Virginia Gun Owners Forum - VGOF

I put a Magpul BAD Lever on my AR and it is the bomb.

The concept is that when doing a tactical reload (this is pointless for target shooting) you do the following steps on a normal AR (assuming right handed shooter):

1. Use trigger finger to drop the mag/grab new mag with left hand.
2. Insert mag with left hand.
3. Hit bolt release with left hand.
4. Reacquire hold and fire.

The BAD Lever enhances this process by allowing the bolt release to be tripped by the trigger finger while you are reacquiring your hold. Saves a little bit of time, but feels significantly faster. Here is Magpuls link: http://store.magpul.com/product/MAG980/100

Installation takes 2 minutes. No modifications are required. It simply clamps over the existing bolt catch/release and is aluminium like the receiver (finish is identical too). One screw and you're done. I highly recommend it for any tactical AR. I picked mine up at Sharpshooters for $29.99. Pricing is more or less the same everywhere.

Edit: Forgot the pics. You can see the WC TTU in there. Dark grey finish, wide and smooth trigger face.

Only bad part about this upgrade is that someone might recognize you because of the faster magazine switchout and realize that these pictures are yours!

allingeneral wrote:Only bad part about this upgrade is that someone might recognize you because of the faster magazine switchout and realize that these pictures are yours!

By the time they see me do a tactical mag swap, it is too late for them...

Cool, man. Looks pretty useful, Magpul is really cranking out some good ideas these days.

@gunderwood - on a tactical reload - if you mean combat reload - the idea is to eject the mag with a round still chambered and insert a fresh mag...so why have a handy gizmo bolt release...if by "tactical" you mean "combat" the bolt (or slide) should be closed on a round ready to fire...

The idea of a combat/tactical reload is to save a second when switching mags without having to waste time with the bolt on a rifle or slide on a pistol...if I'm wrong please school me...