Ambi Controls Are They Really Needed?

[shalazaar]

Necessary? NO. Desirable? YES.

[TacticalFun]

I now have two knights ambi lowers and unless i really think about using the ambi controls i forget they are there.

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[26 Inf]

I now have two knights ambi lowers and unless i really think about using the ambi controls i forget they are there.

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That is where I've found myself, and why I was pondering the question.

As a lefty, I've already hardwired the workarounds into my head, I have always believed in one way all the time for manipulations in order to minimize the paralysis of analysis.

So now I am asking myself why I have several hundred dollars worth of ambi control on my rifles.

I've decided it cant hurt.

[Zirk208]

Left handed and I didn't see my option posted in the poll:

Ambi safety and ambi charging handle.

[Apec]

Not needed, but preferable. I like how my LWRC lower is set up with the ambi bolt catch. Even when it's not being shot left handed, the LH bolt catch/release makes locking the bolt to the rear a much simpler maneuver - depress it with your trigger finger and pull the CH, done.

[tog]

The ambi charging handle is one of the best upgrades I've made to my rifle.

[militarymoron]

I'm a lefty - I think ambi controls should be the standard for ARs. I have ambi controls on all my ARs - I set them up to be efficient for me. If I am handed a different rifle, I adapt; just like I do if handed a FAL, AK or HK.

[ccosby]

Lots of stuff isn't needed. Are they nice to have, yes as long as you train with them. Even a right handed shooter can benefit from having a carbine set up for left handed use.

Agree with the above. It isn't needed but it is a convenience. I personally setup all of my ar's with ambi safeties and I think almost all of them have an ambi mag release(any that get shot semi regular do). I don't have ambi charging handles but I do use the extended bcm ones. Again this is something that isn't needed for most but I think most would agree it is nice to have. Same goes for things like trigger upgrades.

[polydeuces]

Every rifle should be fully ambi.
( Anything to get advantage.)
This of course with the caveat the parts are solid.
By the way-im a lefty, color me biased...

[thegreyman]

I am a southpaw and think the ambidextrous magazine release is really an asset; an ambidextrous magazine release makes for a faster reload. I have both the ambidextrous magazine release and the ambidextrous safety, and I consider them money well spent.