How to change to a collapsible buttstock on an AR-15 rifle

Follow some expert gunsmiths at Brownells as they walk you through simple procedures for customizing, repairing, and maintaining your firearms. This weapons video tutorial will teach you how to change a standard buttstock to a collapsible on an AR-15 rifle.

The AR-15 is one of the most adaptable rifle platforms in history, and building one is easier than you think. Brownells has produced video instructions on switching out an old standard AR15/M16 butt stock with a new collapsible buttstock. It's easy enough to exchange the fixed buttstock for a carbine-style AR-15 stock. Just remover the buffer and spring and install a magazine block and begin.