SBS and IWC.
I took these to showcase the effects. Last photo is where left tube would be with binos, and a 14 wont even hardly see it if worn over dominant eye once the gun is up. Taken on viz, ir is same pattern/spill. Its a compromise between fouling the lens, and light pollution with NODs, for me.
Are you LEO or MIL? I tried ordering from CMC and was told no (as retired MIL.)
In the end, I ordered an M1014 with the collapsible stock then swapped the recoil tube from my regular M4. Much more practical then spending half the price of a new gun for just the stock.
Yeah. The factory is certainly not using every single stock for complete builds. There's always some stocks circulating in retail packages.
You should just get a refund. I'm not a fortune teller - but I say there's a good chance CMC will cancel your order before you every get the stock.