Not long ago, Brownells Gun Tech™ Caleb Savant gave us a rundown of the B5 Systems Bravo AR-15 carbine stock. Now he gives us a similar tour of B5’s Enhanced SOPMOD Stock. Both stocks offer nearly the same external ergonomics, but the SOPMOD has internal storage compartments in the “chipmunk cheek” cheek rests. O-ring sealed rubber plugs cap the ends of the watertight, tubular compartments that are tailor-made for batteries, either AA cells or CR-123 lithium cells. But folks store other items in them, too. At the very least, you can pack a tube of ChapStick® in there for those windy winter range sessions!
The SOPMOD has even larger cheek rests than the Bravo stock, so you can achieve an extremely secure cheekweld, making your AR-15 much more comfortable to shoot than with a slim M4-type carbine stock. That secure cheekweld means better control, which typically leads to more accurate shooting.
Just like the Bravo stock, the SOPMOD has a removable rubber recoil pad, with a deep-textured, non-slip buttplate behind it, if you prefer to shoot without the recoil pad. You also get a QD sling swivel socket on each side, and two slots for threading a sling the traditional way. The SOPMOD has the same easy-to-operate, spring-loaded lever for unlocking the stock so you can extend or retract it quickly.
What does the name mean? B5 Systems based the Enhanced SOPMOD Stock on a stock designed at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) in Crane, Indiana (often just called “Crane”) for the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). “SOPMOD” is a forced acronym that means “Special Operations Peculiar MODification.” Among AR-15 fans, it now mostly stands for a sturdy, comfortable, lightweight carbine stock with handy storage compartments!
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will this fit on a SPEAR LT?
I would store a pack of MRE skittles in those compartments. You never know when you are out on patrol and want a quick snack.
A tightly rolled up copy of your SBR Tax Stamp page for the curious and annoying range Karens who make demands we actually don’t legally need to answer 🫣🫣🫣…I just keep mine on my phone…even that will trigger threats to report me to the AFT 😂😂😂
The storage compartments fit sour patch kids perfectly
Please review a product you just emailed me about:
The MK2 Recoil Mitigation System, for an AR15. (BCM-MK2RMS-M1T0)
Thanks!
One tube is laxatives, one tube is MRE M&M with a paper towel to make him not make noise(tactical M&Ms and tactical laxatives)
You want to know what I store in my SOPMOD stock? Nice try, NSA.
Spicy slim Jim's
Don't own it, but have considered the purchase. To run counterweights to balance a very muzzle heavy rifle.
one tube full of CR123s. one tube full of skittles
My favorite stock just for the cheek weld. I don’t even store anything in it, Lol.
Just say it. Someone is taking a couple of extra joints with them somewhere.
Can you hear the liberals screaming?
available soon in all 42 states where voters are history buffs
Batteries for the thermal. Not sure what else
You have a rear flip up sight that is completely unusable with the optic mounted in it's current position. Why?
Tax stamps, batteries, and extra ear plugs.
Survival kit…..tiny compass,matches,batteries,water pur tabs,duct tape,couple of rounds…….365‼️‼️
One extra round if caught behind enemy lines🥺
Q Tips and ear plugs
Not all secret compartments are fit for drugs. Play it smart!
Great place to hid your cocaine
I keep a tent and a sub-arctic rated sleeping bag in mine. You just never know when you're going to need one.
I'd keep baby teeth in mine if I had one. I run the non storage one cause i keep the baby teeth in safe at home where it belongs.
I keep my sopmod stock filled with orbtronic 14500 batteries (Made in Japan)😎
Legend has it that Caleb keeps a spare tube of hair gel in his SOPMOD stock.
This is a great stock, got one on my LR-308. Feels nice, welds up nice, and additional storage is always handy.
I store my Grandmother's age old Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, Poison Sumac ointment, invaluable when bustin' the brush!
If you take off the back rubber butt pad theres a slot specific designed for a multitasker m4 tool.
As someone that is subscribed to both this channel and the LockPickingLawer, my "stock stash" might be a bit uncommon: A set of lock picking tools, handcuff key and an assortment of well-known "keyed alike" keys, such as fire dept elevator keys, A Ford Crown Vic fleet key, etc.
Crystals which focus the natural healing powers of the earth to maintain physical and mental well-being…. Or some hippy crap like that.
Great version of the Original stock. I have one.
You can put your weed in it.
Would this pass for a "pistol battery holder"?
Don’t forget the multitasker M:4 tool storage compartment under the buttpad.
Your rear iron on that rifle looks really effective 🤣
I've got a question. Why would you make this video and not show a comparison of the two stock's profiles?