Just got the stock in today. Here are my initial thoughts:
1. The stock seems to be made very well, I can't see anything that looks like a poor piece of craftsmanship or anything. The stuff it is made out of feels nice and has a great texture to it.
2. It slides fairly well on my BCM receiver extension. It gets tight right up near the receiver, but it is by no means an issue, just noticeably tighter. Still very easy to move by hand. With that said, there still is very little play in the stock when in a position. You can find the play if you look for it, but it isn't that big of a deal.
3. The color of the stock itself is very close to Magpul's FDE, which is nice. It is a little lighter, but not too bad.
4. The butt pad is way goofy looking, it is so shiny, glossy, and totally off colored compared to the rest of the stock. It looks more like Khaki than FDE to me. The glossiness of the stock also seems to lead it to be a little slick. Just shouldering it up in my cotton t-shirt, I could feel it being a little slippery. It is just a goofy butt pad, but with that being said, mine seems to be stuck on there pretty well. I don't see any indication of it coming off without me having to try to get it off.
5. The knurled texture on the adjustment lever, or whatever it is called, is really nice. It lends itself well to getting a good grip on it.
6. Weight isn't horrible I guess, it came in at 12 oz exactly on my little scale. So there are of course lighter options, but I am sure that if you are purchasing a SOPMOD, you are aware that it is a little beefier, and that is fine with me.
Some quick comparisons on the weight.
2.6 oz heaver than the IMOD
3.2 oz heavier than the CTR
4 oz heavier than the MOE
.32 oz lighter than the new STR
.48 oz lighter than the new ACS-L
2 oz lighter than the EMOD
2.08 oz lighter than the ACS
11.36 oz lighter than the UBR
So actually, it does not come in at a bad weight. All those my simple calculations were based off of the weight of the stocks based on their respective web sites.
Here are some pictures:
This one seems to get the color difference as best as I can.
I used the small thumbnails because I wasn't sure how to embed them so they would resize when you wanted them to, and they are fairly high res, so you could view them in the links.
Overall, seems like a good stock. I may end up painting the butt pad black and trying to make it less slippery, but other than that it seems like a solid stock.





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