Are you lefty or righty?
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Are you lefty or righty?
I like the idea behind it but the BAD does not work with 3 guns I have tried it on.
1. Colt- Fits very loose on the bolt catch to where it rattles around.
2. LMT- Same as Colt.
3. KAC- Fits tightly onto the bolt catch but has caused numerous failures to lock back on the last round. I started out with one BAD lever to try, and after 400 rounds the screw was coming loose depsite the blue thread locker that came on the screw. Tried another bad, and it stayed put but still have failure to lock back issues. Happens around 20% of the time. Gun runs fine without it. No difference in performance with a variety of mags and ammo.
Just make sure it works with your gun, and I would not hesitate to use it. I do like the principle behind it as stated...
Thank you guys for your thoughts and input.
I will test the carbine with the Enidine buffer instead, and see if that changes anything.
The only problem with the Enidine, is that it is a little hard to lock the bolt in the rear position when I pull back on the charging handle.
That's why I'm thinking about getting an H buffer or an H2 buffer.
PR
If you can afford it, get an MGI RRB. It does everything the Endline does better and does not have the lock-back issues.
not sure if it was mentioned yet but what kind of upper is on your rifle? standard? billet? ive seen some billet uppers that muck up how the BAD lever works because of the thickness of the receiver. some of them dont have a notch cut out behind the ping pong paddle... sounds like others have had similar issues with failure to lock back on the last round but i just figured i would mention it.
I have a standard Bushmaster carbine, upper and lower.
PR
I just took off my BAD levers from my carbines. I used P-MAGS, USGI mags w/magpul followers, standard Colt 20rnd mags, and all of them did not work in locking the bolt to the rear after the last round. I had no problems with my carbines before I installed the BAD levers, and I really don't want to practice a ton of tap rack bang or sports drills, so I took them off. I'm using identical Colt 6920 carbines built by Specialized Armament.
very strange, both my BADs work fine on my DPMS and CMMG lowers. Is the BAD rubbing slightly enough on the upper so that it interferes with the bolt catch on empty? Would be good to check.
I doubt a heavier buffer would affect it, a slower cycling speed would actually help the bolt catch open since it has more time for the mag follower to push up on the catch. I have a BCM middy and H buffer