[VoceNoctum]

DPMS and Bushmaster are gonna be your best bet.
Colt and Armalite are more money, and limited # of models.

I like DPMS better, since their finish is better, and overall quality is just as good either way.

 

[VoceNoctum]

On 2001-10-19 07:55, BillD wrote:
A non collapsible buttstock is the worst of both worlds. You can't get a good cheek weld and the damn thing won't get any shorter. I think the A1 buttstock is much better.

I have a fake collapsible on my AR in .45, it makes it a bit lighter, and smaller overall. The cheek weld is not as important given it's short range use. (I have a compact acog on their now too, Colt's ARE teh Lego of guns after all :smile:

 

[VoceNoctum]

On 2001-11-10 03:54, youngun wrote:
about that nondeflatable butt:
Cna you not have it pinned at any position?

Sure, if you have one pinned. Most of them are bought pinned/ fixed so it's not an option. A lot of the non-collapsing ones also use a full-length buffer/ buffer tube.

Does it have to be pinned in the fully-extended?
Is it a minimum overall-length problem?

No overall length problem, since even fully collapsed an AR still has the buffer.