AR Stock Installation Problem *Pics added*

[BayouBocephus]

When I install I screw it into place as far as I possibly can and yet it is not in far enough that it keeps the buffer retainer and spring from staying in its place? How much effort should it take to screw in the stock? What can I do?

 

[Doc Holliday]

fixed stock or CAR?

 

[Bearco]

do you have the nut all the way back?

 

[Richard in LA]

What kind of stock? A2 extensions should screw all the way in until the shoulder is flush with the lower reciever. If its a carbine stock, you have to back the castle nut out a good ways, and then screw the extension in until it just holds the buffer retainer in place.

 

[BayouBocephus]

Its an Ace M4 Socom stock...Im new at this..castle nut? How do I back it out?

 

[BayouBocephus]

After looking at the Ace Website there seems there is no castle nut...now I'm really confused as to why it won't screw on all the way. The only thing I can think of is that it is not threaded enough.

 

[VM 2]

Extend the stock fully?

 

[BayouBocephus]

it doesnt matter if it extended or not...

 

[Bearco]

I think aroundlsu mentioned he had one of these. maybe he will chime in.

 

[aroundlsu]

No I have the LMT Sopmod stock and a fixed tactical entry stock. Both of them I was able to easily just install without any trouble.

 

[BayouBocephus]

Damn! Thanks anyway

 

[Richard in LA]

Is the ACE stock the one with the foam on it? If so, is the foam touching the rear of the lower when you screw it in?

 

[BayouBocephus]

Yeah its the one with the foam and no its not touching the rear...

 

[Richard in LA]

Take it apart, and take some pictures of your attempted installation of the stock.
You are pressing the buffer retainer down into the lower while screwing it in, correct?

 

[BayouBocephus]

I'll post pics....I was gonna screw it in then hold the retainer in place and screw it in some more but can't get it close enough to do so.

 

[BayouBocephus]

bump...

 

[Ton]

can the clamp move towards the rear of the stock?

if so push it all the way back into the foam then screw in the tube. then lock down the clamp when the tube/stock is holding down the pin.

 

[Doc Holliday]

can the clamp move towards the rear of the stock?

if so push it all the way back into the foam then screw in the tube. then lock down the clamp when the tube/stock is holding down the pin.

+1

 

[BayouBocephus]

I tried it that way with the same result....FAILURE!!

 

[Doc Holliday]

If you remove the screw in the clamp & roll back the foam, you can't slide the clamp further toward the rear?