The Website is open to use by US residents who are age eighteen or above. By using the Website, you warrant that you are age eighteen (18) or above, are of sound mind, and have the capacity to agree to and uphold the terms and conditions contained within this Agreement. If you use the Website on behalf of a business entity or other third party, you warrant that you express actual authority to act as an agent of that business entity and third party and, as a component of that agency, have the right and ability to agree to the terms of this Agreement on behalf of that third party or business entity.
b. Acceptable Use of the Website

When you use the Website, you agree to use it only for its customary and intended purposes and as permitted by the terms of this Agreement and any applicable law, regulation, statute, or ordinance. Additionally, you agree that you are responsible for any breach of your obligations under the terms of this Agreement and for any losses suffered by AT3 for such a breach, including, but not limited to, monetary damages, costs, and attorneys’ fees. You are expressly prohibited from using the Website to violate any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or treaty, whether local, state, provincial, national or international, or to violate the rights of a third party, including, but not limited to, intellectual property rights, privacy rights, rights of publicity, or other personal or proprietary rights. Additionally, you are expressly prohibited from:

· Attempting to access the Website other than through a standard web browser unless you have been permitted to do so by AT3 through a separate, written agreement;
· Accessing or attempting to access the Website through automated means;
· Circumventing the technological protection measures of the Website;
· Disrupting or otherwise interfering with the Website or its associated servers or networks;
· Scraping, reproducing, republishing, selling, reselling, duplicating, or trading the Website;
· Diverting or attempting to divert customers of the Website to another website or service;
· Sending unsolicited or unauthorized communications to users of the Website or third parties;
· Reverse engineering, decompiling, translating, or disassembling the Website or its content; and
· Encouraging or assisting any other party to do anything in violation of the terms of this Agreement.

AT3 reserves the right to modify, amend, or terminate the Website or its associated content at any time and without prior notice. AT3 also reserves the right to refuse service or access to the Website to any person or business entity at any time and without notice.

c. Limited License to Use the Website

You acknowledge and agree that the Website is the property of or is licensed by AT3 and is protected under United States and international law, including, but not limited to, intellectual property laws and other personal and proprietary rights. You acknowledge and agree that your use of the Website is limited by the license granted under the terms of this Agreement, and you expressly agree that you will not use the Website in any manner not expressly authorized under the terms of this Agreement. AT3 reserves all of rights not expressly granted through this Agreement.

AT3 provides you with a limited, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, non-assignable, revocable, and royalty free license to use the Website for its customary and intended purposes. You are expressly prohibited from reproducing, preparing derivative works of, distributing copies of, publicly performing, and publicly displaying the Website.

When using the Website, you grant AT3 an irrevocable, perpetual, sublicensable, transferable, non-exclusive, and royalty-free worldwide right and license to use, copy, modify, adapt, publish, transmit, perform, create derivative works from, and display publicly throughout the world and in any medium or form now existing or later created any content that you submit to the Website, including, but not limited to, testimonials submitted to AT3 arising out of the purchase of products from the Website. You expressly agree that AT3 may use this content for any purpose and that the use or republication of this content will be at AT3’s discretion and without compensation or attribution of any kind.

d. Orders and Payment

Each order submitted to AT3 through the Website is an offer to AT3 to buy the product(s) listed in the order. When you place an order to purchase a product through the Website, AT3 will send you an email confirming receipt of your order. Your receipt of this email confirms that you have placed an order, and you understand and agree that this email does not constitute AT3’s acceptance of your order. No order will have been deemed to have been accepted by AT3 until the product(s) contained within the order is shipped by AT3 to you.

You must be at least eighteen (18) years old to purchase rifles or shotguns through the Website and twenty-one (21) years old to purchase handguns or receivers through the Website. You understand and agree that any firearms purchased by you through the Website must be shipped to a Federal Firearms Licensed dealer within your location. You also understand and agree that you may receive your firearm from the licensed dealer that receives it only if you pass a National Instant Criminal Background Check conducted by the dealer. The Federal Firearms Licensed dealer may also charge you additional transfer or background check fees for their services. You understand and agree that AT3 is not responsible, and will not be held responsible, for fees charged by Federal Firearms Licensed dealers and you are solely responsible for paying all such fees.

All firearms sales are final, non-refundable, and cannot be returned to AT3 without prior authorization. If a firearm must be returned due to a failed background check or similar reason, we will charge a 15% restocking fee that will be deducted from the refund. AT3 reserves the right to modify its policies related to firearm sales through the Website at any time, without notice, and in its sole and absolute discretion.

