Scoped AR, A1/A2 Stock

[No_Regerts]

I bought my first AR oriented "LPVO", aka scope, today. I started thinking about it. Since scopes have critical eye relief and your eye has to be within a certain "box" to get a full field of view, why bother with a collapsible stock? I'm thinking of switching to an A1 stock and setting the eye relief so that its constant.

Does that make sense?

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[Kruel J]

DUDE!!

You're making me have a facial tick.

Collapsible stocks are good for storing the gun in the safe, easier transportability and adjusting it down shorter for little people.

 

[slimmer13]

I bought my first AR oriented "LPVO", aka scope, today. I started thinking about it. Since scopes have critical eye relief and your eye has to be within a certain "box" to get a full field of view, why bother with a collapsible stock? I'm thinking of switching to an A1 stock and setting the eye relief so that its constant.

Does that make sense?

Yes. Plus a rifle length gas/buffer system is smoother and better suited for scoped shooting IMO.

 

[Kruel J]

Oh, and collapsible also lets you swap stocks with ease and save some weight.

 

[User 1234]

No reason that a collapsible stock would force you to give up a rifle length gas tube.

 

[titsonritz]

Go with the A1 over the A2, the A2 is too long IMO.

The big advantage of a collapsible stock is the ability to adjust LOP for heavy clothes, body armor and different shooters. An A5 will give you the best of both worlds, a collapsible stock with rifler buffer system performance.

 

[User 1234]

Mygrainman was selling an original Colt cheek riser a while back, if he has it you could stick that on an A1 stock.

 

[No_Regerts]

DUDE!!

You're making me have a facial tick.

Collapsible stocks are good for storing the gun in the safe, easier transportability and adjusting it down shorter for little people.

I have to have it extended for the barrel to reach the slot....

 

[No_Regerts]

Oh, and collapsible also lets you swap stocks with ease and save some weight.

In the end, I just need to be able to pick up the rifle and have a full view. If LOP doesn't change, neither does eye relief. Besides, even with the stock sucked in, the gun isn't ever going to be small.

 

[No_Regerts]

DUDE!!

You're making me have a facial tick.

Collapsible stocks are good for storing the gun in the safe, easier transportability and adjusting it down shorter for little people.

Don't sit so close to the TV!

 

[eightyeight mag]

Also, an adjustable lop comes in handy when wearing a heavy coat vs a t-shirt

 

[Camelfilter]

Also, an adjustable lop comes in handy when wearing a heavy coat vs a t-shirt

Yah, or load bearing stuff/armor etc etc.

Also may be handy for transport/ stowage.

We have a bunch of AR's, most with regular ar adjustable stocks. Mostly red dots/1-6's or just irons. Like them.

Some with A1/A2 type nonadjustable, some with Magpul PRS (although adjustable, not like a regular AR adjustable). Higher power scopes/bipods.

Like the PRS a bunch tho, maybe give that a thought?

 

[Kruel J]

Go with the A1 over the A2, the A2 is too long IMO.

The big advantage of a collapsible stock is the ability to adjust LOP for heavy clothes, body armor and different shooters. An A5 will give you the best of both worlds, a collapsible stock with rifler buffer system performance.

Meh, rifle length systems are over rated. Carbine has been working for what? 50 years?

 

[bsa1917hunter]

DUDE!!

You're making me have a facial tick.

Collapsible stocks are good for storing the gun in the safe, easier transportability and adjusting it down shorter for little people.

Hey, little guys need to be able to shoot too.

 

[bsa1917hunter]

Meh, rifle length systems are over rated. Carbine has been working for what? 50 years?

OMG!!!!

 

[Kruel J]

OMG!!!!

I have that effect on most.

 

[No_Regerts]

I have that effect on most.

 

[bsa1917hunter]

No reason that a collapsible stock would force you to give up a rifle length gas tube.

Yep, i was shooting the rifle i gave my dad earlier today and it has a rifle length gas tube and ACS stock. Works great.

 

[Unka-Boo]

I'm gonna preface this with "I like collapsible stocks".

BUT.....

Not once that I can think of over three decades and 20+ ARs have I ever adjusted the stock because I was wearing "thicker clothes" or "armor" ( ok, I dont own armor, so theres that).

My all time fav is a VLTOR clubfoot with a 5 position tube, 2nd hole out.
For fixed, A-1 length all the way.

 

[No_Regerts]

The first rifle I had from my department was a Colt A2. Even at 6'4", I've preferred collapsing stocks because I can shorten them up and get behind them. Not a big deal with an RDS since there is very little parallax and no eye relief issues.

But, I've never put a variable scope on an AR. Plenty of bolt actions and single shots with scopes and I always set up my rifles for the correct eye relief. The guns fit me well, even with heavier hunting clothes, pack straps, etc. These rifles come up to the perfect
sight picture every time. I figured having a fixed stock on a scoped AR would be a good thing.