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4/27/2012 11:35:48 AM EDT
If I bought the B5 SOPMOD is there anything I'm missing out on by not getting the LMT version? Why such a big difference in prices? Is the fit and finish any different? I read a review an it say the B5 isn't as refined as the LMT version.

Thanks
4/28/2012 1:48:29 PM EDT
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Anyone?
4/28/2012 2:00:13 PM EDT
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they are the EXACT SAME, only difference is the manufacturer
4/28/2012 2:14:34 PM EDT
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The differences are so minor you probably won't notice.  I have both, it annoys me when I think about what I paid for the LMT vice what I paid for the B5.
 
4/28/2012 2:19:07 PM EDT
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I have a B5 and I love it
4/28/2012 2:30:03 PM EDT
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The only difference is one isn't made by Knight's and therefor doesn't carry a Knight's price tag.
 
4/28/2012 8:25:21 PM EDT
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Thanks y'all, I'm going to go with the B5 and put the extra $100 toward something else
4/28/2012 9:40:21 PM EDT
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make sure you use a true milspec buffer tube. my gen 2 b5 fits very snug on a dsa tube and a stag tube but slides like butter on a vltor or colt tube. YMMV
4/29/2012 12:45:47 AM EDT
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For full disclosure about my review; I forgot to update it once I came across a problem with my B5 stock.  I had a QD swivel that came with my Knight's hand stop that did not lock into the QD socket of the stock.  It was the only QD swivel I had on hand to test, but it would probably be a good idea to ask around to see if it might be a more common problem.
4/29/2012 5:38:57 AM EDT
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Thanks y'all, I'm going to go with the B5 and put the extra $100 toward something else


An excellent decision.
4/30/2012 5:38:11 AM EDT
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Since the B5 came out!  I cant tell ya how many reports I've seen saying it wont fit on there extensions.

If they can fix the fit issue? And if its made of the exact same plastic.  It would be the best deal ever.
4/30/2012 8:14:28 AM EDT
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Since the B5 came out!  I cant tell ya how many reports I've seen saying it wont fit on there extensions.

If they can fix the fit issue? And if its made of the exact same plastic.  It would be the best deal ever.


Why do you keep posting questionable gouge after others have corrected you on it?

http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_12/572039_B5_SOPMOD_stock_.html
4/30/2012 10:05:46 AM EDT
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Since the B5 came out! I cant tell ya how many reports I've seen saying it wont fit on there extensions.



If they can fix the fit issue? And if its made of the exact same plastic. It would be the best deal ever.




They have.  It is.
4/30/2012 8:10:23 PM EDT
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Since the B5 came out! I cant tell ya how many reports I've seen saying it wont fit on there extensions.

If they can fix the fit issue? And if its made of the exact same plastic. It would be the best deal ever.


They have.  It is.


That's good to hear, I am definitely going to go with the B5 then. When you say it had problem fitting on peoples extensions could this be because they were trying to use it with a commercial extension instead of a mil-spec one? Mine is mil-spec so I would think it would work..

5/1/2012 2:23:30 AM EDT
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Since the B5 came out! I cant tell ya how many reports I've seen saying it wont fit on there extensions.

If they can fix the fit issue? And if its made of the exact same plastic. It would be the best deal ever.


They have.  It is.


That's good to hear, I am definitely going to go with the B5 then. When you say it had problem fitting on peoples extensions could this be because they were trying to use it with a commercial extension instead of a mil-spec one? Mine is mil-spec so I would think it would work..



No, when the mil first contracted to B5 they gave them the wrong specs apparently, so the first run (s) from B5 had fit issues.  This has since been corrected though.  Just buy from a known vendor (AIM, Rifle Gear, Rally Point Tactical, etc) and get one with the QD swivels, and avoid any thrid party  "too good to be true deals" b/c a lot of the bad stocks got DRMO'd and made it out into the market.
5/1/2012 9:23:02 AM EDT
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Since the B5 came out! I cant tell ya how many reports I've seen saying it wont fit on there extensions.

