Description
Forward Controls Design LMC Magazine ReleaseLMC (Low profile, duty, Magazine Catch) is a non-ambidextrous magazine catch for AR15/M16.LMC was not designed for large frame ARs, the shorter shaft feature is designed with AR15/M16 width lower receivers in mind. The winterizing feature similarly only works on AR15/M16 lower receivers.How much thought can one put into an AR15/M16 non-ambi mag catch? A lot.LMC is based on the development of our EMR-A (Enhanced Magazine Release, Ambidextrous), and is centered around mitigating accidental / unintended magazine drops.Features:* 0.01″ longer catch (LMC’s 0.06″ vs. TDP’s 0.05″ length) that engages the magazine’s catch cutout window.* Shorter (by 1 full turn of the magazine catch) shaft that lowers the installed height of TDP spec magazine release button on the right side of the lower.* Winterized design to mitigate water pooling in wet and freezing temperatures.NOTE: LMC is designed for TDP spec M16s and AR15s.None of LMC’s features are beneficial on large frame AR style lower receivers. 308 AR spec mag catch shaft is longer, LMC’s is shorter than TDP spec in order to lower the magazine release button’s installed height. The winterized feature is wildly inconsistent on 308 ARs to the point of that feature being useless due to the varying dimensions of large frame ARs. The longer catch on the plate is lengthened from TDP spec, and doesn’t apply to 308 ARs. In short, do not use LMC on large frame, or 308 ARs.In 2018, we developed the LP (low profile) shaft option for EMR-A, which has become standard on all EMR-A in late 2019. We also lengthened the EMR-A plate’s “ramp” section (the part that engages the magazine’s mag catch cutout/indentation). The LP shaft is designed to lower the installed height of the magazine release button (on the right side) so its top can sit slightly below the fence, while the longer ramp on the plate is designed to lengthen the magazine catch’s travel before a magazine is dropped. Both features are meant to mitigate accidental/unintentional magazine drops.The “ramp” of the plate length is only 0.05
