here’s a preview writeup and pics on Vltor’s E-MOD stock:
http://www.militarymorons.com/weapons/ar.furniture.html#emod
WOW. Im liking that.
Old version was good.
New version is better.
Definitely some nice improvements there.
Nice. I like how the buttpad resembles the tread of a shoe. 
Thats good action right there.
Interesting length. This looks to be about the same length as a Sully stock. I could probably shoot this stock fully collapsed all the time. I’d like to test one out.
FYI, the E-MOD is 7.6" long at the centerline of the buffer tube, with the buttpad. about .2" longer than the crane.
i like the feel of the new pad, plus it won’t slip off - the plate is bolted on.
Looks interesting, but when I go to your site and click on the pics, I get prompted for a username and pword…
he’s got directions on his site on how to access the pics.
username and password are both ‘mm’ to view pics.
As always…Awesome review MM.
Kind of odd that Vltor came out with this stock. I have switched many of my Vltor stocks over to the LMT SOPMOD stocks over the last year because I prefer the longer lenght, the footprint of the buttplate, and have grown extreemly fond of the integrated rubber buttpad.
I had planned on mentioning to Eric the next time that I had talked to him to make a integrated buttpad for his modstocks, as I never cared for the slip on unit. And after getting acustom to the rubber buttpad on the LMT SOPMOD stock, stocks without a rubber buttpad just don’t feel right anymore.
Obviously Eric was way ahead of the game and made several improvements to his design.
Good on him!!!
Any word on estimated pricing for the E-MOD?
Semper Fi,
Jeff
And ETA on avalibility of the production model?
Semper Fi
Jeff
MSRP = $125.
interesting…
thanks, jeff. yes, eric designed the E-MOD to cater to those who like the longer LOP of the crane and integral pad.
not sure on availability yet.
I’m really digging that new buttpad design. Never been a fan of slip on butt pads, and at that price with that cheek weld, I think Vltor’s got a hot seller.
Can’t wait to get ours in. A new Noveske SBR lower is just begging for an E-MOD…
Geez – I and found the Crane stock a week bit too long all in, in body armor…
That said looks like I might have to grab one or two from some other guns in my home vault
A question and a comment:
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Does the E-MOD still have the horizontal slot in the rear of the stock in the area of the battery tubes?
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If Eric would consider it, I would like to see 2 slots in the stock. One horizontal slot (same location as the standard model) and a vertical slot all the way at the rear of the stock (basically in the same fashion as the LMT SOPMOD).
I know there is a QD swivel at the rear, but I really don’t care for most QD swivels as they let the QD sling swivel rotate 360 degrees and this causes the sling to twist (around several times) and the user ends up fighting the sling instead of using the sling. I also find that most QD attachment points on slings sit to low, and the buckle and / or sling often interfers with my face when attempting to get a cheekwell quickly.
The thing I didn’t like about the horizontal slot on the standard model Vltor stock is that if you looped a sling through the horizontal slot at the rear of the stock, the sling never sits on the shoulder well because the sling has to twist to sit on the shoulder correctly.
With the vertical slot on the rear of the LMT SOPMOD stock, the sling sits perfectly on the shoulder without twisting. Hopefully a couple pics could show what I'm trying to explain:
This is how I run my slings on the Vltor stock. Note how the sling has to twist 90 degrees to sit properly on the shoulder when the sling is in the slung position:
This is how I run the sling on the LMT SOPMOD, note how the sling is already in the correct positoin and doesn’t have to twist at all in order to sit properly on the shoulder when in the slung position:
Both the vertical and horiziontal sling slots at the rear of the stock would be a desireable feature to have on the stock.
Semper Fi,
Jeff
jeff, the horizontal slot above the swivel is still there. the bottom one has been eliminated. i know exactly what you mean by vertical vs horizontal. you can always ask eric to consider it, but i think it’s too late to change the mold. they’re already shooting the stocks. also, adding a vertical slot would require quite a bit of redesign, especially in the lower battery compartment area.
i dislike QD swivels as well, too, but since i attach my VCAS sling to the receiver end plate, i don’t run into issues with the stock.