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perfectcircle1
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I just bought one too. Same thing. I would just leave it cause it is plastic and i think it will loosen up as it wears. So if you get it moving nice and free in the future it might be too loose
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Your 1522 has a mil spec stock tube. If you have a commercial stock (wrong one - too big) it should be sloppy on the tube not too tight. Must be a problem with the position pin or lever or something is boogered up on the tube. Whatever it is i would think it to be pretty obvious.
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The 15-22 "buffer tube" is Mil-Spec 1.148 diameter.
The commercial buffer tube is 1.168
You might take some fine sand paper and sand the inside of the stock. Look for high areas that have rubbed already. You can always take more off than you can put back on.
The commercial buffer tube is 1.168
You might take some fine sand paper and sand the inside of the stock. Look for high areas that have rubbed already. You can always take more off than you can put back on.
just got one too from the dsg arms "go green" sale.....and the stock is very stiff. my son can barely adjust it. it seems to be working in though. I checked the moe stock on my real AR, and it fits nicely (if not a bit sloppy.) I can see on the 15-22 "buffer tube" where the moe stock is binding. I could can it down, but I think I'll let it work its way in.....thus leaving a tighter fit.
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It sure seems odd that the commercial stock is too tight when it's supposed to be bigger than our mil spec ones. Usually Magpul has pretty good tolerances on their equipment. I love my MOE fo sho.
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"stock tube" "buffer tube". ChuckS is going to be none too happy about this. I fear that Jody and I are going to receive the cartoon "receiver extension" scolding. 
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It seems that what is making it a tight fit is the keyway area of the buffer tube. I can see where the moE stock is rubbing on the keyway. T the upper part of the moe stock has plenty of clearance around the tube.
Wow...do I feel like a dummy! I just realized that my moe stock is a commercial one and that I goofed up when I ordered it. I knew I needed a mil-spec unit, but I bandaged to order a commercial stock.
I just called dsg arms and ordered another stock and they will credit me for the commercial stock when I shop it back to them. They are even including a shopping label for the return even though it was my fault. That's great customer service on their part!
I just called dsg arms and ordered another stock and they will credit me for the commercial stock when I shop it back to them. They are even including a shopping label for the return even though it was my fault. That's great customer service on their part!
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CrazyFingers
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"stock tube" "buffer tube". ChuckS is going to be none too happy about this. I fear that Jody and I are going to receive the cartoon "receiver extension" scolding.
If we're really lucky, someone will complain about their clip.
If we're really lucky, someone will complain about their clip.
Why does "clip" bug people?
It isn't much different than people referring to wheels as "rims."
tacticool22
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Wheels and rims are the same thing. They are both round and keep a tire firmly attached to a vehicle. Rims might be slang for fancy wheels, and some people don't even differentiate between wheels and tires.
Clip and magazine are very specific to what they are. Just like bullet, case and cartridge (the assembly of all components also called a round) are specific.
Even on your hand, fingers are different from your thumb and each finger is specific IE pointer, middle, ring and pinky.
I'm sure there will be plenty of other explanations.
Clip and magazine are very specific to what they are. Just like bullet, case and cartridge (the assembly of all components also called a round) are specific.
Even on your hand, fingers are different from your thumb and each finger is specific IE pointer, middle, ring and pinky.
I'm sure there will be plenty of other explanations.
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CrazyFingers
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Nope, I think you nailed it.
Now excuse me, I need to turn on my hard drive so I can download Microsoft to my monitor.
a rim is technically the outer edge of the wheel, not the whole wheel.
as far as a clip, I assume that the slang for a magazine came from how the magazine "clips" into the receiver.
....................clip, mag, or magazine........ everyone knows what you are talking about.
tacticool22
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Sure like the old terrible split rim wheels that need a special bar to take them apart. So yes, a rim is specifically that part that keeps the tire from coming off the wheel. Other than those, a rim is an integral part of the wheel, so it becomes indistinguishable.
The term clip started with bolt action rifles. They have an internal magazine that can be loaded quickly with a stripper clip, or can be loaded individually. Some auto loading rifles, the SKS, can have their magazine loaded with a stripper clip while it is in the rifle.
Other rifles that use magazines exclusively AR series, AK, Etc. can have the magazine "charged" or filled by stripper clips.
The M1 Garand uses 8 round En-Bloc clips of 30-06 Springfield.
The M1 Carbine uses 5 to 30 round magazines that can be filled with stripper clips or individual cartridges of Ca. 30 Carbine. They're both .30 Cal. but good luck fitting one in the other.
Revolvers use clips for quick reloading too.
Clips just clip the bullets together for quick and easy reloading of a magazine.
A magazine regulates the loading of the chamber.
Feel free to call anything you want any term you want. It won't change what the thing really is though. And people that know the difference will still know the difference.
The term clip started with bolt action rifles. They have an internal magazine that can be loaded quickly with a stripper clip, or can be loaded individually. Some auto loading rifles, the SKS, can have their magazine loaded with a stripper clip while it is in the rifle.
Other rifles that use magazines exclusively AR series, AK, Etc. can have the magazine "charged" or filled by stripper clips.
The M1 Garand uses 8 round En-Bloc clips of 30-06 Springfield.
The M1 Carbine uses 5 to 30 round magazines that can be filled with stripper clips or individual cartridges of Ca. 30 Carbine. They're both .30 Cal. but good luck fitting one in the other.
Revolvers use clips for quick reloading too.
Clips just clip the bullets together for quick and easy reloading of a magazine.
A magazine regulates the loading of the chamber.
Feel free to call anything you want any term you want. It won't change what the thing really is though. And people that know the difference will still know the difference.
CPTBeaker
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'Clip' probably mostly bugs people that have served in the military. It's simply not part of current military language and to use it to refer to a magazine is contrary to what they have learned and are used to hearing.
It's just like someone referring to a rifle as a 'gun'. It's technically not wrong, but something that no Marine, Soldier, or Airman would likely say more than once during their training.
I think the use of 'incorrect' terms in any group with common interests flags someone as 'uninitiated' and possibly sounding less knowledgeable.
This is probably the key to it all. Knowing the proper terminology is always a good thing.
Back to the moe stock issue…
I'm curious to see the difference between mil-spec and commercial when my moe mil-spec unit comes in. besides have a better fit around the tube, I wonder of there is a fitment difference along the "keyway" of the fake buffer tube.
tacticool22
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The keyway on the 15-22 is
.49 (12.5mm) wide
around .35 (9mm) tall
I don't have a commercial tube to measure, sorry.
.49 (12.5mm) wide
around .35 (9mm) tall
I don't have a commercial tube to measure, sorry.
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I have a commercial receiver extension tube on my Bushmaster and a commercial Magpul CTR stock. On the 1522 it adjusts just fine but is loose fitting.
