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Posted: 9/8/2005 9:28:18 PM EDT
shhh....keep this to yourself, but I just emailed arfcom to see if they would allow a group buy for one or the other...so keep checking the group buy bored for the next week or so heheh....but dont tell anyone....
 SOPMOD  VLTOR  
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Posted: 9/8/2005 11:44:41 PM EDT
[#1]
SOPMOD, far and away my first choice between the two.
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Posted: 9/8/2005 11:52:52 PM EDT
[#2]
SOPMOD 4 me
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Posted: 9/8/2005 11:58:10 PM EDT
[#3]
+1 for the VLTOR
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Posted: 9/8/2005 11:58:26 PM EDT
[#4]
Have a Vltor for my personal AR, and also using it for my issue M4. Taking it for its first field problem in less than a week. So far is been great, only negative experience has been the loss of one of the battery tube caps, still a little steamed about that.
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Posted: 9/9/2005 2:30:28 AM EDT
[#5]
SOPMOD is the only stock I would consider other than a Magpul.
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Posted: 9/9/2005 2:46:07 AM EDT
[#6]
I have both and like both. Neither has anything that makes it significantly better than the other. It would come down to you trying both and selecting the one that best fits you.
I'd like to try a Magpul some day also, but don't really see the need. Maybe some day I'll dedicate an OT shift to getting a Magpul. |
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Posted: 9/9/2005 2:48:40 AM EDT
[#7]
Me 2 |
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Posted: 9/9/2005 2:51:58 AM EDT
[#8]
I will go SOPMOD myself
how is the weight for a SOPMOD compared to a regular M4 ribbed tele-stock? |
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Posted: 9/9/2005 3:31:22 AM EDT
[#9]
SOPMOD weighs 17 oz, IIRC. I don't know what the ribbed one weighs, but subjectively the SOPMOD is heavier. It helps balance out the Gucci gear, for one thing.
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Posted: 9/9/2005 3:48:11 AM EDT
[#10]
I already have two Vltors, a standard and a club foot model and they're great.
I'm going to get a SOPMOD next for my LMT Defender 2000 M4 carbine. It would be better if I could get it through a group buy. 
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Posted: 9/9/2005 4:01:18 AM EDT
[#11]
SOPMOD.
Because I don't always shave. 
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Posted: 9/9/2005 4:18:03 AM EDT
[#12]
How solid is the SOPMOD or VLTOR compared to a regular M4 Collapsible stock?
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Posted: 9/9/2005 4:25:31 AM EDT
[#13]
It's about the same but the SOPMOD and Vltor have a better cheek weld. If you want a more solid collapsable stock get the Magpul M93B. |
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Posted: 9/9/2005 4:27:14 AM EDT
[#14]
Exactly what I wanted to confirm, thanks!
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Posted: 9/9/2005 4:54:06 AM EDT
[#15]
+1 for the Vltor stock.
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Posted: 9/9/2005 5:01:26 AM EDT
[#16]
SOPOD, but I would not kick a VLTOR out of my bed. Both are top of the line products.
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Posted: 9/9/2005 5:16:45 AM EDT
[#17]
I can't justify spending more money for a stock that holds batteries. I have more pockets than I need on my camouflage. They hold batteries fine.
If one was given to me, I would probably take the VLTOR, but only cause it looks cool. I would only take the SOPMOD if I decided not to use a different stock than what I have. I would sell it soon after it was given to me. 
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Posted: 9/9/2005 5:28:35 AM EDT
[#18]
I'm ready for another SOPMOD.
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Posted: 9/9/2005 5:51:10 AM EDT
[#19]
I own a Vltor or two. I'd like to try a SOPMOD, but that would be dependent on the price. They're just to pricey.
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Posted: 9/9/2005 9:24:27 AM EDT
[#20]
Exactly, which is why Im hoping to establish a group buy, I want a SOPMOD baaaaaaaad but trying to buy one out right is like 
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Posted: 9/9/2005 9:28:45 AM EDT
[#21]
Find you one of the SOPMOD clones/toy/airsoft stocks. They are close enough for you to get the fell and function of the real ones and may help you decide if it is for you. Simply sell the toy stock when you decide to get the real one.
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Posted: 9/9/2005 9:46:23 AM EDT
[#22]
I agree, get the SOPMOD http://www.depot53.com/178/News%20Releases/SOPMOD%20lg.jpg
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Posted: 9/9/2005 9:51:04 AM EDT
[#23]
Why not put up pictures of both and make it a poll......
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Posted: 9/9/2005 9:54:22 AM EDT
[#24]
I'd like to try out the SOPMOD.
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Posted: 9/9/2005 10:23:02 AM EDT
[#25]
Same here, but I'd jump in on a group buy for either. |
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Posted: 9/9/2005 10:34:11 AM EDT
[#26]
That poll and picture thing is a great idea, you are some kind of genius....
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Posted: 9/9/2005 10:41:52 AM EDT
[#27]
SOPMOD if I wanted a to use medium/long range optics on a carbine with a collapsible stock.
