wobblinwheel Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 Has anyone here tried the Colt/Umarex "Crane" stock for the M4 rifles with collapsable stocks? It is a VERY nice add-on for sure! Very comfortable cheek rest, and very smooth lines. Also has a rubber butt plate. While they claim it has "storage" compartments on the sides, they are quite USELESS in their "stock" form (pun intended). If you look at the supplied little CAPS that come with the stock, you will notice that a 5/8" O.D. piece of rubber automotive hose will "plug" right in there. Also, if you look inside the compartments on each side of the stock, you will notice a 5/8" diameter "receptacle" at the far end. Well, just cut yourself two pieces of 5/8" O.D. hose (3/8 I.D. I think) and plug one end into the relief in the stock's compartment, and slip the little knob over the other end, give the knob a turn into it's locking notch, and VOILA: You can actually STORE things in there! "How?" you ask? Simply cut necessary "slits" in the sides of the two hoses to hold your various items. Inside my hoses I have:1. Long Allen wrench for grip removal and spring tension2. Smaller Allen wrench for everything else.3. Short wooden dowel for knocking out receiver pins4. Wrench for removing compensator/ flash-suppressor5. Small brush for brushing-out bolt/ extractor area6. and even an extra CR2032 battery for my scopeI don't know if this info is helpful, but it took me a while to figure out how I was going to use the "storage cavities" on this otherwise REALLY comfortable and good-looking stock! Even the folks at Umarex weren't aware that these compartments were designed to accept "tubes"! They even told me the knobs should stay in place without them.......NOT VERY WELL!OK, I'm going to take a pill and quit babbling. Hope this helps somebody! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodent.22 Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 Great info- thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glowin Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 I got sucked in by the whole Magpul brand image/marketing and bought a CTR stock (like nearly everyone else with a black rifle) but I do love it. The Crane stock does look smart though. I was seriously considering it before I developed a man crush on the Magpul Dynamics guys. Now I just want to be like them! ???CheersGlowin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techmike Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 Sounds cool, how about some pics?TM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wobblinwheel Posted November 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 Wish I had a clue how to post pictures! Sad but true.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imschur Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 Wish I had a clue how to post pictures! Sad but true....http://tactical22.net/forum/index.php?action=help;area=posting_topics#attachmentslook for "Additional Options" and click the "+" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wobblinwheel Posted November 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 Maybe you can get an idea of how neat this stock is from these. Notice the rubber hose (about 6" long) that's holding the tools. One on each side! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HogMan Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 :thumb: :thumb:Tht does look good . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Wood Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Nice job thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wobblinwheel Posted March 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 I have seen these same stocks advertised in different magazines for up to $200.00! The only difference I can see is they have the internal water-tight storage tubes already in them. You can easily see on the Umarex (Walther) stock that it was made to accept such a tube on each side. I paid about $50.00 for the stock (Cheaper than dirt) and about 50 cents for the rubber hose. Not a bad deal in my book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4rk Posted May 13, 2011 Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 hows the sturdiness?? does it have alot of (wobble) play?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wobblinwheel Posted May 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 Actually, no more slop than the original stock. I put a small length of good ole duct tape down the top of the tube, and no more slop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4rk Posted May 13, 2011 Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 i still have the stock one.. i used painters tape to eliminate the play.. worked pretty good. but i kinda jus want to get it for the looks. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wobblinwheel Posted May 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 It is MUCH more comfortable to shoot with than the original. the built-in cheek rest and the rubber butt pad work really nice. Not to mention the smooth looks.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4rk Posted May 13, 2011 Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 i saw this stock in amazon, it had one review, and it was a bad one... but overall, how does it compare to magpul MOE.. and the other stock out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wobblinwheel Posted May 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 I;m not familiar with any of the other stocks out there. Once I got this one, I was very happy with it. the only drawback I can think of is the lack of the internal storage tubes that come with the more expensive versions that I've seen advertised. From the pictures I've seen, these are the exact same stocks, under a different name, sometimes in other colors, but externally IDENTICAL. As demonstrated earlier, a dollar's worth of rubber hose solves the storage issue. I wonder what made the BAD review?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4rk Posted May 13, 2011 Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 I;m not familiar with any of the other stocks out there. Once I got this one, I was very happy with it. the only drawback I can think of is the lack of the internal storage tubes that come with the more expensive versions that I've seen advertised. From the pictures I've seen, these are the exact same stocks, under a different name, sometimes in other colors, but externally IDENTICAL. As demonstrated earlier, a dollar's worth of rubber hose solves the storage issue. I wonder what made the BAD review??the review said that it was made for a toy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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