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Thread: Should I ditch my receiver extension?

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    If your so unhappy with the rifle save your money -trade up to a better gun! Why waste the money on the upgrades? Putting lipstick on a pig does nothing to change the fact its a pig!

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    That's definitely in the overall plan, just looking to make this pig a bit prettier until that happens. And I'm not that unhappy with it. It's worked fine so far. But I realize there are better options out there.

    Probably keep this one to let the wife/kid/neighbor/ shoot.


    Quote Originally Posted by GunnutAF View Post
    If your so unhappy with the rifle save your money -trade up to a better gun! Why waste the money on the upgrades? Putting lipstick on a pig does nothing to change the fact its a pig!

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    What is wrong with it now? I mean when you take it shooting, what problems does it give you?

    I would look at that before I looked at anything else.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stickman View Post
    What is wrong with it now? I mean when you take it shooting, what problems does it give you?

    I would look at that before I looked at anything else.



    I think the point is that commercial tubes are usually made with 6061 which has only about half the strength as 7075. If he ever had to mortar the thing to get a stuck case out or use it in any other manner that puts pressure on the tube 6061 is more likely to fail.


    I do agree its not a huge deal but its a relatively easy fix that doesn't cost a ton of money.

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    Really nothing. The rifle runs fine, so far.

    I just don't like the buttstock that's on it. It is wobbly and just crappy.

    I'm just trying to decide if it's worth 'upgrading' to the mil-spec extension while I'm at it.


    Quote Originally Posted by Stickman View Post
    What is wrong with it now? I mean when you take it shooting, what problems does it give you?

    I would look at that before I looked at anything else.

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    Hi and welcome to the forum!
    I would highly recommend changing the receiver extension. Putting a Magpul stock on a low-tier commercial extension would be the equivalent of buying a Pontiac Fiero with a Ferrari body kit (yes I've seen one) While it looks cool, the foundation is still weak. When I began bringing my firearms from "tacticool" to practical last year, I was able to sell a RRA 6pos. stock/tube/spring/nut/plate set for $60. Most folks don't know the difference and don't care. They see a collapsable stock for $60 as opposed to $100+ and they jump all over it. That alone would almost pay for your replacement if you look around.
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    The good thing about what you have listed is that the Stag lower you have is not bad. Stag's parent company, Continental, is pretty well known as an OEM supplier to a few (if not many) of the top tier. If you are spending money on what you got, it is logical to spend it on the part you will likely keep.

    Changing out the stock with the extension is the right move depending on what you need. If it were me, I would get what you want, a CTR, and get a new milspec extension while you are at it as part of a "Full kit". This way, you can be sure that everything fits best, rather than piecing it together, and it is usually a little cheaper because you get a new spring and buffer as well. There are some pretty good vendors that are site sponsors that can help you here.

    As you get more trigger time and find out what you like and don't like, you can upgrade as you gain experience. One good thing is that you can upgrade your upper and other parts when you see fit to something better and sell the old parts on to someone else. You'll find tons of buyers on TOS.

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    When I did my initial build, I did it on a budget without research and paid for it with a rifle that quickly developed issues. I started replacing the parts that were tied to the issue and then decided I needed to rethink the whole thing and piece by piece replaced nearly everything until I essentially had a completely different rifle. The only things that remain from my initial build are the MBUIS and the buffer tube/spring.

    I had originally bought a DPMS M4 style stock kit. It is a commercial tube and the original stock was sloppy as hell. I decided to keep the tube as there was really nothing wrong with it. I dropped in a PSA H2 buffer and put on a Tactical Intent TI-7 stock. The stock it nice and tight with no play and the rifle functions properly with no issues. For me, I could get the stock I wanted for a commercial tube, so there was no reason to spend the extra money on a mil-spec tube.

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    I certainly would not switch out a functioning commercial buffer tube for a mil-spec one unless I had a specific reason like 'the stock I want will only fit mil-spec tubes...' Other than that, if there is nothing wrong with it, why change it?
    Between two groups of people who want to make inconsistent kinds of worlds, I see no remedy but force. - Oliver Wendell Holmes.

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