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Posted: 9/9/2005 11:07:46 AM EDT
[#28]
I sure am! I hear voices in my head that tell me to do these things   
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Posted: 9/9/2005 11:27:25 AM EDT
[#29]
I can, and I do, own a SOPMOD and I'll be looking for another soon. 'Thought about the VLTOR, but don't like the butt or someother thing that I didn't like but can't recall now. I did get the VLTOR buffer tube for my next build, 'cause the LMT buffer tube has some thread issues for some people, although mine worked OK (could be a little better). Sheesh they're not that expensive. 
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Posted: 9/9/2005 11:35:34 AM EDT
[#30]
+1 |
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Posted: 9/9/2005 12:24:09 PM EDT
[#31]
I have the VLTOR standard Carbine Modstock right now on my DPMS Panther Carbine. I am ordering my next AR (DPMS AP4 Panther Carbine) with the LMT SOPMOD. This way, I will have the best of both worlds.
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Posted: 9/9/2005 2:02:26 PM EDT
[#32]
Another vote for the SOPMOD.
Who wants a stock that most people don't know how to pronounce? BTW, it's uhl-tar. 
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Posted: 9/9/2005 2:39:13 PM EDT
[#33]
Well heres the interest in the GB, im still waiting on an email from arfcom - but does anyone actually know what it takes to organize and have a successful GB?
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Posted: 9/9/2005 8:05:25 PM EDT
[#34]
anyone at all?
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Posted: 9/9/2005 8:28:39 PM EDT
[#35]
I'd like about 3 of them, but can't find/afford them...
Now if there were a GB with a good price... I might like the same amount 
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Posted: 9/9/2005 8:58:45 PM EDT
[#36]
I've heard on this forum that some SOPMODs are beginning to get loose around the tube, becoming rattletraps.
And its heavy And its expensive And it only comes in one color And its too long |
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Posted: 9/9/2005 10:07:21 PM EDT
[#37]
VLTOR
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Posted: 9/9/2005 10:28:00 PM EDT
[#38]
If you laid both on the table in front of me and said "they're free", I'd be out the door so quick, it'd look like Rosie O'Donnell on the way to a free all-you-can eat.
If I could only have one, I'd probably take the SOPMOD. It looks more comfortable on the cheek, but I'm not sure about the straight up and down buttplate. WIZZO |
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Posted: 9/9/2005 10:54:30 PM EDT
[#39]
So true! You feel that.... |
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Posted: 9/10/2005 11:01:23 AM EDT
[#40]
Ok guys Im still waiting on an email from arfcom, but I got into contact with VMT and Cindy(?) said she was going to be talking to the powers that be about a possible buy straight through them, that way I or anyone else whom is nominated thats been on the board longer than me will have to deal with all of our moneys. Keep your fingers crossed (and your legs if your really needing to go pee)
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Posted: 9/10/2005 11:31:08 AM EDT
[#41]
If such turns out to happen, I'm IN !!! |
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Posted: 9/10/2005 1:39:24 PM EDT
[#42]
AFAIK, Kisara was the only member here who has posted anything about looseness in a SOPMOD stock, then he updated with this: "I checked out several more weapons equipped with SOPMOD stocks belonging to Duffy and SMGlee, and theirs seem the same so I guess it's normal...I inspected the inside of the stock and found that the latch pin hole is fine, with no elongation at all." Mine is holding up perfectly well on a full-auto carbine.
Many prefer the added weight to balance out a front-heavy (read accessorized) carbine.
You usually get what you pay for.
You can always paint it.
Many prefer it's longer length due to the fact that your face isn't resting halfway on the buffer tube. |
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Posted: 9/10/2005 1:44:51 PM EDT
[#43]
lol never thought of that sopmod for me!! |
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Posted: 9/10/2005 8:09:38 PM EDT
[#44]
NO Get this
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Posted: 9/10/2005 8:55:50 PM EDT
[#45]
umm that wasnt one of the choices...and this is a facist voting setup lol "Zou vill pick de SOPMOD" 
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Posted: 9/10/2005 10:17:59 PM EDT
[#46]
V L T O R
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Posted: 9/10/2005 11:23:22 PM EDT
[#47]
Got one of those. Think it is about time to try out a SOPMOD.
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Posted: 9/11/2005 1:16:23 AM EDT
[#48]
Magpul for me!...oh wait!...
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Posted: 9/11/2005 8:28:23 PM EDT
[#49]
As long as the Vltor is the newer model with the caps that pivot off during removal, I'd say they're an even match so get them both. I've gone a step farther and permanently added a Pachmayr pad on the back to bring the stock more along the length of the LMT, and filled in the zig-zags with AcraGlas. I also removed the top sling loop.
HG, you're new here so take note: Posting photos of airsoft toys here in the tech forums does not go well with the mods or the members. |
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Posted: 9/11/2005 8:57:18 PM EDT
[#50]
I reckon the VLTOR but I actually prefer a tiny CAR stock with rubber buttplate (for LOP)! The less in the way of armor the better for me.
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