Payment for all orders placed through the website must be made at the time of ordering. You agree that you will pay all applicable taxes or charges imposed by any governmental entity anywhere in connection with your use of the Website or purchase of goods through the Website. All costs and fees are quoted and payable in United States Dollars and you acknowledge and agree that AT3 is not responsible for any transaction fees or other fees charged to you by your financial institution or by AT3’s payment processor. You agree that you will not initiate any chargebacks to AT3 unless otherwise authorized by AT3 in writing. You understand and agree that you will be responsible and required to pay for any costs associated with any chargebacks that you have initiated against AT3.

Note to Alabama customers: AT3 Tactical will collect the Simplified Sellers Use Tax (SSUT) of 8% on taxable customer transactions delivered into Alabama. The tax will be remitted on the customer’s behalf to the Alabama Department of Revenue. The Seller’s program account number is SSU-R010896575

e. Returns and Refunds

Our returns and refunds policy is available here at the below URL.
AT3 Returns Policy

f. Product Pricing and Availability

While AT3 strives to provide accurate prices for its products and to have regular access to sufficient inventory, it is possible that AT3 may, from time to time, mistakenly list a product’s price or stock. If this occurs, AT3 will contact you within a reasonable time frame to advise you of the mistake. You understand and agree that the price or availability of a product displayed through the Website does not guarantee that the product will be in stock, sold at the listed price, or that your order can be immediately fulfilled by AT3.

g. Shipping

All products purchased through the Website are shipped Free Carrier (F.C.A.) and the risk of loss and title passes to you upon delivery to the carrier. AT3 will pay for the shipping costs of returning a non-firearm product to AT3 if the product in question is defective. If you return a product that was not defective, AT3 reserves the right to deduct the cost of return shipping from the amount refunded to you.

You understand and agree that products sold through the Website are shipped and sold in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Many items sold through the Website may be restricted or prohibited in your area and you are advised to research your local and state regulations before ordering.

Further policy details can be found at the below URL.
AT3 Shipping Policy

AT3 reserves the right to modify its shipping policies at any time, without prior notice, and within its sole and absolute discretion.

h. Trademarks

You acknowledge and agree that any and all trademarks, trade names, design marks, or logos displayed on the Website by AT3, including but not limited to AT3, are common law or registered trademarks owned by or licensed to AT3. You are expressly prohibited from using the trademarks of AT3 to cause confusion in, to cause mistake in, or to deceive consumers, or from falsely designating the origin of, the source of, or the sponsorship of your goods or services. You are further prohibited from using the trademarks of AT3 in domain names, in keyword advertisements, to trigger keyword advertisements, or in meta tags. All other trademarks, trade names, design marks, or logos are the property of their respective owners.

i. Term and Termination

The term of this Agreement will begin upon your first accessing of the Website and will continue until the earlier of the following: (i) AT3 terminates your access to the Website; or (ii) you cease using the Website and terminate your Account. AT3 reserves the right to terminate the Website or your access to the Website in its sole and absolute discretion and without prior notice.

j. Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS-IS” BASIS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, ACCURACY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, SECURITY, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WHEREVER PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AT3 WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIMS, DAMAGES, JUDGMENTS, CHARGES, OR FEES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF OR ACCESS TO THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COMPENSATORY DAMAGES, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SPECIAL DAMAGES, INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, PUNITIVE DAMAGES, EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, COSTS, AND ATTORNEYS’ FEES, DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ERRORS OR OMISSIONS, AND DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE UNAVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE OR DOWNTIME. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND THAT AT3’S LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT THAT YOU PAID TO USE THE WEBSITE OR $1000, WHICHEVER IS LESS.

AT3 EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE, INJURY, HARM, COST, EXPENSE, OR LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OR MISUSE OF PRODUCTS PURCHASED THROUGH THE WEBSITE. EXCEPT FOR THE WARRANTIES SPECIFICALLY STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT, PRODUCTS PURCHASED THROUGH THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED WITHOUT EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PUPOSE, TITLE, ACCURACY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR QUALITY. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW AN EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES. IF YOU ARE LOCATED IN SUCH A JURISDICTION, YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE TO DETERMINE IF THIS EXCLUSION APPLIES TO YOU.

