You guys can figure out the 922 issues.
What i see is that the stock has a riser behind the receiver cover. Meaning the entire barreled receiver must be removed to clean. Also, one would be constantly removing the complete the front grip to clean the gas tube. Flipping a switch is different then removing 4 set screws. "Integrated enhanced magazine release lever" Sounds good but only necessary if it will accept high capacity mags. Also - would you be able to use one of Mlts adapters in that stock? They do not list the weight? I wounder if the rifle would still be balanced? Lighter is better though. If it is lighter?
Sure looks go!
The riser moves forward and rear and is held in place via spring based compression. Allows for easy, though not as easy as stock, removal of the dust cover. I've only found a few videos online for this install, mostly in Russia.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEtg_o6ezt0&t=2228s Check around 30:20
Fab Defense website lists the stock at 1160 gr or 41 oz. Will weigh my wooden stock later and let you guys know, but most of the weights posted are around 20-30 oz meaning I'll have around 1 lbs of increase.
Benefit to this stock as well, if/when I move from California I can remove the pins and convert it over to the duck bill style magazine if I choose.
Maybe some other butt stock would be able to replace the one on FAB's "M4 style". At $278 it's pretty pricey though.
Question: what attracts you to this stock? (Other than it's good looks.)
Larry
Larry, happily I didn't pay anywhere near that amount. Over Xmas, they ran a sale and I got an OD green one shipped for $150. Still waiting for it to arrive though, snail mail from Israel is not going very quickly.
Nearly 100% aesthetic. Before I made the decision, I took all the stocks I was considering and resized them using the back of the dust cover and front of the gas block to be identically rendered (or close) then put them next to one another and decided which direction I wanted to go. An example is below.
Left is standard barrel length + stocks, middle decreased to paratrooper length visually though I'll need to verify the barrel is > 16.5 and total is > 30 inches, the right side was just for fun visually and to use as a comparison. Will be too short but wanted a right sided visual to level the field.
To each their own I guess, but I preferred the FAB Defense look. Using it is making 922 more complicated, but it is a project so why not go for it no?
D, that stock may be illegal in Kali. PAX
Pax, what were you concerned about regarding Kali compliance? Catching it now is MUCH preferably to finding out the hard way later. Still awaiting parts so I have plenty of time yet.
