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Posted: 3/5/2016 1:51:57 AM EDT
| I am about to get an ambi safety for my AR-15 and am trying to decide if I should get a standard or short throw. I am about to start doing some 3-gun matches and was thinking a short-throw would help speed things up. Any thoughts? |
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Welcome to ARF.
I have a few short throw (ambi) safeties...and I prefer them. But let's be real....do you actually think you're gaining any meaningful time advantage because of your safety ? Surely, there are any number of other areas where you could cut down on your time. Bottom line, IMO, just get what you like / want, and move on. The time you spent reading this post could have been used to practice your re-loads... |
| My BAD-ASS St is my fovorite safety. With that being said, both the BSD-ASS St and an AXTS Talon I had previous required some fitting to work with certain triggers so be prepared for that if you have any aftermarket trigger group. I have 3 Noveske STS safeties and they have all dropped in and worked perfectly with all of the triggers I have tried . I really like the Noveske triggers for the most part. I don't like the look of their levers as much though. |
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You should get the AXTS Talon ambi safety. It has different options for the length/size of the levers which can be swapped out without tools. It can also be easily switched from a 90 degree safety to a short throw 45 without even having to remove the safety from the lower.
I have a couple sets of Battle Arms BAD ASS and BAD-CASS safeties and while they are great, my next ambi safety will be a Talon. My buddy recently installed one and I thought it was great. Looks good, feels good and the ability to switch between a 90 and 45 degree shirt throw is a great feature.... AXTS Talon safety Multiple color choices available as well---- https://www.axtsweapons.com/product-category/accessories/talon-safety-selector/2-lever-kits/ |
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I just put a Seekins 60 degree selector on my Aero STS lower and while I like it overall, the ends are almost like needles. They definitely need to be rounded off/beveled. I saw this thread and came to post the EXACT same thing. The texture on the seekins is terrible, it literally hurts my fingers to operate it. |
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Check out the Damage Industries short throw safety, has a more OEM appearance and is half the price of the BAD-ASS or Talon. I use this. Not for any speed advantage, I find it easier to put back on 'safe' w/my thumb when the safety's at 60 degrees instead of 90 degrees. Tomac |
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I use this. Not for any speed advantage, I find it easier to put back on 'safe' w/my thumb when the safety's at 60 degrees instead of 90 degrees. Tomac Quoted:
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Check out the Damage Industries short throw safety, has a more OEM appearance and is half the price of the BAD-ASS or Talon. I use this. Not for any speed advantage, I find it easier to put back on 'safe' w/my thumb when the safety's at 60 degrees instead of 90 degrees. Tomac I don't recall which brand I went with, but this was the reason, not that a mil-spec is difficult. The build was for my wife, a novice, with smaller weaker hands. Figured less movement would make it easier and/or more intuitive. As it happens I like it pretty well too, I don't think I'll be replacing my mil-specs, but future builds will likely wear short throws. |
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