AT3 WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, WHETHER IN WARRANTY, CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, TORT, PERSONAL INJURY, OR NEGLIGENCE, FOR ANY DAMAGES, CLAIMS, INJURIES, JUDGMENTS, COSTS, OR LIABILITIES OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OR MISUSE OF PRODUCTS PURCHASED THROUGH THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, DAMAGE TO PROPERTY, DEATH, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF INCOME, SPECIAL DAMAGES, INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, PUNATIVE DAMAGES, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, WHETHER FORESEEABLE OR UNFORESEEABLE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR USE OF PRODUCTS PURCHASED THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND THAT AT3’s LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT THAT YOU PAID FOR THE PRODUCTS OR $1000, WHICHEVER IS LESS.

k. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless AT3, its officers, shareholders, directors, employees, subsidiaries, affiliates, and representatives from any and all losses, including, but not limited to, costs and attorneys’ fees, arising out of or related to (i) your use of the Website, (ii) your purchase of products through the Website; (iii) your use or misuse of products obtained through the Website; (iv) your violation of any term or condition of this Agreement; (v) your violation of the rights of third parties, including, but not limited to, intellectual property rights or other personal or proprietary rights; and (vi) your violation of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or treaty, whether local, state, provincial, national or international. Your obligation to defend AT3 will not provide you with the ability to control AT3’s defense, and AT3 reserves the right to control its defense, including its choice of counsel and whether to litigate or settle a claim subject to indemnification.

l. Choice of Law and Stipulation to Jurisdiction

You and AT3 agree that any dispute arising out of or related to this Agreement or your use of the Website, including, but not limited to, your purchase or use of products from or through the Website, will be governed by the laws of the State of Minnesota, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. Specifically, the validity, interpretation, and performance of this Agreement will not be governed by the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods. Except for claims for injunctive relief by either party, you and AT3 agree that any dispute or controversy arising out of, in relation to, or in connection with this Agreement or your use of the Website including, without limitation, any and all disputes, claims (whether in tort, contract, statutory, or otherwise) or disagreements concerning the existence, breach, interpretation, application or termination of this Agreement, will be resolved by final and binding arbitration pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act in Hanover, Minnesota or, at the option of the party seeking relief, by telephone, online, or via written submissions alone, and be administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under the then in force Commercial Arbitration Rules by one arbitrator appointed in accordance with such rules. Such arbitration will be independent and impartial. If the parties fail to agree on the arbitrator within twenty (20) calendar days after the initiation of the arbitration hereunder, AAA will appoint the arbitrator.

This arbitration will be conducted in the English language. The decision of the arbitrator will be final and binding on the parties and judgment on any award(s) rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Nothing in this section will prevent either party from seeking immediate injunctive relief from any court of competent jurisdiction, and any such request shall not be deemed incompatible with the agreement to arbitrate or a waiver of the right to arbitrate. The parties undertake to keep confidential all awards in their arbitration, together with all confidential information, all materials in the proceedings created for the purpose of the arbitration and all other documents produced by the other party in the proceedings and not otherwise in the public domain, save and to the extent that disclosure may be required of a party by legal duty, to protect or pursue a legal right or to enforce or challenge an award in legal proceedings before a court or other judicial authority. The arbitrator shall award all fees and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, to the prevailing party. Any judgment rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
ANY DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE PURCHASE OR USE OF PRODUCTS FROM OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE, WHETHER IN ARBITRATION OR OTHERWISE, SHALL BE CONDUCTED ONLY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT IN A CLASS, CONSOLIDATED OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION, AND YOU AND AT3 EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT CLASS ACTION AND REPRESENTATIVE ACTION PROCEDURES SHALL NOT BE ASSERTED IN NOR APPLY TO ANY ARBITRATION PURSUANT TO THESE TERMS.
Any claims must be brought within one year of each applicable invoice or will otherwise be barred.
m. Force Majeure

AT3 will not be responsible for any delay or failure in performance of the Website or its associated products arising out of any cause beyond AT3’s control, such as acts of God, war, riots, fire, terrorist attacks, pandemics, power outages, severe weather, or other accidents.

n. Survivability

The representations, warranties, duties, and covenants made by you under this Agreement will survive the termination of this Agreement, your Account, or the Website, including, but not limited to, your duty to indemnify and defend AT3.

o. Interpretation

This Agreement will be deemed to have been drafted by both parties, and the terms and conditions of this Agreement will not be interpreted against its drafter.

p. Assignment

You are expressly prohibited from assigning your rights and duties under this Agreement. AT3 reserves the right to assign its rights and duties under this Agreement, including in a sale of AT3 or its Website.

q. Waiver and Integration

No term or condition of this Agreement or breach of this Agreement will be deemed to have been waived or consented to unless said waiver is writing and signed by the party to be charged. This Agreement is the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes all previous agreements or representations between the parties.

One Last Tip

If there’s anyone that knows the AR-15 platform, it’s the US military. As a special offer for our readers, you can get the Official US Army Manual for AR-15/M4/M16 right now – for free. Click here to snag a copy.

