Thank you gents for your kind words 
Without sounding like we're trying to pimp our product (the 45 degree short throw), the short throw selector is what we think it should have been all along.
Many platforms from decades ago have been using this arrangement, we never did find out why Gene Stoner went to a 90 degree, we can guess but can't back up our theories.
HK, FN, SIG and other manufacturers have been using it for a long time. For the AR platform it seems like a radical departure but it really isn't, as the concept isn't new and isn't ours, we just happen to take the step to make it and bring it to market, while others may have made it but never brought it to market.
There aren't a great deal of reasons the throw should be 90 degrees. The original goal for the 45 degree selector was to shorten the throw to make the selector faster in action, it also has the advantage of being accessible by the thumb without shifting grips. A flick of the tip of the thumb, and the weapon is on Safe. For those that are used to riding the selector (on a 1911, for instance), the 45 selector arrangement is intuitive and natural. For those handling it for the first time, the typical reaction is they don't want to go back to the 90 degree 
This year there will be three or four manufacturers that will produce receivers compatible with both the 45 and 90 degree selector. It is our intention to make the 45 degree arrangement a viable and valid option on receivers, much like all the handguards, stocks, pistol grips, all options that make the weapon more usable and user friendly
Last edited by Duffy; 03-23-11 at 22:50.
Roger Wang
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