What ambidextrous controls, if any, are you using on your carbines?
I have an LWRC DI that has a full ambidextrous lower and it makes a lot of sense to me. I have been looking at ways to mimic LWRC's controls on (more or less) standard ar-15 lowers. I have been using Forward Control Design's EMR-A for a mag release; it works great. And just built a lower from Aero Precision that came with a PDQ lever installed. Combine those two with an ambi safety of your choice and you will have a fully ambidextrous rifle.
I am hesitant on the PDQ lever since what little info I can find online either reads like an ad or is negative. But the What Would Stoner Do project finally pushed me over the edge. Mine seems to be staying in place so far. The dust cover did drop the bolt a time or two at first, but seems to have stopped. I beat on the top and bottom of my rifle and it didn't drop the bolt. We will see how it shakes out when I hit the range tomorrow.
Does anyone have any experience with the PDQ lever? If it works, the only downside is that the lower has to be permanently modified.
The Redi-Catch is also on my radar. Being able to lock the bolt back while keeping a firing grip seems like a good thing. But it would exclude using the EMR-A and similar mag releases.
I have an LWRC DI that has a full ambidextrous lower and it makes a lot of sense to me. I have been looking at ways to mimic LWRC's controls on (more or less) standard ar-15 lowers. I have been using Forward Control Design's EMR-A for a mag release; it works great. And just built a lower from Aero Precision that came with a PDQ lever installed. Combine those two with an ambi safety of your choice and you will have a fully ambidextrous rifle.
I am hesitant on the PDQ lever since what little info I can find online either reads like an ad or is negative. But the What Would Stoner Do project finally pushed me over the edge. Mine seems to be staying in place so far. The dust cover did drop the bolt a time or two at first, but seems to have stopped. I beat on the top and bottom of my rifle and it didn't drop the bolt. We will see how it shakes out when I hit the range tomorrow.
Does anyone have any experience with the PDQ lever? If it works, the only downside is that the lower has to be permanently modified.
The Redi-Catch is also on my radar. Being able to lock the bolt back while keeping a firing grip seems like a good thing. But it would exclude using the EMR-A and similar mag releases.