Re: BEST EVER AR Selector switch...
Hi Killshot, thank you! Our selectors is compatible with any AR style receiver that uses AR fire control group. POF and other billet receivers owners should be happy to hear that our selectors will work where others may bind. Of the two dozen measurements we took from various receivers, the POF and other billet receivers were among the thickest.
Please go to ar15.com
http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=2&f=404&t=204953 or m4carbine.net
http://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=81908 where we posted the information. Basically, we made our selector center long enough to accommodate a wide range of receiver thickness.
The levers have angled serrations on top and bottom, and the top and bottom are perpendicular to the receiver wall, instead of the pyramid shaped factory levers. As a company, we spare no expense in quality and material, but spend zero time on looks.
Every serration and angle you find is there because there's a specific function that calls for its existence.
For a 90 degree selector, you should get a standard lever for the thumb side, and a short, or thin on the trigger finger side. Ambidextrous selectors before ours (save for KAC's PDW selector) have symmetrical levers. A long and thick lever on the trigger finger side introduces interference, so we developed levers with various lengths, thickness and geometry to mitigate the interference. The 90 degree design means the lever points straight down when it's on Fire, it's a design constraint we can't get around.
Except with the 45 degree selector
Until we came on the scene, the selector on an AR is probably one of the most neglected piece of controls. Other than the trigger, the safety selector gets the most human interaction time, in many cases, it gets more time with a shooter's hand than the trigger. As folks are fond of saying "safety first", this is a curious reverse and almost hypocritical stance in the industry to pay so little attention to the selector's contruction and ergonomics.
We have a pile of broken selectors our customers sent us, all MIM or cast, I'll post couple of them here, this shold answer the question "why machine it out of bar stock?"
Broken semi auto ambidextrous selector
Cracked AR semi selector
Broken M16 selector
How every lever started life as:
Here they are in their CNC fixture
Chief among the characteristics that set us apart is the number of lever options. There are presently 5 levers and an end cap, with the 6th and maybe 7th lever to come.
