M4 - charging button vs a square

[Drbones]

curious to anyones performance delta or preference in regards to the button vs the square , anything larger has to be better than the stock

purchased a round , but having some buyers remorse or 2nd thoughts 

 

thx for any feed back 

Edited October 31, 2021 by Drbones

[Jaason0]

I have a stippled one from tango arms and it is awesome. I did have the one from taran tacital but like this one better. It is polymer but super tough

 

 

Edited October 31, 2021 by Jaason0

[Drbones]

2 minutes ago, Jaason0 said:

I have a stippled one from tango arms and it is awesome. I did have the one from taran tacital but like this one better. It is polymer but super tough

Solid

[rubicon20032003]

I like fft round button myself.Seems better if you have a oversized charging handle 

[CobraBG]

I have the GG&G square one and like it. 

[Drbones]

On 10/31/2021 at 12:34 PM, Jaason0 said:

I have a stippled one from tango arms and it is awesome. I did have the one from taran tacital but like this one better. It is polymer but super tough

 

 

Sweet rig , foregrip?

[xblax619]

3 hours ago, Drbones said:

Sweet rig , foregrip?

looks like the oem grips that have been stippled. i had mine stippled by tango arms. 

[xblax619]

On 10/31/2021 at 10:14 AM, Drbones said:

curious to anyones performance delta or preference in regards to the button vs the square , anything larger has to be better than the stock

purchased a round , but having some buyers remorse or 2nd thoughts 

 

thx for any feed back 

i have the gg&g one. i also have the fft 3/4” charging handle. i like both however i have had the ends of my fingers clipped by the charging handle when i hit the release. now i just need to remember to keep my fingers out of the way. 

Edited November 3, 2021 by xblax619

[swOHmatt]

The thought of drilling and tapping a hole in such a small component and then hanging a lever off it never appealed to me.  Not that I couldn’t do it, it just seems a recipe for disaster.  Catch that lever on something and tear it off and what do you have?

I went with Dave’s Speedbar.  Offers the same ease of operation but is supported by the receiver and handguard, not the release button.  If I catch it on something and dick it up, I just loosen the barrel nut, remove the lever and stay in the game.  Your milage may vary.

http://www.davesmetalworks.com/m4.html

Edited November 5, 2021 by swOHmatt
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[Jaason0]

On 11/2/2021 at 7:15 PM, Drbones said:

Sweet rig , foregrip?

Thanks, Yes the forgrips are stippled by tango arms....the stippled bolt release is also from them. It is super easy to hit and comfortable

Edited November 5, 2021 by Jaason0

[Jaason0]

10 hours ago, swOHmatt said:

The thought of drilling and tapping a hole in such a small component and then hanging a lever off it never appealed to me.  Not that I couldn’t do it, it just seems a recipe for disaster.  Catch that lever on something and tear it off and what do you have?

I went with Dave’s Speedbar.  Offers the same ease of operation but is supported by the receiver and handguard, not the release button.  If I catch it on something and dick it up, I just loosen the barrel nut, remove the lever and stay in the game.  Your milage may vary.

http://www.davesmetalworks.com/m4.html

Yeah i saw those. Looks like a great idea. I work at a metal shop and drilled and tapped mine. That part is tougher than you d think. There is a long piece on the inside ( kinda like and anchor  ) that gives it a lot of strength. I believe the worse that ll happen is u break that whole piece but that pretty unlikely ( plus it not an expensive part ). It does look like a cool idea though. 

[StreetSweeper56]

I installed the rectangular gg&g release on mine. I like it a lot and seems to have a more positive release than the oem. The hardest part was aligning the spring with my fat fingers, finally I settled on holding it with hemostats and it went right in place.

[brightt]

i got the GGG and the FFT square / rectangle pad's

 

I can't imagine what would work better but am open

[aznwhip]

Don't overthink this... Personal aesthetics aside, anything with more surface area and not a snag design will work great.

[RxArms]

I am biased but I prefer the aesthetics and surface area of my quick bolt release tab.  Naturally, can get up to 3 fingers on it, but typically use my ring finger and middle finger.  Either way, upgrading to a rectangle at least Is needed whether button or tab design.