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PDQ Ambi-Bolt Release
Has anyone seen or used one of these? PDQ Ambi-Bolt Release. The concept is nice. I was able to handle a rifle with one installed (and talk to the creator) and it felt solid. It requires just a small notch/groove that needs to be cut in the side of the lower, but could it be enough to substantially weaken the receiver?
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I went to the site, I clicked the Install video... I stopped when it said Dremel tool. No thanks.
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IF you looked at the hyperlinks above the video you can d/l the MILLING instruction as well.
I did.
Gonna fiddle with this a bit to see if worth a hoot.
Looks promising.
To answer the OP's secondary question about receiver durability after you make the cut... Not sure it will make a huge difference on a semi auto. This is one of those.. "I dunno.. yet!" thangs :)
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Maybe I'm traditional, but I'm not sure I'd remove that much material from my AR lower (certainly not my SBR lowers!) just to get a bolt release on the right side of the gun.
Sure as hell not with a dremel tool and some paint to cover the inevitable oxidization. Mill seems only slightly better. I guess I would considering a factory built lower with the slot, but none of this really seems like a priority to me for the resulting function.
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He recommended the milling approach in person, the Dremel was more of a 'you can DIY, very carefully, if you really wanted to.' I'd rather have a lower made for it from the beginning, as well, just because of the as-for-now unknowns that come with long-term use after cutting the lower. The inventor/creator (and actual gunsmith) seemed pretty confident with it, but I was looking to see if anyone else had any input. I tried searching for any info on it here and didn't find anything else.
Seekins has a lower that comes built with an ambi release. After buying a lower, the PDQ, and paying someone to mill it, the price is probably a wash. The Seekins lower looks like it is a really nice piece on top of that, to boot.
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I got lucky and an lgs had an lwrc operator which has their ambi lower. And not just a release, a true catch/release. And not some random button thing, an actual ping pong paddle. The IC architecture that will be their entire line soon will sport the same lowers, except the will be forged not billet as the operators are.
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PDQ
It's a nice idea, but one that has been thought of a long time ago. Camp Perry match shooters have been using it for years, albeit with a much less elaborate tab for your finger. I notice that there is a patent pending, but that may be difficult to complete due to the prior art.
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Not sure where yall ended up on this, but I have one on and I'm going to install another one on another AR in the next few days.
I thought the install was fairly simple. I put ARs together though and mess with this sort of stuff. I'd imagine it's not for everyone.
I used a dremel tool.
I understand that some folks don't care for this sort of stuff and that's ok. I get some good function out of it.
Here's a pic of mine:
http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/w...pscf636ad6.jpg
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This looks very similar to the bolt release on the Remington RGP.
http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/...ps53639c60.jpg