Thinking about adding a MAGPUL Battery Assist Device to my rifle. Anybody that has one or has had one in the past wanna share so pros and cons or just your general opinion? Thanks.
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Thinking about adding a MAGPUL Battery Assist Device to my rifle. Anybody that has one or has had one in the past wanna share so pros and cons or just your general opinion? Thanks.
I have one installed for about 5 years and have had zero issues. It doesn't get in the way of the trigger now mind I haven't run with gloves on. Maybe somebody else can chime in on use with gloves. I have nothing negative to say as it was one of my first mods and haven't had any issues.
Was just heavy enough that it caused issues with premature bolt locking for me (Mega, Noveske, and YHM lowers with G&R LPKs). Ended up giving it away, and the tiny torx screw stripped almost immediately for the next guy.
I don't miss it.
It really helps if you're a left-handed shooter. I've had one on mine for a few months now and it has given me no trouble after about 500 rounds or so.
The BAD lever can be one of those polarizing topics around here. Personally I like them. A lot of good/great shooters that don't. Some for good reason. Cant remember the member (jconsiglio?) had one break after dropping his rifle and made the rifle inoperable. I use RediMags so if the rifle is dropped on that side its very unlikely the BAD will get struck. Something to consider though.
Use the search engine button and go through some older threads. Plenty of info on them. I would say buy it, try it, make sure your rifle functions with it first and then give it some range time. Be aware some thicker upper receivers (e.g. Vltor MUR) will give you problems if you use the BAD on your lower. It wont allow the bolt catch/release to have full range of motion. The fix is to grind down some of the material off the lever on the back. Been using a MUR with a BAD for 4-5 years now and no problems after doing the mod.
You may also have problems with some of these fancy billet lowers that have differently (than mil spec) shaped trigger wells on the forward area. That's just conjecture though as I don't have billet lowers.
-Jax
Have one installed on my Colt 6920, as a lefty shooter I really like having it. Zero issues while wearing gloves. You can probably find one in the EE for $15-$20 and test it out, if you don't like it you'll be able to get your money back when reselling it.
Edit: I was hesitant to buy one because as a lefty shooter I run a Norgan ambi catch and wasn't sure if I'd be able to get my pointer finger over the BAD lever and hit the magazine release. The BAD lever does make it a little tougher to hit the mag release but I'm still able to do it.
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If you want full ambi, a better solution would be to buy an AX555 lower or LWRC IC lower, IMO.
I have them on two of my ARs. So far they've both held up just fine, and while I may not have the biggest fingers out there I haven't yet hit it when I didn't intend to. I find myself sometimes missing them when I'm using an AR without one. Just don't forget to still practice using the ping pong paddle method so you still have that muscle memory if you find yourself running a firearm without a BAD lever on it.
I really like the bad levers and use them on all my rifles (with a redi-mag). I'm no speed demon, but my reloads are faster with this setup. I think the redi-mag (redimod or the newer aluminum model) and bad lever really make for an ideal patrol carbine setup. Grab and go and I've got 60 rounds with the rifle. I've gotten used to this setup but I assume that a surefire 60 round mag would also work in this situation.
The one problem I've noticed is the bolt catch will release prematurely if the rifle is bumped or handled roughly with the magpul bad levers. This is less of an issue using the Phase 5 flavor of the bad lever (see pic below).
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