Originally Posted by
C4IGrant
Yes IMHO. Reason? The commercial RE's are 6061 and the mil-spec is 7075. So at the VERY least, they are stronger. This mostly applies to buttstroking or drop testing.
The main reason I would switch it out is because they are "glued" together vs being staked.
I have had to remove RE's on the range before in order to get a gun back up and running. That is not going to happen with a loctited castle nut.
The other side benefit is that you have more options for stocks.
C4