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Norgon Ambi-Catch For Lefties
Tuesday, 08 June 2010
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Norgon's Ambi-Catch is a simple-to-install accessory that adds a magazine release to the left side of an AR. (Photo: John Buol, Jr.)
Firearms design has been unapologetically biased toward right-hand shooters. There's justification for this slight: Nearly nine out of 10 adults are right-handed. Add in the long-held negative stereotypes ("sinister" is derived from the Latin word meaning "left") and you'll understand why our right-thinking, wrong-handed shooters have been neglected.

Lately, the industry has transcended both superstition and lousy training protocols. There's the realization that proper use of cover may require a shooter to be left-handed, as well as the reality that incoming doesn't care what hand you favor.

Still, despite its reputation as a good combat rifle, the M16 series remains one of the only modern designs still in widespread use that's not ambidextrous. An obvious problem here is the magazine catch. The design of the release is ergonomic for a righty, but not so much for the southpaw.

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