Mr. Mark from United States, CA Public Profile

I don't have a problem with the machining/styling/anodizing. However, there is such a HUGE design flaw, I can't believe this product was ever released. On Lockstep Arms website as well as Optics Planet's description, it is stated, "Easy install and removal" and "Maintains the factory spring floor plate for easy removal to service mag". What is should state is, "Easy install but virtually impossible to remove". As another reviewer mentioned, there’s basically no way to take them off. None of the pictures on either website show the area how the Lancer mag is retained. I took a chance, assuming the manufacturer knew what they were doing, considering the high price and claims of "easy removal". Well.....Never assume!

There is a rectangular pocket machined into the bottom of the Ranger base plate to accept the Lancer's factory floor plate's corresponding rectangular boss. The rectangular boss is what you depress when you need to disassemble the mag. Lockstep did drill a hole through their machined pocket, but there is no easy way to access that hole to depress the Lancer's rectangular boss for removal. Their drilled hole ends in the "paracord" cavity, and does not extend past that cavity to be accessible through the bottom of their Ranger Base with some kind of a straight tool/pin/punch. I was baffled how it could be removed upon first inspection, but I decided to try it. It took me 10 seconds to remove the factory Lancer base plate, and install the Lockstep Arms Ranger b