Another AR newbie question

[soberups]

I just purchased a Magpul carbine length handguard for my first AR---a S&W MP 15.
The owners manual says that removing the handguard requires an extra pair of hands. I have also seen a fork-shaped tool being used to push the ring down.
Lacking both these items, is there another trick or a way to improvise a tool?

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[jbett98]

This guy makes it look doable without a special tool.

This guy used large channel lock pliers.

 

[slimmer13]

I just pull on the delta ring with my left hand, pop the handguard in or out with my right. Not too difficult once you've done it a time or two.

 

[Brutus57]

I just pull on the delta ring with my left hand, pop the handguard in or out with my right. Not too difficult once you've done it a time or two.

What he said. It is do able. The more you do it the easier it gets but it was a challenge for me the first time. I had to do a little trimming to get my MOE on a BCM HBAR middie upper.

Brutus Out

 

[Kruel J]

Same as everybody has mentioned.

 

[308]

I hold the rifle sideways and while pulling back on the delta ring with both hands/fingers, tap the hand guards on the edge of the bench and they pop right out.

 

[11Charlie]

I just put a new hand guard on my M&P Sport. It was difficult pulling the delta ring down and removing the first time but it gets easier.