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Posted: 8/21/2004 7:40:17 AM EDT

What are the downsides or upsides to an aluminum CAR buttstock? Do they have rattle problems? What about weight?

Posted: 8/21/2004 2:24:42 PM EDT

[#1]

I had one, didn't care for it. Rattled, paint chiped off, unconfortable in cold weather (freezing cold cheek weld) and yes, weighed a little more.

Posted: 8/21/2004 2:44:26 PM EDT

[#2]

I agree with jj, get the fiberite stock!

Posted: 8/21/2004 6:21:46 PM EDT

[#3]

Cold weather use (putting your cheek against one in sub freezing weather).

Early ones had a tendancy to shatter when struck hard (be careful when doing doing the extream clearing drill).

Posted: 8/21/2004 6:24:22 PM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
I had one, didn't care for it. Rattled, paint chiped off, unconfortable in cold weather (freezing cold cheek weld) and yes, weighed a little more.

What he said.

Posted: 8/21/2004 6:52:04 PM EDT

[#5]

Never desired an aluminum stock for a carbine after learning the pitfalls of metal surfaces with my aluminum freefloat tube.

HOT in the summer sun and COLD in the winter. Hence the reason why I paracord wrapped my aluminum handguards 4-5 years ago, didn't take me long to figure it out.

Posted: 8/22/2004 2:22:34 PM EDT

[#6]

OK. I guess its not such a good thing after all. Thanks for the input.
Hispeedal1-Out.

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