boisepaw
boisepaw
If a guy wanted to replace a fixed Bushmaster stock with a good quality adjustable stock...what manufacturers would have the better quality? Are the Magpuls basically as good as you need/want?
MAG347 is my goto, I put that S#!t on eveything, slim and compact, easy to quickly adjust, locks solid, no rattle, 11-14" LOP(M4) nice cheekweld, butt plate holds well and perfect shape/angle, QD in the right spot, and available many places for under $45. For AR15/AR9s I like the Aero enhanced buffer tube, smooth and relatively quiet finish, has the extension covering the threads and surrounding the buffer retainer to protect the lower from carrier tilt, has a ramp on the back to make stock swaps really easy, holes for drainage, it has everything.
I do have a UBR2, it's great for stuff that could use an A5/AR10 length tube, nice and solid feel and cheekweld, looks awesome and unique, actual improved function with several QDs and an improved adjustment mechanism. It's expensive at $150-ish, but figure $40-$50 for a good M4 or A5 buffer tube+$40 for the awesome Fortis K1 end plate, and it's really only a $60 stock as the tube and end plate are built in.
Took a comparison pic of a few, MOE SL is top left, UBR2 middle left. The MOE bottom left is a simple direct upgrade to standard M4, $30, rattles a little, no QD, but comfortable. Top right is a B5 Bravo, probably 2nd best to the MOE SL, a bit wider/more cheek weld area, softer butt pad, QD and easy install/adjust, It has a smaller footprint on the shoulder and no beveled toe, so hangs up a little when shouldering and not quite as comfortable. The MFT minilmalist in the middle right is an odd stock, really comfortable, really solid, similar buttpad footprint/shape/angle to the MOE SL, but not much elsse to it other than a simple adjustment lever and QD socket, 6oz is about as light as a stock can get, and this is on a lightweight < 5# 16" competition build for that purpose. Bottom right is the BCM gunfighter mod 0, a really popular stock. The adjustment mechanism is trash, really stiff, takes a tool lining up through the hole to install or remove on a tube, small flat footprint like the B5, but lacks it's soft comfortable butt pad and nice wide cheekweld. The QD socket is recessed so it's awkward to attatch.
MAG347 is my goto, I put that S#!t on eveything, slim and compact, easy to quickly adjust, locks solid, no rattle, 11-14" LOP(M4) nice cheekweld, butt plate holds well and perfect shape/angle, QD in the right spot, and available many places for under $45. For AR15/AR9s I like the Aero enhanced buffer tube, smooth and relatively quiet finish, has the extension covering the threads and surrounding the buffer retainer to protect the lower from carrier tilt, has a ramp on the back to make stock swaps really easy, holes for drainage, it has everything.
I do have a UBR2, it's great for stuff that could use an A5/AR10 length tube, nice and solid feel and cheekweld, looks awesome and unique, actual improved function with several QDs and an improved adjustment mechanism. It's expensive at $150-ish, but figure $40-$50 for a good M4 or A5 buffer tube+$40 for the awesome Fortis K1 end plate, and it's really only a $60 stock as the tube and end plate are built in.
Took a comparison pic of a few, MOE SL is top left, UBR2 middle left. The MOE bottom left is a simple direct upgrade to standard M4, $30, rattles a little, no QD, but comfortable. Top right is a B5 Bravo, probably 2nd best to the MOE SL, a bit wider/more cheek weld area, softer butt pad, QD and easy install/adjust, It has a smaller footprint on the shoulder and no beveled toe, so hangs up a little when shouldering and not quite as comfortable. The MFT minilmalist in the middle right is an odd stock, really comfortable, really solid, similar buttpad footprint/shape/angle to the MOE SL, but not much elsse to it other than a simple adjustment lever and QD socket, 6oz is about as light as a stock can get, and this is on a lightweight < 5# 16" competition build for that purpose. Bottom right is the BCM gunfighter mod 0, a really popular stock. The adjustment mechanism is trash, really stiff, takes a tool lining up through the hole to install or remove on a tube, small flat footprint like the B5, but lacks it's soft comfortable butt pad and nice wide cheekweld. The QD socket is recessed so it's awkward to attatch.