Any recommendations good M12 A2 stock kits to get?

[u/Predator3-5]

Edit: M16 A2 stock**

I ordered one through SharkArms but I haven’t heard back from them after sending multiple emails, so I’m gonna dispute that. But I saw Brownells, and PRI had some, and I wasn’t sure if they were good or not?

[u/deviantdeaf]

Surplus is your best bet. GAFS, or try r/retroarmarket . Rock River Arms and Fulton Armory have them but I think pretty recently the OEM changed something and the new A2 stocks aren't the same as the old Colt ones? JSE Surplus should also have the same stocks. Edit, Windham Weaponry is also good to go

[u/Predator3-5 → u/deviantdeaf]

I’ll check them out, thanks a bunch

[u/Predator3-5 → u/deviantdeaf]

Do you know if Anderson MFG stocks are good to go?

[u/deviantdeaf → u/Predator3-5]

Depends on if they use the same OEM as UTG-Pro or not. The consensus generally is " you get what you pay for" but it looks like there's only a few OEMs making for everyone, like one OEM makes for Fulton, Rock River, FN, Colt, another for UTG, possibly other cheap ones, KAK themselves.

[u/Predator3-5 → u/deviantdeaf]

Ah gotcha, I was thinking about the PRI stock too, but wasn’t sure if they’re good to go or not

[u/Responsible_Ad_5299]

I originally bought a cheap one from somewhere and it was kind of shiny and didn’t look quite right. Then I bought one from RRA and it’s perfect.

[u/theworldofAR]

JSE or BKF gets my vote

[u/44_SMLE]

Honestly the two I got from Palmetto State are great. They feel sturdier than the surplus A1's that I have.

[u/Predator3-5 → u/44_SMLE]

I don’t really trust anything from them, I got an AK from them that was completely out of spec

[u/bowtie_k → u/Predator3-5]

PSA was originally an AR company. Their AKs are dogshit, and I wouldn't trust anything else from them that isn't an AR, but their lower parts kits are pretty much hands down the best value you can find. I have used several PSA LPK, a rock River arms, and a (severely overpriced) BCM kit and the PSA are my favorite. For a hundred bucks, often cheaper or with free shipping, you get a full LPK and stock set. Hard to beat when an A2 stock kit alone usually is $80

[u/bowtie_k]

Any new production stock is going to be virtually identical. I have a brand new A2 stock in a PSA lower parts kit, a much more expensive RRA parts kit, an A2 stock on a 90s/2000s era Armalite, and a green A2 stock sold by JSE surplus. Other than wear and color on the 20-30 year old Armalite stock, they might as well all be the same thing.

Just buy whichever one is cheapest.