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Product no.: 100024576
Mfr. No.: 08-153
817953022429 GEISSELE MARITIME BOLT CATCH FOR AR-15 The Geissele® Maritime Bolt Catch is designed with the warfighter in mind and will work with any lower receiver designed to accept a mil-spec M16/M4 Carbine bolt catch. The increased surface area promotes ease of function when locking back the bolt or releasing the bolt after a magazine change. In addition, the extended controls add an increased functionality for left handed shooters who no longer have to break their grip to manipulate the bolt catch. Left handed shooters can easily reach the controls using the index finger of their left hand making magazine changes and locking the bolt back much more fast and efficient. Aggressive checkering covers the surface of the levers giving the Geissele® Maritime Bolt Catch a textured surface that enables positive feedback to the shooters hand when being used with gloves or at night. Please Note: A mil-spec bolt catch spring and plunger are required for assembly and are NOT included. If the Maritime Bolt Catch is replacing an existing mil-spec bolt catch, please use care when disassembling the component from your lower receiver as you will need these parts to install the Maritime Bolt Catch. Compatibility with billet AR-15 lower receivers is unknown. Please also note that the extended controls of the Geissele Maritime Bolt Catch will partially cover the pin hole for the hammer, a smaller punch may be required to push the hammer pin out of the receiver from the left side, and the hammer pin should only be installed from the right side of the receiver.Delivery time approx. 7-14 days.
The Geissele® Maritime Bolt Catch for AR-15 is expertly crafted for the warfighter, ensuring optimal performance in any situation.
Please Note: A mil-spec bolt catch spring and plunger are required for assembly and are NOT included. If replacing an existing mil-spec bolt catch, take care when disassembling the component from your lower receiver, as these parts are necessary for the installation of the Maritime Bolt Catch.
Compatibility with billet AR-15 lower receivers is currently unknown. Additionally, the extended controls of the Geissele Maritime Bolt Catch may partially cover the pin hole for the hammer; a smaller punch may be needed to push the hammer pin out of the receiver from the left side, and the hammer pin should only be installed from the right side of the receiver.
AR-15
A MUST FOR LEFTIES 22/09/2018
This is truly a must have for lefties. Less than 5 minutes to install.
Great if it fits (won't fit Mega Maten) 24/12/2017
So I bought 3 of these, the two I used on AR15 platforms worked great, so if they fit and function they seem great. However it would not work on the Mega Maten 308 lower. It had several issues fitting that lower. The first was that the bottom of the lower "tab" interfered with the mag release bar and the top of the lower tab interfered with the lower frame. Both of those things were fixable with a little grinding. However once those two things were fixed the back of the lower tab came into contact with the lower and did not allow enough travel for the bolt catch to pivot upward enough function. Not a big ding against Geissele, but just letting others know if they have .308 lower it may/may not work, and it certainly won't work with the Mega.
The other issue is if you have a lower that uses a solid pivot pin for the bolt catch like the Mega billet lowers, as opposed to a roll pin you may need to open up the pivot hole a bit, both of the ones I got were too tight to use with the machined pin that Mega uses.
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