AT3 Tactical, LLC Privacy Policy

AT3 Tactical Privacy Policy

Last Updated: October 11, 2024

AT3 Tactical, LLC (“AT3”) values the privacy of its users and believes that you should know what kind of data we collect from you, how we use it, and how you can have control over, and stop the collection of it. We make every attempt to be transparent in our data collection efforts and to provide you with information that you need to make decisions about our collection of data from you.

When you use the AT3 Website, even if you are just browsing, we may collect some basic data from you such as the type of device that you are using, your geographical location, and your IP address. If you choose to complete a purchase through the Website, you share additional data with us, which is outlined below. We also provide you with the ability to limit the data that we collect from you and how we use it. We also may use your interactions with the AT3 Website to show you more relevant content.
If you have any questions about our privacy policy, how we collect data from you, how we use your data, or how you can control your privacy settings, you can contact us at any time at support@at3tactical.com.

Data You Share with Us
We may collect data from you when you voluntarily share it with us. This may include the following data:
Transaction Data. When you purchase a product through the Website, you provide us information needed to complete your purchase, such as your name, phone number, address, billing address, email address, city, state, zip code, and any notes you provide to AT3. This data is used to help us contact you, complete your purchase, and ship products to you that you have purchased through the website.
Public Data. Some of the activity on the Website is public. We may use this public data to provide you with the services requested, to provide you with more relevant content, to tailor content to your preferences, to keep records of communications between us and you, and to defend against legal claims.
Private Communication Data. We may use your contact data, such as any data that you voluntarily provide to us like your phone number, address, and email address, to authenticate your purchase, to communicate with you, to respond to communications sent to you by us, to keep records of our communication, to fulfill your orders, or to pursue or defend against legal claims. We may store and process your private communications with us and data related to them to scan for malicious content, to review content for violations of our terms of use agreement, or to respond to legal process or law enforcement inquiries.

Additional Data We Receive From You
We may also collect data from you automatically when you use the Website. This may include the following data:
Location Data. We may collect data about your location by collecting and processing your IP address and device settings. We may use this data to tailor our offerings to your geographic location, respond to law enforcement requests, or to provide you with content that is relevant to your geographic location.
Technical Data. We may collect technical data about your use of the Website, such as your IP address, your device IDs, your phone number, pages visited, referring web page, your mobile phone model, mobile charrier, search terms, cookie data, your operating system, your geolocation, and your time zone. We may use this data to analyze your use of the Website, to administer and secure our services, to determine how we should allocate resources to our Website, and to understand the technical load on our servers.
Marketing Data. We may collect your IP address, your device IDs, your geographical location, your phone numbers, pages visited, referring web page, mobile phone model, search terms, cookie data, Google Advertising IDs, and Apple Advertising IDs to provide advertisements to you through third-party ad networks. We may use your data to provide advertisements to you, to provide remarketing advertisements to you after you previously visited the Website, to determine the relevance of advertisements, to measure the effectiveness of advertisements, and to help make those advertisements more relevant to your preferences.

Use of Cookies
We may also collect data from you through the use of cookies and other technologies. This helps us understand how you use the Website and to understand any patterns that may be associated with your use of our services. This aids us in developing or improving our services in response to your needs or wants.
We may use session or persistent cookies. Session cookies are only stored on your computer or mobile device during your use of the Website and are automatically deleted when you close your web browser. Persistent cookies are stored as a file on your computer or mobile device that remain on your computer or mobile device even after you close your web browser. Persistent cookies can be read by the website that created the cookie when you revisit it again. We may use persistent cookies when we utilize Google Analytics or other analytics providers, which are intended to track the origin and behavior of traffic to the Website. We may also, from time to time, receive data from third parties including analytics providers or advertising networks such as Google, Facebook, or Apple.

Marketing Communications
We may send you marketing communications if you have asked us for information concerning our services or if you have agreed to, and have not opted out from receiving marketing communications from us. You may ask us to stop sending you marketing messages at any time by following the opt-out link in any marketing message sent to you.

Disclosure of Personal Data
We only share your personal data in limited circumstances.
We may share or disclose your personal data with your consent or at your direction.
We may also share your data with certain third parties to aid us in operating the Website. For example, we may share your personal data with third parties, such as analytics providers, to utilize their software tools and measure the effectiveness of our Website or advertisements. We may also share personal data, such as device IDs, with third party advertisers to help them determine whether they should serve an ad to you. The data that we share with these third parties does not include your email address, name, phone number, or username, but it may include your geographical location.

We may also share your personal data with our accountants, auditors, insurers, or attorneys where doing so is necessary to protect the interests of AT3 or to comply with any law or regulation.

