LMC (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", a magazine catch only needs to travel over 0.05" before a
magazine is dropped. TDP spec M16 lower receivers, and semi auto AR15
forged receivers based on TDP dimensions have a magazine release fence
to prevent accidental/unintentional magazine drops. With a TDP spec
magazine shaft and magazine release button, the top of the button is
usually flush with the fence, we prefer the top of the button be lower
than the fence. LPD plate's ramp is 0.06", the slightly lengthened ramp
requires a longer mag catch travel before the magazine is dropped.
The
very incremental increase of the catch's length from 0.05 to 0.06 might
beg the question, why not 0.07, 0.08, or 0.09? It's important to
maintain the balance in any system, it's easy to reach the point of
diminished, or no return, and cause unintended consequences. 0.01
increase is what we deem sufficient to do the job better without causing
tolerance stacking with aftermarket magazines.
LPD
shaft is one full turn of the mag catch, when a TDP spec magazine
release button is fully and correctly installed (8 revolutions of the
mag catch), the top of the mag release button is slightly below the
fence.
We will stress we do not recommend blind
hole magazine release buttons for defense and duty 5.56mm AR15s and
M16s, or any extended magazine release with even taller profile and over
the fence protrusion. LMC is designed to work with, and lower TDP spec
magazine release buttons (through hole), but not made to address the
flaws of other products. We've always had warning language for our
blind hole magazine release button (EMR-HC), EMR-HC is perfect for
thicker 308 lowers that require a longer magazine release button, but
has a 0.08 protrusion over the magazine release fence on AR15 spec
receivers. We moved EMR-HC to the 308 AR section to discourage 5.56mm
AR customers from buying and using them on 5.56mm ARs.
For
more of our thoughts on accidental/unintentional mag drops, and their
relation with magazine release buttons, please follow this links:
LMC
is a simple design, due to manufacturing delays, we've only been able
to bring it to market in 2023. Between 2019 and 2023, we incorporated a
new feature, LMC is now winterized. In freezing weather, TDP spec
magazine catch can allow water to pool and freeze inside the cavity
created by the magazine catch plate on the lower receiver, we made the
plate thicker (the plate is now below the receiver, but protrudes
slightly) which serves to reduce the area in which water can pool and
freeze. It may not be a feature everyone needs, it is one of the ways
we improved a near perfect TDP spec magazine catch.
Do
note that water pooling patterns vary a great deal. LMC's winterizing
effort is focused on reduction, it's not possible to entirely eliminate
water pooling, the taller profile of the LMC
LMC is shipped with a 10.9 inch/lb
magazine catch spring. The 10.9in/lb magazine catch spring was first introduced in 2017, we had stiffer
springs custom made for our EMR-A (ambidextrous magazine catch). The
10.9 in/lb spring's role is to offset the mechanical advantage afforded
by EMR-A's lever, it also has the direct result of making the right side
magazine release button harder to press, which we view as a positive.
For more info on the 10.9in/lb magazine catch springs, please visit this
page:
https://www.forwardcontrolsdesign.com/109lbin-Mag-Catch-Springs_p_79.html
Billet machined in 4140, heat treated, black nitride coated.
NOTE: 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.
Proudly designed and made in the USA.
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