Are there ar15s (mechanisms) in wooden stocks?
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Yes, and unless I read it from someone that was making it up, these rifles began with wood furniture in their early development.
http://ironwooddesigns.com/IWDAR15.html
http://ironwooddesigns.com/IWDAR15.html
Dfariswheel
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Due to the upper and lower receiver design that's not going to be something that would work out well.
To fit around the lower, the wood would have to be extremely thick, and very deep.
Imagine a wood shroud that would cover the lower receiver. It would have to be so bulky, no one would want it.
It could probably be done, but I suspect there would be no market for it due to weight/bulk/appearance.
To fit around the lower, the wood would have to be extremely thick, and very deep.
Imagine a wood shroud that would cover the lower receiver. It would have to be so bulky, no one would want it.
It could probably be done, but I suspect there would be no market for it due to weight/bulk/appearance.
Nickel Plated
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So get rid of the lower and upper altogether. A complete wood stock with a sheet metal inner frame to fit the trigger components and a more classically styled upper to hold the barrel and BCG that fits into the wood stock.
Totally doable, not particularly complicated. Just a bunch of parts to fabricate.
The only issue I see is the AR bolt carrier travels directly backwards, intot he straight AR stock. Whereas most classic rifle stocks are angled downward in relation to the bolt. So it would take some design work to figure out where the bolt goes when cycling. Though there's ways to deal with that.
Totally doable, not particularly complicated. Just a bunch of parts to fabricate.
The only issue I see is the AR bolt carrier travels directly backwards, intot he straight AR stock. Whereas most classic rifle stocks are angled downward in relation to the bolt. So it would take some design work to figure out where the bolt goes when cycling. Though there's ways to deal with that.
so when does the first really nice wooden stock for this get made?
http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/20...fle-like-ar-15-one-night-stand-remington-700/
sexy rifle IMO
Really?!?!?
if you ask me I thought that was one of the absolute ugliest rifles made..I remember seeing the pic a little while ago when they where announced I thought wow it almost looks like someone tryed to take a mosin Nagant and make it look tacticool..but we all are entitled to our own opinionsMadcap_Magician
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Turnbull makes a gorgeous AR-15 with wood furniture and case-color hardened upper/lower receiver metal parts.
g.willikers
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If the looks of an AR is objectionable, what's wrong with a Ruger Mini?
Doesn't it fit the description, without further effort?
Doesn't it fit the description, without further effort?
yeah for sure.
bear in mind I live in Sweden were ar15s are still very uncommon, you can't get them on regular hunting licenses, not even that configuration.
I am a sportshooter to so I have gotten to shoot a few of my buddies ipsc guns but even that is very very uncommon (big hassle to get such a license)
I am kidna in the "it looks like a toy" category
tahunua001
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yes I used to own one, the wood didn't hold up very well so I went with more "traditional" plastic furniture.
Crankylove
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Tahunua, how much weight difference was there between the wood furniture and the plastic you switched to?
tahunua001
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actually it's about the same.
tahunua001
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normally it would be durable but in order to fit an AR the durability is compromised by shape. the stock has to be hollowed out to fit the buffer tube, leaving less that 1/4" thick in places. the buttstock developed a split running from the receiver about halfway down the buffer tube because there just wasn't enough of it to hold itself together. the pistol grip was solid but the handguards also had to be thin in several spots to add that "heat bubble" around the barrel and to fit the delta ring. the lips that lock into the delta ring broke off and one of the handguard halves began stripping off layers of laminate. keep in mind that this is a 9mm AR and I don't normally do mag dumps or rapid fire with it. a 223 would likely generate more heat and reduce the life of the handguards even faster.
nc-oldfart
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For the guy that has to have wood on a AR
http://www.boydsgunstocks.com/subgrouping.htm?cat=6237
http://www.boydsgunstocks.com/subgrouping.htm?cat=6237