We may also share your personal data with government or law enforcement agencies when we are required to report our data processing activities, upon receipt of an exigent circumstances request, upon receipt of a duly authorized subpoena or court order, to comply with any law or legal process, to comply with government or regulatory requests, or where doing so is necessary to protect our users, our employees, our contractors, third parties, or property.

Finally, we may share your personal data to a third party if we sell, transfer, or merge any part of our business or assets. In the event that we share your personal data in the sale, transfer, or merger of any part of our business or assets, this Privacy Policy will continue to apply to your personal data when transferred to the new entity.

Management, Protection, and Retention of Your Personal Data
To stop our collection and use of your data, you need only cease using Website and clear your web browser’s cookies and cache.

We put data security measures into place to protect your personal data. We allow access to your personal data only by employees and service providers who have a need to know or access your personal data on our instructions. We will notify you and any regulatory body of any breach of your personal data or our security measures if and when we are legally required to do so.

We will only retain your personal data for so long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it is collected under this Privacy Policy or for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

Third Party Links
Our services may include links to third party websites and applications. By clicking on third party links, you may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party links and you are advised their respective privacy policies.

Responding to Do Not Track Signals
You can generally opt-out of receiving personalized ads from third party advertisers and ad networks, such as Google and Facebook, who are members of the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) or who follow the Digital Advertising Alliance’s Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising by visiting the opt-out pages on the NAI website and DAA website. Our websites are not currently set up to respond to browser do-not-track signals, but you can configure your browser settings to reject all cookies or prompt you before a cookie is set.

California Privacy Rights
California residents have a right to request that we disclose what personal information we collect from you and whether, and how, we disclose or sell that personal information. California residents may also request that we delete any personal information collected or maintained by us from you.

AT3 collects personal and personally identifiable information from you when you visit the Website. AT3 may provide this personal and personally identifiable information to third parties to deliver ads tailored to your interests.

California residents may also have the right to opt out of the sale of their personal information by clicking a link or icon associated with an advertisement. Specifically, this link or icon may state “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” or “Do Not Sell My Info.” By selecting this link or icon, you “Opt Out,” which means that you have opted out of the sale of your personal information as set forth in the California Consumer Privacy Act. However, even though you may have opted out, you may still see interest-based advertisements. To learn more about interest-based advertising across websites and additional opt-out choices, you can visit http://optout.aboutads.info. If you opt-out of the sale of your personal information but do not opt out of interest-based advertising more generally, you may still receive ads tailored to your interests based on personal information that was not sold by us, personal information that was sold to downstream participants at least 90 days before you opted out, or personal information that was sold by other sources from which you have not opted out.

To submit a request for a list of the categories of personal information collected from you or to request that AT3 delete your personal information, please email us at support@at3tactical.com, or send a letter to our US-based legal counsel at the following address:
AT3 Tactical, LLC Privacy Request
c/o Revision Legal, PLLC
444 Cass St., Suite D
Traverse City, MI 49684
United States of America

To verify your request, we may request certain information from you to confirm that you are an AT3 user, such as your phone number, username, email address, city, state, or geographic location. You may also designate an authorized agent to make a request to AT3 to disclose or delete your personal information. To do so, you must provide AT3 with proof that the individual or business has been appointed as your agent, such by providing a a signed power of attorney form, and provide accurate responses to any information requested by AT3 that may be necessary to confirm that you are an AT3 user, such as your phone number, username, email address, city, state, or geographic location. California residents have a right not to receive discriminatory treatment by AT3 for their exercise of these rights conferred under California law.

10DLC Compliance and Privacy

  1. Collection of Personal Information
  1. Use of Personal Information
  1. Privacy and 10DLC
    As a 10DLC service provider, we adhere to the following principles:
  1. Opting Out
  1. Disclosure of Personal Information

Notification of Changes
Whenever we change our Privacy Policy, we will post those changes to this Privacy Policy and other places that we deem appropriate. Your use of the Website following these changes indicates your consent to the practices described in the revised Privacy Policy.

Contact Information
If you have any questions or suggestions regarding our Privacy Policy, or if your personal information is not accurate or complete, please contact our Data Protection Officer at:
Zachary Plansky, support@at3tactical.com

One Last Tip

If there’s anyone that knows the AR-15 platform, it’s the US military. As a special offer for our readers, you can get the Official US Army Manual for AR-15/M4/M16 right now – for free. Click here to snag a copy.

SIGN IN

Create Account

CREATE ACCOUNT

Passwords must be at least 7 characters long

Passwords must include a letter and number

Your personal data will be used to support your experience throughout this website, to manage access to your account, and for other purposes described in our privacy policy.