Mag releases

[deanblake72]

Silly question but are all magazine releases the same?. It seems like the one I have which is from a psa parts kit doesn’t fit my Anderson lower.


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[zackmars]

Are you asking about the magazine release button or the actual catch?

If we're talking about the AR15, they should all be the same, save for MFG/material differences

 

[Gordo]

I put a Battle Arms mag release in an Anderson lower, and it dragged also.
Ether the slot on the lower for the left end of the mag release was a bit short, or the mag release was a bit long.
Hand sanded the end of the mag release by a few thousands of an inch, hit it with cold blue, and everything works fine now.

It's called fitting a firearm together, gun builders have been doing it for centuries...

Like Big Daddy Don Garlits once said:
"New parts don't always fit. You can buy more expensive parts, and they fit better, but you still have to check them, and many times make them fit also."