Not being raised around guns my knowledge is very limited. I just this weekend purchased my first AR. I have a few questions and I’ll try not to sound too dumb. Watching a few videos I’m wondering if I should try to put some sort of hand stop on it..? After messing around with it the shoulder stock seems a little small (slim). How difficult would it be to change it out? Being my first I’m looking for budget friendly for now. To give an idea it’s a PSA 556
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Do you plan on shouldering it a lot or shooting prone?
I added a thicker/wider recoil pad to the stock to my Ruger 556
Hth
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I’ve got 10 AR-15’s, 10-20" barrels, some with vertical fore grips, one with an angled grip (my son’s go-to gun which I inherited) , some with no fore grip or hand stop… various stocks and a few braces. I find nothing matters besides personal preference unless you’re really heating up the barrel and don’t want your hand on the shroud, though that’s what gloves can handle as well… I find recoil with a 5.56 so minimal that it doesn’t matter to me what stock or brace I’m using. Shoot your gun, then see what improvements you’d want to make. A thick sweatshirt can make things more comfortable as well, something I really appreciate shooting 12 gage/.308 offhand.
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Not planning to shoot it too much. Asking because I’m unfamiliar with rifles in general. When I do shoot it I will more than likely shoulder it it but probably no prone shooting.
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Won’t be heating it up or anything like that. Just looking to be safe. Appreciate the tips. Hopefully I can get to the range soon. Excited to try it out.
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Yeah, we’ll see 
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Link? My AR-556 doesn’t have one.
Shooting 25 rounds easily left a mark but I was wearing a plain t-shirt.
Sadly, fun foregrips aren’t allowed in CA.
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Just got an AR-15 a couple of months ago. Got the SIG 516 G3 Mohawk. I added a foregrip about halfway down the hand guard and really like it. It helps to pull the gun butt into my shoulder, not because of recoil, which is minimal, but to help steady the rifle when shooting standing up unbraced. I bought the SIG one which is a M-LOK as my hand guard has the M-LOK system. I generally support the barrel with my first couple of fingers and then pull against the foregrip with the rest which then gives both horizontal and vertical stability. https://www.sigsauer.com/vertical-grip-mlok-hardware.html Costs $ 25
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Not sure what fore grip I would need to get from a mounting standpoint. I would send a picture but haven’t been able to it to upload.
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Dang, that’s your gun? If so, that’s a brace,not a stock. You’ll need to stick to a brace as your barrel is well under the 16" minimum requirement to be a rifle and is considered a pistol. Not sure on my prior sentence as the ATF ceased enforcement of some laws recently but with the blue wave that just occurred I’m sure those laws will be getting enforced again shortly. SB Tactical makes various braces that are more comfortable, and there were some aftermarket ones on Amazon labeled as “sporting devices” iirc awhile back for a lot less $$ and virtually indistinguishable from oem.. looking like you have an adjustable brace, so the SB would work.
That’s seriously the shortest barrel I’ve seen. I’m wondering about being over gassed, if yout cases eject forward of 3 o’clock I’d recommend a heavier buffer, adjustable gas block or adjustable bcg. Also double up on hearing protection, that thing’s going to be loud.
Not seeing a way to add a hand stop. Hand on the magazine/ magwell would be my move. Dang that’s short.
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Looking like I got taken at the gun show. Still trying to educate myself and I really appreciate the info. Probably gonna take it up to my local gun shop to see what I can do to remedy this.
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I’d shoot it first…outdoors 
, just to see what it’s like. Could be a hoot, it definitely fits the definition of AR pistol 
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Going to send a message.
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OK, what Matt said. That is definitely considered an AR Pistol. That short I wouldn’t try and put a foregrip on it, just use it as is.
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I see an eye patch inbound
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Nice! Any plans on getting a silencer for it?
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I never understood why other Marines would snuggle up so close to their sights. The further back you are, the smaller the rear peep hole and the smaller you make your aim. Out of 250 points for a perfect score, I received a 244. I should have done better but I rapid fired at one stage and it lowered my score.
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PSA isn’t too bad to start. A B5 Sopmod stock is nice if you do not like slim car stocks or not a fan of Magpul CTR. Both in the Army and civilian life I’ve built a few AR-15/M16/M4s. It’s all personal preference.
I would highly recommend using iron sights first before mounting optics if time permits before putting whiz bang optics. Know your weapon and read the manual.
Basics are have a sling, sights and move on from there.
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