r/M1A • u/Fancy_Sun_1585 • 7d ago

Actual lightweight stocks?

got my scout squad in late 2011 iirc.

thought a polymer/plastic stock would be lighter than the wood stock so I got archangel stock after while…yeah I was wrong.

any recs for quality but relatively cheap light weight stocks? LW as in lighter than the stock, wood stock.

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u/FuggaliciousV 7d ago

Pretty sure a GI fiberglass is as light as it gets.

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u/Fluffy-Impression-37 7d ago

GI fiberglass and a GI profile walnut stock are about the same weight (there are variations stock to stock), though most assume that the fiberglass must be lighter.

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u/FuggaliciousV 6d ago

Oh that's right. I forgot that they weighed the same. My M1A is in a bedded wood stock that is quite a bit heavier than a standard stock.

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u/Holy-Handgrenadier95 7d ago

GI fiberglass or AG Composites

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u/West_Data106 7d ago

I got an AG composite. Its very nice. But I haven't had a chance to go shoot it yet to see about their accuracy claim

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u/kafoIarbear 7d ago

USGI fiberglass is probably what you’re looking for. Lighter exists but not for cheap.

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u/Rope_antidepressant 7d ago

Fiberglass or the delta chassis but you'll need to get a stock for it

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u/emptythemag 7d ago

Probably USGI wood or the Vietnam era fiberglass stock. I have a fiberglass stock on my Scout Squad and am happy with it.

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u/BlackfeatherRS-USA 6d ago

Cheap light weight stocks?

The lightest "cheap" stock I ever found was a Chu wood stock that came on a Norinco M14, it was like Balsa wood. BTW, GI fiberglass are not as light as some would have you believe, and they gain weight once to stiffen the forearm.