Anyone Else Dislike Collapsible Stocks? - Page 2

Double Naught Spy · January 12, 2018, 10:37 AM

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I thought adjustable stocks would be nice ... until half the shots that I fired yanked beard hair. Not. Cool. At. All.

I have a full beard and have not had that happen with any of my adjustable stocks. I spend a lot of time with my adjustable stock rifles as I hunt multiple times a week doing hog control for landowners.

No doubt the sensation is not cool. My Beretta Storm would latch onto my mustache hairs during firing - some sort of flexing going on during recoil that would open a gap between the softer rubber and hard plastic. It IS a very rude experience.

Hunter Customs · January 13, 2018, 10:13 AM

I prefer the A2 fixed stock!

geologist · January 14, 2018, 12:13 AM

I prefer adjustable stocks so that I can get a proper fit depending on clothing and/or body armor.

berettaprofessor · January 14, 2018, 11:20 AM

Definitely adjustable; winter or summer wear makes a difference on my reach.

jad0110 · January 17, 2018, 08:53 PM

I really don't have anything for or against them. Honestly, I don't really need them as I end up setting them to the near exact same length of an A1 fixed stock, which feels perfect to me.

turtlehead · January 17, 2018, 09:43 PM

Just got the Magpul fixed carbine stock and put it on. The lop is 12" and oddly enough it feels just right.

O4L · February 11, 2018, 09:03 PM

I prefer a fixed stock but I also use the adjustable stocks now and then.

doofus47 · February 12, 2018, 11:44 AM

I mind the adjustable stock more when I mismatch a commercial butt stock over a military buffer tube and it rattles like 67 VW bug on a dirt road.

Fixed stocks are always the gold standard.

hdwhit · February 12, 2018, 12:14 PM

Haven't really given it a whole lot of thought. I guess I would say that I don't care for adjustable stocks but view them as an inevitable fact of life that has largely supplanted the fixed stock.

Bartholomew Roberts · February 12, 2018, 01:38 PM

I prefer adjustable because even my own personal ideal lop changes depending on gear and type of shooting. It is also great for letting new shooters adjust it to their size.

If I go fixed though, A1 length with an A2 square metal buttplate. Maybe something like the Magpul PRS.

brian33x51 · February 12, 2018, 02:59 PM

I used to agree but now I have kids....

berettaprofessor · February 12, 2018, 08:46 PM

Adjustable on every one of my AR's. I don't understand the downside; Don't want it to move? Don't move it.

stagpanther · February 12, 2018, 09:00 PM

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Adjustable on every one of my AR's. I don't understand the downside; Don't want it to move? Don't move it.

I do have a few fixed--don't care for them except when shooting off a bench and I have all the time in the world.

Kvon2 · February 12, 2018, 09:30 PM

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Adjustable on every one of my AR's. I don't understand the downside; Don't want it to move? Don't move it

the rattling/wobbling drives me nuts. A2 stocks feel just about perfect when it comes to LOP for me so I don't really feel the need to move it.

blackopsglock · February 13, 2018, 01:11 AM

There are reasons for owning a collapse-able stock . LE officers running Body armor for instance will need to shorten it when using it on duty . Off duty they will need to extend it . Barrel chested men will benefit by collapsing it some . Smaller stature people will benefit as well . So yeah I see the Benefit for some people. But I feel most people just buy them for the cool factor .

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Theohazard · February 13, 2018, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by berettaprofessor

Adjustable on every one of my AR's. I don't understand the downside; Don't want it to move? Don't move it.

Agreed. Disliking adjustable AR stocks makes about as much sense as disliking adjustable car seats. Guess what: You can set it the way you like it! How in the world is that a bad thing?

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Originally Posted by Kvon2

the rattling/wobbling drives me nuts. A2 stocks feel just about perfect when it comes to LOP for me so I don't really feel the need to move it.

Most decent adjustable stocks these days don’t wobble at all. Here’s the thing, if the A2 stock happens to be perfect for you, then great. But if you have a carbine buffer tube then you have a huge number of options for stocks, many of which are better-feeling than the A2 stock, many of which don’t rattle, and all of which are adjustable for a perfect length of pull.

hagar · February 13, 2018, 12:16 PM

Have you tried the Magpul UBR? Not cheap, but a wonderful stock.

