GOYABEAN
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I Told You This was a Bad idea ( Magpul BAD lever issues)
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dwa12479
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I've never been a fan of products that fundamentally alter the controls of a firearms original design. The BAD lever is definitely one of those that I'm not fond of. Tried using a rifle one time with one on it (not on a hot range) and hated it.
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I’m a big fan of the BAD lever and it’s caused me no issues, so YMMV.
I had a BAD lever for a while, thought it was great. Then I took one class with a rilfe so equipped and after only two drills saw that it was a problem both with interfering with the trigger space and causing me to release a locked bolt unintended. I removed it during the course ofn that class. A PDQ lever is much better though they are in chronic short supply and requires modification of the lower receiver to install.
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That guy is a douche, buttt... you know the saying. Opinions are like asshole.
The issues of the BAD lever all equate down to training or lack there of. He goes on to point out everything that was wrong with the guy shooting in that video clip. So, it's no shock to what happened.
I have had a BAD lever on my AR for roughly 4 years now and never experienced any issues. Being primarily a lefty shooter, it really helps. Make no mistake that it helps shooting righty as well.
The issues of the BAD lever all equate down to training or lack there of. He goes on to point out everything that was wrong with the guy shooting in that video clip. So, it's no shock to what happened.
I have had a BAD lever on my AR for roughly 4 years now and never experienced any issues. Being primarily a lefty shooter, it really helps. Make no mistake that it helps shooting righty as well.
I'm afraid I disagree about the BAD lever issues being training related. Then again I suppose with enough training some of the issues could be avoided however in my case I opted to simply remove the lever which eliminated the need. Ultimately the ergonomic foible that ambi bolt releases solve is an administrative one i.e. locking the bolt to the rear manually. This is only ever done when there is no time pressure, I otherwords for administrative purposes on the range. You wouldn't need to manually lock the bolt open in a fight, or during a stage in a competition for that matter.
In the video clip you can clearly see it was user error. The BAD lever should be pressed in downward action, not back like pulling a trigger.
Yes, it does intrude in the trigger space but not enough to cause an ND, but that's my opinion. I've shot gloved and didn't have issued but I also don't have sausage fingers.
Yes, it does intrude in the trigger space but not enough to cause an ND, but that's my opinion. I've shot gloved and didn't have issued but I also don't have sausage fingers.
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I have one that I took off right after I bought my 1st AR.
That's my point with the BAD lever, it introduces an additional point of error. Again in my case it was causing me to unintentionally to close the locked bolt during training drills so I got rid of it.
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