If they can fix the fit issue? And if its made of the exact same plastic. It would be the best deal ever.


They have.  It is.


That's good to hear, I am definitely going to go with the B5 then. When you say it had problem fitting on peoples extensions could this be because they were trying to use it with a commercial extension instead of a mil-spec one? Mine is mil-spec so I would think it would work..



No, when the mil first contracted to B5 they gave them the wrong specs apparently, so the first run (s) from B5 had fit issues.  This has since been corrected though.  Just buy from a known vendor (AIM, Rifle Gear, Rally Point Tactical, etc) and get one with the QD swivels, and avoid any thrid party  "too good to be true deals" b/c a lot of the bad stocks got DRMO'd and made it out into the market.


Interesting. Glad that Rifle Gear is good to go because that is where I'm planning on buying mine from.
5/1/2012 10:59:23 AM EDT
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That's where I bought mine from, fits on an Vltor reciver extension very well, tightly as it's intended too, but not too tight you can't slide it.
5/4/2012 11:49:32 AM EDT
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Since the B5 came out!  I cant tell ya how many reports I've seen saying it wont fit on there extensions.

If they can fix the fit issue? And if its made of the exact same plastic.  It would be the best deal ever.


Why do you keep posting questionable gouge after others have corrected you on it?

http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_12/572039_B5_SOPMOD_stock_.html




Im just reporting what Ive found to be TRUE ! They have some FIT issues.

Why does it bother you so much that the stocks have some problems?

5/4/2012 12:09:43 PM EDT
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Since the B5 came out!  I cant tell ya how many reports I've seen saying it wont fit on there extensions.

If they can fix the fit issue? And if its made of the exact same plastic.  It would be the best deal ever.


Why do you keep posting questionable gouge after others have corrected you on it?

http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_12/572039_B5_SOPMOD_stock_.html




Im just reporting what Ive found to be TRUE ! They have some FIT issues.

Why does it bother you so much that the stocks have some problems?



It doesn't, it bothers me when people post half truths.

Curious, have you owned a B5 SOPMOD?
5/4/2012 12:16:31 PM EDT
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Since the B5 came out!  I cant tell ya how many reports I've seen saying it wont fit on there extensions.

If they can fix the fit issue? And if its made of the exact same plastic.  It would be the best deal ever.


Why do you keep posting questionable gouge after others have corrected you on it?

http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_12/572039_B5_SOPMOD_stock_.html




Im just reporting what Ive found to be TRUE ! They have some FIT issues.

Why does it bother you so much that the stocks have some problems?



It doesn't, it bothers me when people post half truths.

Curious, have you owned a B5 SOPMOD?


There are plenty of issues reported with even the Gen 2 version if you take the time to do an internet search. Rubber buttpads that fall off, latches that will not latch, still being too tight on milspec tubes. B5 has a rep on TOS who is pretty good about acknologing problems and trying to solve them to make the B5 product truely as good as the KAC/LMT but they are not there yet.
5/4/2012 12:24:14 PM EDT
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Since the B5 came out!  I cant tell ya how many reports I've seen saying it wont fit on there extensions.

If they can fix the fit issue? And if its made of the exact same plastic.  It would be the best deal ever.


Why do you keep posting questionable gouge after others have corrected you on it?

http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_12/572039_B5_SOPMOD_stock_.html




Im just reporting what Ive found to be TRUE ! They have some FIT issues.

Why does it bother you so much that the stocks have some problems?



It doesn't, it bothers me when people post half truths.

Curious, have you owned a B5 SOPMOD?


There are plenty of issues reported with even the Gen 2 version if you take the time to do an internet search. Rubber buttpads that fall off, latches that will not latch, still being too tight on milspec tubes. B5 has a rep on TOS who is pretty good about acknologing problems and trying to solve them to make the B5 product truely as good as the KAC/LMT but they are not there yet.


No, I have read them and get that, you'r right.  But, some people here like to post as if they are airsoft junk when they know (or should if they actually read and understand) that is simply not the case, and that's intellectually dishonest.
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