Got a PSA LPK installed recently and the selector switch when in the fire position is not straight up and a down (slightly left of 12). I checked the detent and pivot areas and reinstalled several times to no avail. Function’s fine. Is this common/am I nitpicking?
Also noticed the tab protruding from the switch ends about in the center whereas on other LPK’s I’ve seen the tab stops nearer the edge (which I prefer aesthetically but not sure about function). Who’s LPK’s have that kind of switch?
Common, not ideal. Tried a different selector?
No, not yet. Looking for one.
Colt started extending the lever all the way to the center a couple years ago. Not saying its a Colt part but Im sure other companies are going to be doing this now, too.
Interesting, didn’t know that.
If it snaps on and off safe crisply and positively, I’d leave it.
If not, might as well replace it. You can get a Colt selector from Brownells. If I get crappy Selectors in LPKs, I replace them with Colt.
It is not a function issue, but the slots are not machined in the right spots.
When I see stuff like this, I always wonder; “What else is wrong?”
C4
IMHO the BADASS (Battle Arms Development) ambidextrous safety selector is a no-brainer. Even if you don’t want an ambidextrous lever the machining is very precise and it comes with stainless steel detent.
True, but I have seen the same issue with LMT selectors as well. I guess sometimes you can just get a lemon.
It is possible, but rare. In fact, so rare, that I have never seen an LMT like above described.
C4
The one I got didn’t cleanly snap into safe/fire and was gritty/mushy through the entire range of motion. It would actually push slightly beyond 6 o’clock. It functioned, but the selector positions weren’t firm. It looked like the groove & detent positions weren’t machined (edit: cast) properly. It was replaced by LMT and I’ve never seen another like it.
Interesting. You might have gotten the only one.
C4
Selectors are cast.
You know what they say… stuff happens.
That was also worrying me, however the rest of the LPK seemed GTG.
The selector in my PSA LPK was pretty mushy as well, it didn’t click into place. Has now been replaced, problem solved.
Look at the slots in it (where the detent sits). Are they fully machined out?
C4
I looked at the slots and didn’t see any noticeable machining foul ups. I can’t recognize it w/ my eye, but it has to be off because I was able to try a selector from another mfg’s LPK and it worked fine and lined up correctly.
I’ve got a Spike’s Tactical ambi safety that I’d sell if you still need a new one…