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Well I did a search for "stock" and nothing really popped up but people looking for a particular one or talking about some retailer that has something back in stock.
I have a few different builds in progress and have not really picked out any stocks but looking for advice (advantages/disadvantages) and recommendations are welcome. This might be more of a personal item, kinda like buying a set of pants, but figured the more I know can't hurt. I have been wrong on that before though
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The AR-9, AR-15 and AR-10 platforms are what I am concentrated on. The AR-9 will probably be first followed by the AR-15. Not sure if I want a folding stock on anything either, most of them look a little cumbersome. I would think having QD sockets and telescoping to be something everyone would want but then again with no true knowledge I could be missing something.
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Things to consider...
Intended use. ....Bench ?.. hunting ?.. 3 Gun ? SD ?
weight choice ( both the stock and the "build" ). Some bench stocks can weigh 2+ lbs... you can use stock weight to help "balance" the firearm.
Cheek wield wise , narrow works just fine , but wider is more comfortable for me .... also some collapsible stocks can tend to grab facial hair, just enough to be annoying
Limbsaver makes recoil pads that truly work, for quite a few Magpul stocks. Easy way to make 5.56 / 308 recoil much less noticeable. Needed or not, the recoil impulse is less and softer.
Carbine length buffer tubes come in all sorts of adjustment lengths 11 position- 3? position... while they all extend to the same'ish length.
"Vltor" length buffer tubes are 3/4" longer... and that can be used on 308 Large Frames and AR15's ....so can the AR15 buffer tube BUT the various parts don't always intermix.
Frankly ... there are so many AR stocks out there... you might post pics of some you are interested in, so we could point out pros and cons.