M4Guy from United States, OH Public Profile

To some degree, butt stocks are a personal preference and can be tailored to the individual's needs. I've used Magpul CTR's for quite some time but have always found them a bit on the bulky / clunky side for use with hard plates. While they do have a generous butt pad, I think in my experience, at least for my stocky 5ft 9in frame, they weren't quite optimal. I also had to shim them using delrin strips I cut to eliminate the rattle on mil-spec tubes.

Then there's the durability issue, the CTR's locking mechanism, while not weak, is not as robust as BCM's design, which can take some serious abuse, weather being dropped when fully equipped or mortaring the rifle in an emergency situation should it occur, the testing shows BCM's locking mechanism to be the most durable on the market.

What I really like about the BCM's stocks is the streamlined design, they simply don't snag on my plate carrier, weather running the rifle in a traditional vertical hold using the LVPO or running it at 45 degrees to use my off-set RDS, it fits nicely in the shoulder pocket without that occasional misalignment I would have with the Magpul CRT's as the bottom would catch periodically. BCM went through a lot of testing to refine the bottom shape to give you as much area and height as possible without compromising use with plate carriers. The stock works equally well with and without plate carriers.

As others have commented, the larger cheek weld surface area gives you a conformable interface that's