![]() Magpul AR-15 MOE Rifle Stock Polymer Black MAG404-BLK Mounted On A Windham Weaponry “SRC”I began the swap with an A2-length stock, which provided me with a 13 ½-inch LOP. Butt pads can be changed out or slip-on recoil pads can offer a quick LOP adjustment (my usual fix for shorter-than-I-like LOPs). Many manufactures are offering fixed stocks of various lengths to accommodate shooters of all sizes and body shapes. Lessening the upper-to-lower play of an MSR is quite easy with the use of the ACU-Wedge lessening the free play of an adjustable stock is not as easy.įor comparison purposes, consider the length of an adjustable stock to a fixed stock for the MSR: Colt M4: 10 1/4″ extended, A1: 9 5/8″, A2: 10 1/2″ to rear of lower. Granted that there are adjustable stocks that exhibit very little lateral play – they come at a price – sometimes a couple of hundred dollars depending on other features – but they all have to have some play. Couple lateral play in the stock with the upper-to-lower play of an MSR and you may have an unstable firearm in your hands. There has to be some free play or the stock would not adjust. Most adjustable stocks have lateral play in them to one degree or another. What Makes Adjustable Stocks AdjustableAdjustable stocks are normally adjusted by pulling a lever upward toward the stock, sliding the stock to the desired position, then releasing the lever to lock the stock into place. Perhaps not as quick as with an adjustable stock, but quick enough for most situations. Depending on the recoil pad, I can add or subtract ½” to 1” of LOP quickly or remove the recoil pad for a shorter LOP. ![]() With that said however, I can do the same with a slip-on recoil pad on a fixed stock. An adjustable stock can be adjusted according to the type of clothing that you are wearing. This is where I do give an adjustable stock a point. The MSR that you ran during the summer in your T-shirt feels entirely different than when you ran the MSR in the winter while wearing three layers of clothing to keep your butt warm. Clothing impacts LOP clothing adds to or subtracts from LOP. An adjustable-stocked firearm simply takes less space to store over a fixed length stock firearm, which makes them a much better option for storing in and exiting from vehicles.įactoid! You may be running the MSR in different seasons. Storage is another advantage of adjustable stocks over fixed stocks. When medium-to-long distance work is called for, the operator may have to resort to the prone position, which places the face closer to the receiver the stock can be extended to fit the situation. For close-in work, the firearm may have to be held and tucked in close to the body, for example during a house-clearing where the close quarters dictate the use of a compact-as-possible weapon. Today, most MSRs are fitted with adjustable stocks when manufactured and after-market manufactures have swarmed the market with adjustable stocks for virtually every long gun that is available to us.Īdjustable stocks have an advantage over fixed stocks in that they adjust the overall length of the firearm as needed. ![]() Rarely did you find them on “civilian” models of firearms, until the adjustable stock caught on. The M16 incorporated fixed stock on the A1 and A2 models. M16 Stock EvolutionIn the past, when fixed stocks reigned as king, adjustable stocks were to be found only on military-type weapons like the M1 Carbine. ![]()
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