Ar 15 noob

[dudley2112]

Hey, I'm new to the whole customizing Ar's thing, until recently i had been running a pretty much stock Norinco Cq556 but i picked up an armalite m15a4 midlength this week. So im looking at putting a new stock on it and am slightly overwhelmed, i was looking at a SOPMOD but at 400$ i dont think thats gonna happen, I was wondering what the consensus on RRA operator stock was? any good? Does commercial vs milspec buffer tube make that much of a difference?

thanks

oh and after seeing all the NFA items you guys can have all i have to say is.....


Tavor

[sammage]

Might search for the difference in commercial vs mil spec extensions, as it will affect whether the stock fits.

[bkb0000]

armalite uses milspec receiver extensions.

SOPMOD stocks do not cost $600 here in the states.. are you sure you werent looking at a SOPMOD lower receiver?

i have no idea what parts availability is like up there.. but Vltor makes good wide-cheekweld stocks also.

[dudley2112]

armalite uses milspec receiver extensions.

SOPMOD stocks do not cost $600 here in the states.. are you sure you werent looking at a SOPMOD lower receiver?

i have no idea what parts availability is like up there.. but Vltor makes good wide-cheekweld stocks also.

sorry typo 400$ thats for the stock with buffer tube, but my armalite has one of the 4 pos stocks on it now so im gonna need a new tube and stock etc

[bkb0000]

that's still twice as much as they go for here.

you don't need the whole kit... if you want to blow the money, that's obviously your prerogative, but the 4-pos will be fine. it probably makes a difference of about a quarter inch.

[dudley2112]

that's still twice as much as they go for here.

you don't need the whole kit... if you want to blow the money, that's obviously your prerogative, but the 4-pos will be fine. it probably makes a difference of about a quarter inch.

ya thats the canadian market everything costs more... so the SOPMOD stock would work on the Armalite 4 Pos. tube? hmm something to consider, still looking for some feedback on the RRA, they're about 1/2 the price of the sopmod

[opmike]

I think you'll find most here are running products from LMT (SOPMOD), Magpul, or VLTOR. All three companies have solid offerings. I find the SOPMOD too expensive for my tastes, personally. It's a good unit, however. I prefer the Magpul CTR with the locking mechanism.

I don't have any experience with the RRA unit.

[bkb0000]

RRA is not a respected name, in most professional tactical circles, nor here. there've been a couple guys here who claim they're good stocks, but that runs contrary to a few of us who have seen 'em and decided they're sort of pieces of shit. the first one i saw was literally falling apart... in their defense, it was right when they first came out and were probably still in T&E. aside from that, they just don't bring anything new to the table that other, battle proven designs don't.

check out vltor.. i was a big sopmod guy till i finally started using the modstock (vltor). it's cheap and good. cheap and good rocks.

[shadow65]

Vltor Mod Stock would be a good, less expensive option.
I personally like the Magpul CTR or MOE but it depends on what you are after.

[zombie killer]

What is your reason/s for choosing the RRA stock over Magpul/VLTOR/LMT? What attracts you to this particular stock? Price, cheek weld, storage?

You might check out this thread