Telescoping stock
A telescoping stock (alternatively collapsible stock) is a buttstock on a firearm that can retract into and shorten itself (telescoping) in order to make the whole weapon more compact. Telescoping stocks are useful in allowing a long gun (a rifle, submachine gun, shotgun or even a light machine gun) to be stored or maneuvered in places it would otherwise have trouble fitting in. The user can either slide in ("collapse") the buttstock to rende the weapon more portable and concealable, or extend ("deploy") it for better accuracy.
An M4 carbine with telescoping stock (far left)
Some telescoping stocks, such as those on the M4 carbine and Benelli M1014, can shorten to more than one length of pull settings, allowing the stock to be ergonomically adjusted for different users.
See also
- Glossary of firearms terminology
References
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