Is this new or does anyone have any input about it? I know this is not the first one.........

 

https://www.armsunlimited.com/Ambidextrous-AR15-M4-M16-Magazine-Release-p/au-amr.htm

Its a clone of the norgon ambi catch. I have both and they're good to go.

 

For the price its well worth it as a lefty. It works well with the magpul bad lever too

 

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these devices have been around a while. Personally i don't feel a need for it and i shoot rifles lefty. If you feel more comfortable hitting the mag release from the left side i say go for it...

well if you ever want to do a quick mag change, it's worth it.  it'll let you drop an empty mag with your left index finger while your support hand grabs a fresh mag.  can't do that as a lefty without an ambidextrous mag release

well if you ever want to do a quick mag change, it's worth it.  it'll let you drop an empty mag with your left index finger while your support hand grabs a fresh mag.  can't do that as a lefty without an ambidextrous mag release

 

This is true...guess i haven't had the need to speed up my mag changes yet. I mostly target shoot and time and stressful situations don't apply to my shooting situations. I could see how this would be a benefit in a fight or competition. 

In my experience ambidextrous mag releases are unnecessary. With practice you can be just as fast, if not faster, as a lefty with standard mag controls. It's a slightly different technique but all you have to do is hit the mag release on the way to the fresh mag with practice you can still pass the falling mag with the fresh one on the way to the magwell.

 

Additionally, I have seen plenty of people accidentally unseat their mags when their Ambi controls hang up on gear. The left side of the rifle doesn't have the protective ridge around the mag release that the right side does.

In my experience ambidextrous mag releases are unnecessary. With practice you can be just as fast, if not faster, as a lefty with standard mag controls. It's a slightly different technique but all you have to do is hit the mag release on the way to the fresh mag with practice you can still pass the falling mag with the fresh one on the way to the magwell.

 

Additionally, I have seen plenty of people accidentally unseat their mags when their Ambi controls hang up on gear. The left side of the rifle doesn't have the protective ridge around the mag release that the right side does.

That's something to keep in mind regarding accidental release thanks for the input all.

 

 

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Additionally, I have seen plenty of people accidentally unseat their mags when their Ambi controls hang up on gear. The left side of the rifle doesn't have the protective ridge around the mag release that the right side does.

 

What he said, and I've also seen people AD with them more. Don't know why, maybe the smaller button makes it easier to slip off it under stress or something, but I've seen multiple lefties using it AD'ing during fast reloads. Maybe they just sucked at it, but something to keep in mind.

Additionally, I have seen plenty of people accidentally unseat their mags when their Ambi controls hang up on gear. The left side of the rifle doesn't have the protective ridge around the mag release that the right side does.

 

That's true too.  But if you have a magpul BAD lever, it protects the ambi button pretty well on the left side from any accidental bumps.

The only ambi part that you really NEED on an AR is the charging handle.