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    Quote Originally Posted by bkb0000 View Post
    you're right- i forgot meps is multi-branchinal.
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    The SOPMOD stock is super comfortable, but remember that it's much more solid than the VLTOR. I don't like extra pieces to attach/get broken/get your beard stuck in on a stock. Admittedly my first AR was an LMT SOPMOD Standard so I'm just a little spoiled

    I have not yet cheek'd an ACS however I think I'd like it as much as my SOPMODs. I have shot an AR with the VLTOR and the SOPMOD is significantly smoother obviously and it is super comfortable. Even the stock pad is very nice. As someone mentioned is it $75 better than the ACS? Not sure. If you're building an AR and trying to stay true to a Crane CQB or something then by all means use one, but I think the ACS is probably the new SOPMOD. I might put one on my next build whenever that is.
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    The SOPMOD is a very solid stock, and I don't think Ive ever seen one break. They lock up snug without an extra lever. Storage is not as quick but I wouldnt store shit on the gun anyways. Aside from that only negative is they add some weight to a gun...



    For recce/spr they work very well but for lighter fighting guns I prefer the CTR/MOE.


    I have one ACS, and while its a nice stock it doesn't feel as solid as a SOPMOD. I know thats hardly scientific but just based on "feel" it doesn't seem as rugged. Its more complicated with two levels, to take it off you need a screwdriver to get up under the cheek rest portion to pull the cross pin down, the storage compartment covers feel flimsy, and on mine the enhanced recoil pad can be pulled back a little bit at the top. Its certainly comfortable but no I don't think it has the general unbreakable solid feel of the SOPMOD.
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    i dont know... the ACS is pretty cheesy. i guess magpul got so tired of being the ones getting ripped off, they figured it was their turn.

    the stock doesn't do anything the sopmod or vltor dont do, it does feel cheep, and it's ugly. i don't see them on peoples guns much... i really wouldnt be surprised if they drop the line at some point in the future.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LMTRocks View Post
    The SOPMOD stock is super comfortable, but remember that it's much more solid than the VLTOR. I don't like extra pieces to attach/get broken/get your beard stuck in on a stock. Admittedly my first AR was an LMT SOPMOD Standard so I'm just a little spoiled
    Idk what you base that on. Having used both I degress. My VLTOR is about as solid as they come and smooth as can be. Also, I've never had any trouble with my beard getting caught in it, even when I wasnt shaving every day.

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    Its so expensive because LMT has to pay some guy in Southern Indiana for the rights to produce it, and then has to pay someone else to shoot the plastic. Lots of Bakshesh there, but not enough to retire on

    If your going to have a beard, the SOPMOD is the stock, as even covering the interface between the pieces on the voltor with tape just means you end up with 100mph tape "Glue" balls in your beard. I dont know about anyone else, but Im not a fan of balls in the beard
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    I've had a beard for years and shot the Vltor stocks for years and never had a hair get caught in the gaps. I have, however, had every stock I own bite me between the receiver extension and the stock body, including the SOPMOD, and even my AK bites me between the trunnion and the stock.

    I never used the SOPMOD stock until I did the T&E on the pre-production KAC SR-15E3. I liked the feel well enough, but not enough to pay the premium. Although, in fairness, I don't really get the obsession some people have with various stocks and chasing the holy grail of stocks. If the MOE wasn't so cheap I'd probably be using the standard M4 stock on all my guns.

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    I really want to try one without paying the price for it.
    "Buy once, cry once. Or not. Many of you will undoubtedly be zombies one day. I'd prefer if you were zombies with sub-par gear."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rated21R View Post
    I really want to try one without paying the price for it.
    When are you going to be in Colorado next? You can try mine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LonghunterCO View Post
    When are you going to be in Colorado next? You can try mine.
    I will be down there for the Magpul class at the beginning of September. If I don't find one on the EE or the intrawebs, I might have to take you up on your offer. Thanks.
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