Child Proofing My SOCOM 16

After the three gun competition yesterday I've decided I need to child proof my M1A SOCOM 16. Why? Because unlike most intelligent creatures on the planet I apparently have not learned to associate burning and pain with not doing something.

Case in point, after the final rifle stage I did the stupid thing I often find myself doing, grabbing the rail attached to the barrel of my rifle. Unlike a hand guard attached rail, the barrel attached rail on the SOCOM 16 seems to exist only to move heat to an easily contactable surface so the user can burn their hand. As this is the 157th time I've made this mistake I think it's about time that rail comes off and a standard hand guard goes on. Heck it's not like I can really utilize that rail anyways as I've always been concerned anything I attached to it would be completely cooked after a few magazines.

I also think it's high time to replace that fat front sight with something that doesn't completely cover a 10 inch target at 100 yards.