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Posted: 12/7/2011 7:55:09 PM EDT
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I just ordered a Giselle SSA to replace my bushmaster 2 stage. Went to install it and realized I goofed. I did not order a new safety selector switch. My current one with the bm 2 stage has these plunger type screws.
I didn't proceede any further. Do you all think it will work with this selector if I just remove the adjustment screws out of the bm selector? Or should I just go find a new selector? |
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Battle Arms Development Bad-Ass Ambi Selector Lever
You owe it to yourself 
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I second this. 
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I second this. I third it except go with the 45 degree selector. It is amazing. |
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I second this. I third it except go with the 45 degree selector. It is amazing. Thats what I have also. Everyone that try's it ends up buying one.
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| +100 to the 45 degree selector from Battle Arms Development. Got one recently and wasn't happy with the short levers. Roger sent out two new ones (standard and Thin) for me to evaluate and told me to return the extras when I settled on the ones I liked. I've never felt a better selector or dealt with better customer service. |
Aw thank you guys 
As consumers ourselves, we have our expectations. As a manufacturer and merchant, we have learned from the best, thus you'll find a lot in common in the things we do with the very best in the business such as TNVC, LaRue Tactical, Rainier Arms, Battle Comp Enterprises, and a host of others, with whom we have a wonderful working relationship, but long before there was a Battle Arms, we had been happy customers of theirs 
Our customer service policies are based on these:: Above and beyond is baseline Always do better than baseline Treat every customer and dealer like the most important people in the world, because they are In terms of our products, we believe in overbuilding them with more craftsmanship, quality and endurance than they need. Many of the minute details are often invisible and unnoticeable, such as Grade 8 mounting screws, extra width in the selector center to accommodate slightly out of spec receivers for better third party trigger compatibility, but when you need them, they're already there
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Honestly, other than my trigger....the BADASS selector is my favorite addition to my lower. I have the standard on the usual selector side but then the ambi for lefty's I have the short (fatter one) and it makes it so nice to reengage the safety with my trigger finger instead of having to adjust my grip and use my thumb.
Plus it is a much smoother swivel. It doesnt slightly hang up on certain areas like the standard did. It's worth it What advantages does the new crank have? |
Thanks Pete, you have more 45 degree selectors than we do (1 left until this weekend lol) 
Re: crank lever, short crank (8th lever), and other levers designed for the trigger finger side, it's a personal preference. They all share something in common, in that they are designed to be a compromise between usability and unobtrusiveness. The legacy Stoner design has the lever point straight down when the selector is set on Fire (or Semi, on an M16 lower) that creates interference to the trigger finger. We experimented with the short lever and thin lever, we couldn't decide which ones we liked better so we include both. Now that there are 6 levers (soon to be 8), we can't include all of them, but instead we offer an unconditional lever exchange program so a user can try different levers and find one that works for him. Now and then we have returns because of the interference, even with all the trigger finger side levers available. This usually happens when a user had not had prior experience with ambidextrous selectors and might not be aware of the design constraint (there WILL be some interference with the legacy, 90 degree throw, no matter which lever goes on the trigger finger side). Some folks like the crank lever because for them, it's easier to put pressure on the knob, which is at the end of the lever. We ourselves are not big fans of the crank lever, it's a design first seen on the metric FALs, and not widely copied. Levers with full thickness along their entire length are far more common, and for good reasons. We believe there's no way to gain more usable surface area and leverage by removing material, but since this is a personal preference, if our customers demand them, we make them
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I prefer the type of ambi selector that has the "standard" Stoner design lever on both sides. If there are different style levers on the opposite sides, either a left hander or a right hander is going to be operating "off" - the gun really isn't "ambidexterous". As for lever shapes, I looked into all available designs (including the much beloved BAD design choices), worked up a couple new styles of my own, and ended up choosing the "standard" Stoner design lever on both sides as best meeting my parameters.
I am right handed and got used to having a lever on the right side very quickly. It doesn't interfer at all and the operation has become natural. I like to use the right side selector lever to flip the safety to the "safe" position using the top edge of my trigger finger; and flipping the left side selector lever to the "fire" position with my shooting hand thumb. Best of luck and enjoy whatever you decide. Not legal advice, MHO, YMMV, etc. |
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Ours can be fitted with two standard levers, and even if the levers are symmetrical, there are other benefits to ours, such as billet construction, deeper detent groove to prevent unintended selector removal and add smoothness to selector rotation. Due to its modular design, you're not stuck with any lever. Should you choose, you can cap one side and make it into a single lever selector
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