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Thread: Magpul B.A.D. lever.

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    It all comes down to the system you are running if you are like 80-90% of the AR owners out there you are running at 16" barrel with a gas system that was intended for a 14.5" the problem here is that you have an extra 1.5" of barrel before the bullet exits and releases pressure off of the operating system. If your bolt is not locking back with the bad lever odds are it barely had enough time to do it with out. like most of these guys have said an heavier buffer would be a good idea. My thoughts would be run an H2 or heavier and a full auto carrier (if your state allows it) and you should solve most of you problems

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    Quote Originally Posted by ForTehNguyen View Post
    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.
    My Colt 6920 with factory internals except BCM Charging handle Mod 4 works just fine with the BAD lever. Tried 6-7 30 rounds PMAGS through it and there has been no malfunction.

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    i have the same issue with a spikes lower and cmmg upper.the problem is the bad lever but most likely not it's fault.i have a slightly deformed bolt catch and am switching it today.the only play you should have is in the catch/spring /rollpin. if the bad is moving on the catch paddle itself. it fits like crap. fix it or take it off.im going to fix it and will update if it works.

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    Did the problem go away when yall removed the bad?

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    Quote Originally Posted by bubba04 View Post
    Did the problem go away when yall removed the bad?
    mine did but..i still want to figure out the reason why. and if i can fix it i will. i still havent fired it since my last post.

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    update. i dont think anyone cares about this thread anymore but my B.A.D. lever is now working 100 %..i changed the paddle and cut 2 coils off the spring. if i had to get which fixed it i would say the spring. im not saying to go cut 2 coils off your spring. yours might need one cut or 3 cut. or just a different spring. all i know is that mine locked the bolt back consistently and im very happy now. i actually j b welded the bad lever to the paddle for a perfectly solid mount.

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    I'm not using a bad lever but the ebrv2. I was having bolt lock back issues as well and tried the cutting coils and it didn't seem to help.

    I conducted a 125 round test using 5 different magazines and 5 different rounds to see if I could come to any conclusion. I noted the 3 mags that were causing the most fail to lockbacks and put new springs in them. No more fail to lockback. My conclusion is at the very least, these type devices may indicate mag springs that are losing their strength. I didn't get around to experimenting with different weight buffers to see if that has any effect on the lever's function.

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    Just got mine yesterday, can't wait to try it out. I like the feel.....just hope it works as good at the range as it does sitting in the house, we all know how that can go !
    Last edited by 01tundra; 03-23-10 at 09:12.

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    Quote Originally Posted by blake-b View Post
    I'm not using a bad lever but the ebrv2. I was having bolt lock back issues as well and tried the cutting coils and it didn't seem to help.

    I conducted a 125 round test using 5 different magazines and 5 different rounds to see if I could come to any conclusion. I noted the 3 mags that were causing the most fail to lockbacks and put new springs in them. No more fail to lockback. My conclusion is at the very least, these type devices may indicate mag springs that are losing their strength. I didn't get around to experimenting with different weight buffers to see if that has any effect on the lever's function.
    i would have done the same except, i was using 4 unfired pmags, and there's no way my luck could be that B.A.D.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rapomstage3 View Post
    i actually j b welded the bad lever to the paddle for a perfectly solid mount.
    JB Weld...brilliant, i was trying to think of something to use to take out the slop in the BAD lever/paddle interface. Thanks for the idea.

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