"I can't understand what the problem is this time, since I removed them once, rattle canned them, replaced them. Since I wasn't satisified with the results, I then removed them and now am attempting to replace them with new ones."
My apologies for the misunderstanding... So the "new ones" you are referring to above are the ones from my CQ-A. They went on/off my CQ-A without a hitch. Can you see any differences in dimensions between your old ones and my new ones?
I had to fit the MOE's for my CQ-A. I wonder if fitting will be required for the new CQ-A handguards as well. It appears that all CQ-A's are out of spec by the same amount.
Problem solved!
Used the "buddy system" assisted by my local gunsmith. One of us holding down the delta ring, the other force fitting each handguard. No dremel required.
