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Thread: Broken BAD Lever and Resulting Problems

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    jonconsiglio,
    Thanks for reporting this.
    I think your BAD breaking is a good thing.

    I like the BAD and have thought about ways it could "mess up". One of the worst cases scenarios I've come up with is the BAD snagging and somehow breaking the Bolt Catch.
    It is at least good to know that the BAD will give out before it breaks the BC.

    Jon, since you tested the BAD being pushed into the gun, if you don't mind, can you wrap a piece of paracord around the lower portion of your new BAD and pull violently away from the gun? And then let us know what happened? If you don't mind...

    Again, thanks for reporting this and glad you got a new one.

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    Last edited by ucrt; 02-22-11 at 18:13.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cameron View Post
    I'm with the guys here that I will keep on using them.

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    Me too; I haven't had any issues with the three I'm using. Being a lefty I've found they really help.

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    I have BAD levers on all but one of my rifles and I have never had any issues with them. I keep the torx wrench, the allen wrench for my vtac light mount and my ambi safety wrapped tight in a plastic bag stuffed in my hand grip.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cameron View Post
    What did you hit it on to actually break it. I can't conceive of a a way it would break unless it landed on something more than just the ground...

    Cameron
    I've hit the grass/dirt/mud a number of times with no problems. This time I hit a wooden platform that is basically two 4x4's with a piece of plywood. When I went down, I went down hard. The gun hit hard and bounced. I believe the first hit was on the BAD Lever. If you look at the picture, you can see a scuff on the corner, in the front. I wiped it off, it was more noticeable before. Instead of coming straight down on it's side, I think it hit while the gun was going forward. At least that's what makes the most sense to me.

    Quote Originally Posted by ucrt View Post
    Jon, since you tested the BAD being pushed into the gun, if you don't mind, can you wrap a piece of paracord around the lower portion of your new BAD and pull violently away from the gun? And then let us know what happened? If you don't mind...

    Again, thanks for reporting this and glad you got a new one.
    Give it time. With the way I'e been breaking gear, I'm sure it'll happen on it's own relatively soon!

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    Quote Originally Posted by CoryCop25 View Post
    I have BAD levers on all but one of my rifles and I have never had any issues with them. I keep the torx wrench, the allen wrench for my vtac light mount and my ambi safety wrapped tight in a plastic bag stuffed in my hand grip.
    That's a pretty good idea. It would be a convenient seeing as I have a number of each of them. Thanks.
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    Liking my BAD lever so far. Reading this made me aware that I need to keep the torx wrench with my rifle though. Never thought of it before. I keep my earplugs in my grip so I never worry about forgetting them, but there should be room for a couple little allen and torx wrenches.

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    I prefer the Phase5 as it is a single piece and replaces the BHO altogether. Of course I run a Magpul BAD as well on one of my guns. I think the Phase5 wins out in this situation.

    @OP - You should look at the Phase5 here
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    Quote Originally Posted by nickdrak View Post
    While I love the concept of the BAD lever and the speed benefits it offers during remedial action drills, it has caused my AR's more problems than it has solved. I have removed them from all of my AR's.
    Me three. I tested and evaluated the BAD lever, for my use, when they came out. While I love the concept of simpler weapon manipulation, I am just not a fan of bolting something onto a lever, to make the lever longer. I am not a fan of bolting anything that isn't necessary, really. The more things you bolt on, the more chance of a failure. This may not be a problem for competition or gun gamers, but my duty guns need to remain relatively simple and functional. A failure of the OP's type, is not favorable on the two way range, IMHO.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Evil Bert View Post
    I prefer the Phase5 as it is a single piece and replaces the BHO altogether. Of course I run a Magpul BAD as well on one of my guns. I think the Phase5 wins out in this situation.

    @OP - You should look at the Phase5 here
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    EB,
    What hold the EBR to the Bolt Catch? It looks like it is glued or epoxied.

    Thanks

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    I think I'd rather put KNS pins on one of my guns instead of the BAD idea. And I friggin hate KNS pins.

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