New From American Defense Manufacturing: True Ambi Lower & More

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Sam from American Defense Manufacturing gave us a booth tour — video above — of some new products at SHOT Show 2015. I’ve played with a lot of ambi AR-15 lowers in the past few months, but there are only a couple out there that actually have a bolt catch on the right side. Bolt release, sure, but not bolt catch. The ADM piece serves both functions, and it even does it more easily and smoothly than any other I’ve tinkered with in the recent past. ADM is likely best known for optics mounts, so this foray into matched billet uppers and lowers is a big step that it looks like they’re taking seriously. Sam showed us a new optics mount for small red dots like the RMR as well. . .

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Gear Review: Battle Arms Development Ambidextrous Safety Selector (BAD-ASS)

When you’re building your AR you have a lot of decisions ahead of you. Some of them are relatively inconsequential, like what color you want your handguards and whether the fuzzy dice will catch fire if you put them too close to the gas system. Other decisions are critical to how the gun will run and feel. In my opinion, the three most critical parts are the trigger, the safety, and the grip, in that order. Battle Arms Development’s Ambidextrous Safety Selector (which forms an acronym after my own heart) has gotten enough buzz that I decided to see for myself what all the fuss was about. And I have to say, I’m quite impressed.

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