Reloadron · February 13, 2018, 04:49 PM

Anyone Else Dislike Collapsible Stocks?
While I wouldn't say I dislike them I am not quite fond of them. The four AR 15 rifles I have all sport the A2 stock, then too, a few of those are SP1 guns which would look peculiar with a collapsible stock.

Ron

February 12, 2018, 11:44 AM	#33
doofus47 Senior Member Join Date: June 9, 2010 Location: live in a in a house when i'm not in a tent Posts: 2,483	I mind the adjustable stock more when I mismatch a commercial butt stock over a military buffer tube and it rattles like 67 VW bug on a dirt road. Fixed stocks are always the gold standard. __________________ I'm right about the metric system 3/4 of the time.

February 13, 2018, 12:16 PM	#42
hagar Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 2000 Location: Colombia, SC Posts: 745	Have you tried the Magpul UBR? Not cheap, but a wonderful stock. __________________ I don't have time for busy people

January 13, 2018, 10:13 AM	#27
Hunter Customs Senior Member Join Date: March 26, 2005 Location: Osborn, Missouri Posts: 2,697	I prefer the A2 fixed stock!

January 14, 2018, 12:13 AM	#28
geologist Senior Member Join Date: March 8, 2005 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 247	I prefer adjustable stocks so that I can get a proper fit depending on clothing and/or body armor.

January 14, 2018, 11:20 AM	#29
berettaprofessor Senior Member Join Date: November 23, 2008 Posts: 1,091	Definitely adjustable; winter or summer wear makes a difference on my reach.

January 17, 2018, 08:53 PM	#30
jad0110 Senior Member Join Date: May 30, 2007 Posts: 761	I really don't have anything for or against them. Honestly, I don't really need them as I end up setting them to the near exact same length of an A1 fixed stock, which feels perfect to me.

January 17, 2018, 09:43 PM	#31
turtlehead Senior Member Join Date: October 20, 2015 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,203	Just got the Magpul fixed carbine stock and put it on. The lop is 12" and oddly enough it feels just right.

February 11, 2018, 09:03 PM	#32
O4L Senior Member Join Date: September 16, 2015 Posts: 646	I prefer a fixed stock but I also use the adjustable stocks now and then.

February 12, 2018, 12:14 PM	#34
hdwhit Senior Member Join Date: June 22, 2017 Posts: 1,011	Haven't really given it a whole lot of thought. I guess I would say that I don't care for adjustable stocks but view them as an inevitable fact of life that has largely supplanted the fixed stock.

February 12, 2018, 01:38 PM	#35
Bartholomew Roberts member Join Date: June 12, 2000 Location: Texas and Oklahoma area Posts: 8,462	I prefer adjustable because even my own personal ideal lop changes depending on gear and type of shooting. It is also great for letting new shooters adjust it to their size. If I go fixed though, A1 length with an A2 square metal buttplate. Maybe something like the Magpul PRS.

February 12, 2018, 02:59 PM	#36
brian33x51 Senior Member Join Date: January 24, 2005 Location: Denver area Posts: 221	I used to agree but now I have kids....

February 12, 2018, 08:46 PM	#37
berettaprofessor Senior Member Join Date: November 23, 2008 Posts: 1,091	Adjustable on every one of my AR's. I don't understand the downside; Don't want it to move? Don't move it.

February 13, 2018, 01:11 AM	#40
blackopsglock Member Join Date: October 6, 2002 Posts: 51	There are reasons for owning a collapse-able stock . LE officers running Body armor for instance will need to shorten it when using it on duty . Off duty they will need to extend it . Barrel chested men will benefit by collapsing it some . Smaller stature people will benefit as well . So yeah I see the Benefit for some people. But I feel most people just buy them for the cool factor . Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

February 13, 2018, 04:49 PM	#43
Reloadron Senior Member Join Date: June 8, 2016 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Suburbs Posts: 1,750	Anyone Else Dislike Collapsible Stocks? While I wouldn't say I dislike them I am not quite fond of them. The four AR 15 rifles I have all sport the A2 stock, then too, a few of those are SP1 guns which would look peculiar with a collapsible stock. Ron