Post by john on Mar 6, 2014 20:18:19 GMT -5
Seeing as forums are a great place to share both good and bad experiences so others can learn, I'll give you all my review of the Law Tactical folding stock adapter for AR platforms.
Basically this design allows you to fold the buffer tube/buttstock of your AR so you can store your rifle in the most compact form possible. While you cannot shoot the weapon this way as it impedes the bolts rearward travel, it will allow you to stash a 10.5 barreled ar15 into a normal, everyday backpack.
As the owner of a 10.5 AR pistol with a sig brace attached (will review later) I was intrigued in the potential of being able to tote the pistol just about anywhere in a backpack. I fully realized the limitation of not firing while folded and bought the adapter with pretty high hopes.
Out of the bag you can tell its a pretty hefty design, but there is definitely some added complexity to the weapons system when you use this adapter. While the actual folding mechanism seemed to operate without a hitch, the Achilles heel of the design is the BCG extension. This is a piece that is critical for the weapon to operate with the adapter installed.
The way it mounts into the rear of the BCG is by four individual arms that expand as you turn a flathead screw, eventually holding it in place by friction/pressure.
Making you nervous yet? It should....
Now in all fairness the instructions say to use either locktite or use alternative thread lock to keep the extension in place during recoil. But this doesn't always work, as mine came loose during an extended shooting session, binding up my weapon to the point of having to get out the tool set to remedy. If I were in a fight, my
Primary would have been hard down and completely useless at that time. The round count for it was roughly 500 before the extension loosened up, which ain't much. As the extension became loose it was apparent that it rotated inside the upper, then violently impacted the buffer tube retaining pin, jamming it into place and locking up the weapon. At that moment the weapon was hard down.
Also note that even when operating perfectly, you can no longer "shotgun" your AR upper and lower to disassemble. Each time you want to separate your upper/lower you have to manually unscrew the flathead screw from the rear of the rifle, remove the extension, THEN you can disassemble ad usual.
Bottom Line: I cannot recommend this extension in good conscious to any serious end user who plans on putting rounds down range. While it will survive a casual plinking session, any serious, hard use will be testing it's limits. I applaud the inventors as its a great concept, but in the end a Non piston AR platform just isn't designed for a folding stock and to do so is adding undue complications into critical parts of the operating system. Immovable bolt =no-go criteria real fast, and it forces you to use tools to disassemble the weapon. YMMV, but I took mine off and threw it in the bin with other spare parts that didn't meet my expectations. I still love my. 10.5 though and FYI, they fit perfectly in a tennis racket bag with a typical buffer tube/ stock assembly. In fact, now you know what's in my Wilson bag when I show up at the range!
Basically this design allows you to fold the buffer tube/buttstock of your AR so you can store your rifle in the most compact form possible. While you cannot shoot the weapon this way as it impedes the bolts rearward travel, it will allow you to stash a 10.5 barreled ar15 into a normal, everyday backpack.
As the owner of a 10.5 AR pistol with a sig brace attached (will review later) I was intrigued in the potential of being able to tote the pistol just about anywhere in a backpack. I fully realized the limitation of not firing while folded and bought the adapter with pretty high hopes.
Out of the bag you can tell its a pretty hefty design, but there is definitely some added complexity to the weapons system when you use this adapter. While the actual folding mechanism seemed to operate without a hitch, the Achilles heel of the design is the BCG extension. This is a piece that is critical for the weapon to operate with the adapter installed.
The way it mounts into the rear of the BCG is by four individual arms that expand as you turn a flathead screw, eventually holding it in place by friction/pressure.
Making you nervous yet? It should....
Now in all fairness the instructions say to use either locktite or use alternative thread lock to keep the extension in place during recoil. But this doesn't always work, as mine came loose during an extended shooting session, binding up my weapon to the point of having to get out the tool set to remedy. If I were in a fight, my
Primary would have been hard down and completely useless at that time. The round count for it was roughly 500 before the extension loosened up, which ain't much. As the extension became loose it was apparent that it rotated inside the upper, then violently impacted the buffer tube retaining pin, jamming it into place and locking up the weapon. At that moment the weapon was hard down.
Also note that even when operating perfectly, you can no longer "shotgun" your AR upper and lower to disassemble. Each time you want to separate your upper/lower you have to manually unscrew the flathead screw from the rear of the rifle, remove the extension, THEN you can disassemble ad usual.
Bottom Line: I cannot recommend this extension in good conscious to any serious end user who plans on putting rounds down range. While it will survive a casual plinking session, any serious, hard use will be testing it's limits. I applaud the inventors as its a great concept, but in the end a Non piston AR platform just isn't designed for a folding stock and to do so is adding undue complications into critical parts of the operating system. Immovable bolt =no-go criteria real fast, and it forces you to use tools to disassemble the weapon. YMMV, but I took mine off and threw it in the bin with other spare parts that didn't meet my expectations. I still love my. 10.5 though and FYI, they fit perfectly in a tennis racket bag with a typical buffer tube/ stock assembly. In fact, now you know what's in my Wilson bag when I show up at the range!
