Anyone here put paracord on their ACE stock? I'm thinking of doing it and read the directions on ar15.com.

Yup. It's a crappy cell phone pic, But I've done it twice, and it comes out pretty good. I recommend tacking down the loop end with a piece of tape, so it will stay straight when you wrap along the buffer tube,

 

Good Luck!

Another crappy cel phone pic

I haven't tried the fancy braiding yet, but a simple wrap isn't too difficult

 

 

Dave T

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Here's the next question... Has anyone ever done it over the exiating foam?

good advice tactical.....

 

they all look good and I plan on doing it to two rifles. I took the foam off my stocks from the word go as I like the look and oddly, the feel, of the metal without it.

 

thx

Had this as a side project for a while. Anyone got a link to the instructions at ar15.com?

 

The braid should just be as easy as doing the survival bracelet wrap....no?

probably, I plan on giving it a shot when I have some time to kill, I was pleased with how "grabby" the paracord is, seems fairly easy to work with

 

 

Dave T

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Had this as a side project for a while. Anyone got a link to the instructions at ar15.com?

 

http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_4/525575_.html

 

All the info including 2 different methods, with both instructions and illustrations.

I usually 'cord the buffer tube to bridge the gaps between the stock and receiver on my guns with a pinned stock. This alleviates the step from stock to tube and provides a smoother surface for laying your face on. I've never followed any guide, but its simple enough to wrap around, tuck back through a few of the loops to seal it up and call it a day. One additional thing i do to prevent it from fraying/unraveling is to singe the end of the rope with a flame to not only keep it from fraying, but the bulbous molten tip wont pull back through the loops and unravel your work.

 

What jonF said. If you do it tight enough it will never come off that way. The biggest issue when working with winding rope, the tighter the better. You want to be pulling the rope to press everything together, any slack will eventually work it apart.

Paracord tends to be slightly more elastic if moist/wet, and if you install it in that state it will tighten up some more as it dries.