My question comes from the frame of reference from owning two AR15s. I have noticed something that doesn't really effect how well the rifle functions per se, just how it "handles" and "feels", which are very subjective things.
It seems to me that when you've an AR15, unless you spend the $$$ for a Magpul stock or something similar, you have to choose between solid feel, and adjustable LOP.
I say this because the same rifle, when wearing a fixed stock vs. a 6 position collapsible stock, feels very different even though it functions about the same even with the carbine length buffer in place. The fixed stock makes the rifle feel much more rugged. The collapsible stock, no matter what I do, always feels like there's "play" in it. It makes the rifle feel somewhat fragile.
At first I chalked it up to my own incomptent installation, but after handling some factory AR15s (Bushmasters mostly) I noticed that they had a very similar "feel". Anyone else I know that has an AR15 has a fixed stock, so no data available there other than they all feel "solid". So basically it seems across the board, you can have either a "solid" feel (fixed stock) or an adjustable LOP but with some "play" in the stock (collapsible stock).
This "play" in no way affects anything that deals with the functionality of the rifle so I'm not terribly concerned about it. I also feel it's mostly in my head. I'd still much rather have the collapsible stock vs. the fixed one in many cases. However I'm curious if it's just me, or if there's some kind of consensus on this?
It seems to me that when you've an AR15, unless you spend the $$$ for a Magpul stock or something similar, you have to choose between solid feel, and adjustable LOP.
I say this because the same rifle, when wearing a fixed stock vs. a 6 position collapsible stock, feels very different even though it functions about the same even with the carbine length buffer in place. The fixed stock makes the rifle feel much more rugged. The collapsible stock, no matter what I do, always feels like there's "play" in it. It makes the rifle feel somewhat fragile.
At first I chalked it up to my own incomptent installation, but after handling some factory AR15s (Bushmasters mostly) I noticed that they had a very similar "feel". Anyone else I know that has an AR15 has a fixed stock, so no data available there other than they all feel "solid". So basically it seems across the board, you can have either a "solid" feel (fixed stock) or an adjustable LOP but with some "play" in the stock (collapsible stock).
This "play" in no way affects anything that deals with the functionality of the rifle so I'm not terribly concerned about it. I also feel it's mostly in my head. I'd still much rather have the collapsible stock vs. the fixed one in many cases. However I'm curious if it's just me, or if there's some kind of consensus on this?