ReluctantDecoy
NES Member
Not sure where to put this--equipment or legal. It's kind of both, but feel free to move if necessary.
I have a Mission First Tactical collapsible stock. Got it for a build and then found out they make compliant versions of this stock. Too late for that, but I'm now going to have to fix this in place for MA. I took it apart to find out how the mechanism works. Very simple design. Spring loaded plunger locks into buffer tube holes, just like most other stocks. The release button works by pressing a bar that slots through the plunger pushing against spring tension to pull the plunger out of the buffer tube hole.
Thinking about how this works, I just removed this bar and now the button doesn't do anything and the plunger stays locked in a buffer tube hole. The bottom of the plunger is exposed through the plastic of the stock, but pushing on it does nothing. You'd need to pull on it, but there's nothing to grab. It's flush with the stock. Is that enough for compliance?
I have a Mission First Tactical collapsible stock. Got it for a build and then found out they make compliant versions of this stock. Too late for that, but I'm now going to have to fix this in place for MA. I took it apart to find out how the mechanism works. Very simple design. Spring loaded plunger locks into buffer tube holes, just like most other stocks. The release button works by pressing a bar that slots through the plunger pushing against spring tension to pull the plunger out of the buffer tube hole.
Thinking about how this works, I just removed this bar and now the button doesn't do anything and the plunger stays locked in a buffer tube hole. The bottom of the plunger is exposed through the plastic of the stock, but pushing on it does nothing. You'd need to pull on it, but there's nothing to grab. It's flush with the stock. Is that enough for compliance?