I am very new to guns, and purchased the 15-22 as my first because I love the AR15 platform, and a buddy of mine (who knows a ridiculous amount about guns) suggested the 15-22 as a good place to start because it is fun, functions like a common AR15 and is cheap to shoot. I fell in love with it immediately, and it is in my nature to research the heck out of everything I like, so naturally I started looking into the mechanics of guns, how they work, and the benefits of all the different types of replacement parts. Now I told you that story to tell you this one -
I came across a discussion about free floating handguards, and how they are more accurate because they don't touch the barrel and therefore don't influence its natural bending/resonance. My question is if I remove the endcap (not the whole handguard) off of our 15-22, does that make it free floating, or is it more complex than that?
I am also well aware that chances are I would never notice the difference, and don't even really plan on removing the endcap, but the scientist in me needs to know!