Changing my ar stock

View · by **kowalzekc** on Mon Mar 26, 2012 9:42 pm

I am Looking to change my ar stock. I currently have a 6 position collapsible and
I am looking to go to a ace skeleton. Any special considerations I need to do this swap?

View · by **shooter115** on Mon Mar 26, 2012 11:26 pm

Pretty straight forward. You will need a rifle length buffer tube, buffer and spring though. I don't think the Ace stocks include the buffer tube, but I could be wrong.

View · by **kowalzekc** on Mon Mar 26, 2012 11:56 pm

I'm fairly sure it came with all that, I bought it used from a member here

View · by **photogpat** on Tue Mar 27, 2012 5:45 am

Catch the safety selector spring as you loosen the buttstock -- otherwise you'll be chasing it all over the workroom.

View · by **AgAuTHORITY** on Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:01 am

photogpat wrote:Catch the safety selector spring as you loosen the buttstock -- otherwise you'll be chasing it all over the workroom.

or buying a new one. Don't forget the buffer retainer as well or start launching stuff around the room now so you can recognize what it bounces off of.

View · by **weck** on Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:33 am

separate the lower and upper receiver.

Loosen the castle nut while holding the locking ring. once the castle nut is all the way back, carefully start to let up on the locking ring. You should see a spring on the lower right hand side. take this and the detent out and put it aside where it won't roll off and you won't lose it. The safety selector will be loose now. Remove the buffer and spring. Now you can start to loosen the buffer tube. hold the buffer retainer. Once the tube is a little ways out you will be able to remove the retainer and spring. Remove the tube the rest of the way. assembly is in reverse order. this should take all of 5 minutes or so. make sure to tighten the castle nut correctly and with the right tools so you don't strip it.

Is your castle nut currently staked?

View · by **kowalzekc** on Tue Mar 27, 2012 11:54 am

weck wrote:
Is your castle nut currently staked?

No clue, I am really new to the AR game

View · by **weck** on Tue Mar 27, 2012 12:01 pm

if it is staked it will look like this:

View · by **Drizzle** on Tue Mar 27, 2012 4:18 pm

Make sure you have an AR wrench, nothing less will work right.

You might also ask some kind soul on here to meet you somewhere and help you out. I was lucky enough to have that help when I swapped mine, but I'm not the wrenchbender lots of others on here are, who can do it about as fast as scrambling eggs.

View · by **JustinPo** on Tue Mar 27, 2012 10:30 pm

If it is staked, other than having to use more muscle, is there anything you have to do special to get it all apart?

View · by **WolfTrack** on Wed Mar 28, 2012 12:23 am

JustinPo wrote:If it is staked, other than having to use more muscle, is there anything you have to do special to get it all apart?

Some companies use thread locking agents. Proper application of a little heat is helpful if that's the case.
YMMV

View · by **weck** on Wed Mar 28, 2012 5:54 am

JustinPo wrote:If it is staked, other than having to use more muscle, is there anything you have to do special to get it all apart?

you can either tap the metal back or carefully use more muscle. It is something just to be aware of so you don't mess up the threads.

View · by **kowalzekc** on Wed Mar 28, 2012 2:15 pm

Thank you very much for the info gents! I'll post pics of her and all greatness once I change stocks