New favorite AR controls.

[Ahap]

I already have the Geissele bolt catch and Troy ambi mag release on another rifle and knew I liked them. Took a chance on the Elftmann cross bolt safety, and I like it as well, but no live fire with it yet. The AR safety lever has always seemed backward to me. I find myself looking at it to be sure what condition it is in. I have always felt like the lever horizontal should be "fire", and vertical "safe". Anyone else feel like that seems more natural? Maybe I'm crazy. The Elftmann, for me, is easier to manipulate and check condition, in spite of the fact that it is opposite of other cross bolt safeties. Push with thumb for fire, push with trigger finger for safe. Anyone else have one, like or dislike?

 

[Rookie]

I don't think I'd like that. I use an ambi safety. Thumb for fire, trigger finger for safe.

To each their own though. If it works for you, that's all that matters.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

I am too far gone (i.e. old) to dig that.

Glad you like yours and thanks for letting us know about it.

 

[Cameramonkey]

You lost me at the safe button. But you do you. Love the others though.

 

[Creedmoor]

I don't think I'd like that. I use an ambi safety. Thumb for fire, trigger finger for safe.

To each their own though. If it works for you, that's all that matters.

No safety button for me.
I'm the only lefty in my house, but, Thats how I roll also.

 

[Cavman]

Different. Probably would be good for a new AR shooter thats been shooting crossbolt safties their whole life

 

[55fairlane]

Aaahhhh pass, don't use the safety, single load & ECI when rifle needs to be "safe"

 

[Ark]

Not a fan of crossbolt safeties. Buuuut, that Hoffman Super Safety...

The Geissle bolt catch is sweet, I have two of them. Worth it when they're on sale. Pity it won't fit my Jakl. Seems like a silly thing to mod but I kinda prefer having a dummy-sized paddle to smack.

 

[mark40sw]

JMB used the thumb sweeping downward to disengage the safety (1911). That is used on AR15's.

All crossbolt safeties i can think of, had the button moving left to right to disengage.

But it is innovative and if someone likes it, then its good.

Also, with the lever, horizontal can be fire if you have select fire

 

[Dean C.]

I love elftman triggers but am not a fan of the safety. The AR safety works in a very similar manner to the 1911's thumb safety, as God intended and I do not feel like messing with perfection.

 

[bcannon]

I already have the Geissele bolt catch and Troy ambi mag release on another rifle and knew I liked them. Took a chance on the Elftmann cross bolt safety, and I like it as well, but no live fire with it yet. The AR safety lever has always seemed backward to me. I find myself looking at it to be sure what condition it is in. I have always felt like the lever horizontal should be "fire", and vertical "safe". Anyone else feel like that seems more natural? Maybe I'm crazy. The Elftmann, for me, is easier to manipulate and check condition, in spite of the fact that it is opposite of other cross bolt safeties. Push with thumb for fire, push with trigger finger for safe. Anyone else have one, like or dislike?

I use the Elftmann button safety on all of my AR platform rifles, large and small frame, and really like them. I also use Elftmann triggers on all of my single stage setups. I use Geissele triggers on all my 2stage setups. So far I've been happy with my choices.

 

[russc2542]

Nope. crossbolt safeties are baffling. is left fire or right fire? Oh wait, it depends on the manufacturer. Kinda like forward or rearward to safe a bolt gun.

AR just sweep down to fire like a 1911.

Comes down to what you practice with.

 

[natdscott]

The AR safety is correct, as designed. Ambi is okay.

Anything else is backward movement.

 

[kawtech87]

A buddy of mine has a cross bolt safety on his AR. I personally didn't care for it.

 

[bwframe]

The AR safety is correct, as designed. Ambi is okay.

Anything else is backward movement.

Yep. I don't care for specializing so much that a new or borrowed gun is foreign to my touch.

 

[DadSmith]

Aaahhhh pass, don't use the safety, single load & ECI when rifle needs to be "safe"

 

[rb288]

Well, I was trained that if the safety lever was horizontal that weapon was safe.
A quick look was all it took.
What you describe makes it uncertain as to the condition, at first glance.

 

[55fairlane]

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I don't get it.

 

[ditcherman]

I don't get it.

I don’t know where it’s from, but he’s saying my finger is my safety.

So, you run your AR as a single shot all the time?

 

[55fairlane]

I don’t know where it’s from, but he’s saying my finger is my safety.

So, you run your AR as a single shot all the time?

As per CMP & NRA rules "all slow fire, is single load & an ECI (empty chamber indicator) shall be inserted at all times, except during the live fire portion, when we revert back to all slow fire is gone single load"

Except for my rimfire sporter match rifle, also and AR based rifle, yes I single load