Lefty mag release?

[Arsone23]

Any reviews or any in stock anywhere? I found a troy one at dynamic armament but they canceled my order and didn't inform me when they'd get them in. I'm wondering if any would work with the DPMS tac bolt catch?

[Army Chief]

Is there some reason why you aren't looking at/for a Norgon? These units are more or less the industry standard, and should be readily available from a variety of sources.

AC

[B4RAZ]

I agree. I use a Norgon, very easy to install and very reliable.

[Stickman]

I use the Norgon on my duty weapon.



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[Arsone23]

Thanks guys,

I don't know if the Norgon will work with my dpms oversized bolt catch. That's why I was looking at the troy. It looks like the buton hangs lower and perependicular to the catch itself. I'm interested in the BAD lever, but, I don't know how or if it will work with me being a lefty and all.

[Army Chief]

As a fellow southpaw, I doubt that you will find the BAD to provide much real utility, but I might say much the same thing when it comes to oversized bolt catches and such. I definitely see the benefit of the Norgon, and for the most part, I also can get on board with a properly-designed ambidextrous selector switch, but I tend to get off the train when we begin talking about oversized, extended, or reprofiled fire control components. They may have a place on a 1911 or race gun, but as a general rule I prefer to keep them off of an AR. That is probably my military lineage showing, but -- even as a left-handed firer -- I consider a lot of trick components on the market today to be answers to questions that probably weren't worth asking in the first place.

The key to proficiency is training, and while we can enhance and update the weapon system with certain updates (the Norgon being a prime example), the reality is that since the advent of the A2, the AR design itself has proven to be surprisingly well-suited to portsided operation. Some, notably Larry Vickers, will tell you that it doesn't even require the kind of updating we're talkng about here, and while my own experience is that he is very likely right, I still feel that there is some benefit in optimizing individual/privately owned weapons, unless by chance you are an active member of some kind of team, squad or response unit where standardization remains a paramount (and entirely valid) concern.

AC