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    I also use a B.A.D. on all my AR's and my 15-22 for the reasons already mentioned.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ulysses74 View Post
    Any right-handed shooters running an ambi safety? If so, why?
    Yes.

    I found that while hunting and having the weapon slung across my body, it was easy to confirm SAFE when climbing in / out of the tree stand at night.

    Of course there is the whole shooting with your left hand too...

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    I tried it...didn't like it

    It just didn't feel right to me. Ymmv.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Duffy View Post
    ... You never know when your strong arm will be disabled, or doing something else that precludes it from holding the weapon...
    This alone is a good enough reason for me to run ambi selectors on my AR's.

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    I have a BCM without an ambi safety but with a BAD lever, and a KAC SR15 with ambi controls, and ambi bolt release.

    With quite a few southpaws in my family the ambi-controls do help, and for right handedrs shooting weak side it is also a plus. I still make everyone practice weak side without the ambi levers as most AR’s are not setup that way.

    FWIW, I do not have ambi levers on my handguns (actually besides my 1911 non of my handguns have safeties.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 308sako View Post


    Shown is the excellent Badger Ordanance ambi safety.


    When walking the hills in the desert the rifle (SBR in this case) is slung across the front of my chest. The "normal" position of the safety is rubbing against everything, and could move to the fire position and then the trigger could in the most unusual circumstance catch on something else causing a ND... Secondly, the general ease for sporting purposes is comfortable to me while also giving instantly indentifiable feedback as to the rifles readiness condition.

    However, do to training I would not chose to use this sort of build for combat operations.
    What kind of trigger is that?

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    Quote Originally Posted by domestique View Post
    I have a BCM without an ambi safety but with a BAD lever, and a KAC SR15 with ambi controls, and ambi bolt release.

    With quite a few southpaws in my family the ambi-controls do help, and for right handedrs shooting weak side it is also a plus. I still make everyone practice weak side without the ambi levers as most AR’s are not setup that way.

    FWIW, I do not have ambi levers on my handguns (actually besides my 1911 non of my handguns have safeties.
    I agree with you on the 1911 safety. I found that my jacket was too tempted to flip my SA Champion's safety off when I carried in an open top paddle holster!

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    I remember about 5-6 years ago or so the big arguments that I would get into over my preference for an ambi safety and this was from some very experienced users or people in the business. They always bitched and moaned that "It is just another "widget" with NO practical uses." "It CANNOT be run effectively because a properly indexed trigger finger will interfere with the reliability of disengaging the safety", yada, yada, yada....

    Well the ambi safety set up has some very practical uses as mentioned here. Like any piece of gear, accessory or equipment you need to make sure that you can run it effectively and reliably and that it has added value to what you do. For myself, while I find use running support side as a lefty, I use it primarily to re-engage my safety without disrupting my shooting grip on the fire controls.

    This video shows how I run the ambi safety. I will also add that I like a full length and a full 90* safety but that is just my own personal preference.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz488scKXGk

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ulysses74 View Post
    Any right-handed shooters running an ambi safety? If so, why?
    I have an ambi safety on my colt lower. M4A1 comes stock with the ambi lever.

    That's a Giessele SD Trigger in the rifle above you asked about.
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    As others stated, it speeds up transitions and left-handed shooting. Some can get by with their left index finger on a standard selector but my hands are too big. I have to break my grip and bring my thumb over. It adds time from a low ready to shots on target.

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