Reviews & Ratings for KE Arms Ambidextrous Selector — 8 reviews — Page 1

I removed the old selector and put the new KEArns selector on my rifle and wow what a difference.
The short side doesn’t interfere with my trigger finger and the 45 degree angle really helps with that and the speed at which the safety can be turned off is really nice. I bought two and I’ll probably be buying a few more down the road.

I installed it on an AR10 but haven’t been to the range yet.
I enjoy the 45 degree angle for the safety.
It looks nice on the rifle as well.
I can’t imagine it breaking or giving me issues at the range.

I love this ambi selector.
I put the circle one on my KP-15 lower and it looks great.
I prefer the 45def over the 90 for this set up.
The smooth rotation and the firm click is very nice.
You can also remove the arms with just an Allen key.

The design of this safety selector is really cool, but the implementation is such that I would stay away from it on a rifle intended for serious use. The divots on the safety's shaft which the detent locks into are EXTREMELY shallow - barely present, really - which makes for very loose engagement in both the Fire and Safe positions. It would be very easy for the safety to get snagged by a piece of gear (whether on patrol, or hunting) and get switched to the fire position without the user's knowledge. I can imagine this safety was made with gamers in mind who might want a featherweight safety, but for anyone who uses their rifle to do a job, it may be a liability.

The other issue, which is not a huge deal, is that the shaft is also unusually long. Expect this to stick out a ways on both sides of a forged receiver. This isn't a major liability in my mind, except that it further increases the chances of an inadvertent activation.

I haven't had too much experience with purchasing different safety selectors, only the standard mil-spec that comes with an AR, a strikes industry safety selector, and then this one. I thought I loved the strike industries safety selector and its unique design that at first seemed to improve the ease of use but after purchasing KE Arms safety selector dude I was wrong! It has a 45 and 90 degree throttle, it has a nice audible and tactile click, and in my opinion is very smooth. The only problem i may have is that at times i feel my thumb rubbing against the ambi safety making it slightly annoying but easy to ignore- if the ambi side was shorter or without that little bump it may be more comfortable- not that it is uncomfortabel though.

Another reviewer said that it was too easy to accidentally switch from safe to fire and i can potentially see that if you are in a very intense situation in which the safety selector is rubbing against something, i dont personally find that a problem - i always have my hand on the grip and it doesnt brush anything even with a sling but that extra sense of safety is nice to have- but i have noticed from other safety selectors (other than milspec) that they tend to be lighter in how much force you need to switch between fire/safe so dont know what to say there.

Bought this safety due to the InRangeTV WWSD project. I was sorely dissapointed. The safety bar is too long, which allows the user to rotate the safety past the fire position. At first I thought this was due to an incompatibility with my billet receiver, but it does the same thing in my forged, mil-spec receiver. Additionally, I had issues where if I fired the gun, I would have to apply the safety, and then take it off in order to be able to fire the next round. Finally I just switched back to the mil-spec safety.

The safety, when it functions seems to be great. I love the 45 degree throw, and the ambidexterity of the safety. It is very easy to switch from safe to fire and vice versa. Tactile detents are a plus. However, disturbing ease with which you can over rotate the safety means I cannot recommend this product.