Have any of you tried the Norgan Ambi-Catch and was it worth the $85 for the trouble you saved? Or did it not bother enough to be worth $85?

I'm a lefty shooter - Not worth the trouble, nor the $85.00 - I have LH STAG - This item never came into the picture for me.

Not worth it to me. I just hit the release with my right thumb as I'm grabbing the mag with my right hand.

What about the ambi safety for like $25 that stag is selling?

Quoted: Not worth it to me. I just hit the release with my right thumb as I'm grabbing the mag with my right hand.

ditto

I would say it is a must, but that is just because i'm used to one. You can thumb the release as you grab the mag. If you have a norgon and good mags though you can be reaching for your full mag while you drop the other one free with one finger. Ambi-safety, not a must, except for CQB.

Quoted: Have any of you tried the Norgan Ambi-Catch and was it worth the $85 for the trouble you saved? Or did it not bother enough to be worth $85?

If you are military or LEO, you can purchase  an Ambi-Catch directly from Norgan at a significant discount.  It is a nice option but I consider the ambi-safety as a must have.

The $85 mag release isn't worth it to me. I have 7 of the DPMS ambi safety's and have broken four of them. The Stag and JP ambi safety's were not availale when I got the DPMS safety's. The surfaces do not mate well and protrude far enough on the right side to make them suceptable to easy breakage when carried on a snowmobile, or atv. Considering the quality they are grossly overpriced.
I do like the fit and feel of the reversible safety on the new JP drop in trigger. They also will sell you an additonal part that makes it an ambi.  

I shoot a rifle left handed, and both the ambi safety (Get one from Bravo Company, it's excellent, installation is a snap, no rollpin) and the Norgon ambi mag release are present on all my lowers for consistency.

Both should be standard issue parts.

Quoted: I shoot a rifle left handed, and both the ambi safety (Get one from Bravo Company, it's excellent, installation is a snap, no rollpin) and the Norgon ambi mag release are present on all my lowers for consistency. Both should be standard issue parts.

Consistency is the key.  I have one of my 3 complete BM ARs outfitted w/ the DPMS Ambi-safety and the Norgan Ambi-Catch.(W/ 4 additional lowers to find uppers for)  What really sucks is when I grab one of my other two ARs which are "as built" form the factory w/o the mods-  talk about fumbling!  I was at a rifle side stage during an IPSC practice and went through a couple of times w/ my BM/M4 which is outfitted all ambi...  Then I shot through the course w/ my BM/20 "as built" from the factory.  When I went to reload, my trigger finger struck the side of the lower receiver uselessly several times  (where the Norton ambi-catch would be if it were installed on my 20") before my mind kicked and said, "Doh!  Use you other hand dummy!".

I may go back to all "as built" and continue to cope w/ the right hand versions, which isn't hard to do.  Actually tac-reloads are easier for me than my right handed father.  My other option is to outfit all may ARs for ambi-use.  Which adds ~$100 to each weapon and that's ~$100 I'll probably never see again if I should have to rid myself of a particular AR.

Do the ambi mods help? Yes & no.  If you're already doing fine w/ right hand only versions- don't change horses mid-stream.  I had used ARs for over a decade before installing ambi-stuff and my muscle memory is still learning to cope.  If I were just getting my first AR, yes I'd appreciate the mods as being standard from the get-go.

Sly