NEA Ambi Safety - available now

Thanks for the responses.
I've never owned the CZ-858, but yeah on my VZ-58L the ambi safety is a bit loose from side to side, and as a result the selector lever can be a bit wobbly and catch on that damn ridge on the side of the receiver. I'm not sure what, if anything, can be done to cure this, aside from just living with the wobble and filing down that ridge so it doesn't catch.

Rather than remove the ridge on the receiver why not put a bevel on the bottom of the ambi lever? That should allow it to slide past the ridge if it comes into contact with it.
 
Thanks for the responses.
I've never owned the CZ-858, but yeah on my VZ-58L the ambi safety is a bit loose from side to side, and as a result the selector lever can be a bit wobbly and catch on that damn ridge on the side of the receiver. I'm not sure what, if anything, can be done to cure this, aside from just living with the wobble and filing down that ridge so it doesn't catch.

Just had an idea. See if you can find a couple washers and put them under the left side selector before installing it via the roll pin. That will remove wobble and side to side play.
 
Just had an idea. See if you can find a couple washers and put them under the left side selector before installing it via the roll pin. That will remove wobble and side to side play.

Okay, that makes perfect sense. I should have thought of that earlier.
I already have it installed. Is it going to be a pain to push out the pin in order to remove the selector?
 
Picked up my new ambi-safety, and sling plate yesterday and installed them last night.
Installation went smoothly, as I followed Stevo's instructions and beveled off the corner of the right hand selector. That flat spring is a ##### to press down, and the safety takes a lot of wiggling to get in. Also the trigger arm has to be pushed down and forward to clear the safety axle, just as Stevo suggested.

By and large I like it but ideally the right hand safety would be better if it could be ON in the 9 oclock position and pressed down with the left thumb, kind of a 1911 set up. Then you wouldn't even need one on the left side. Just my 2cents.

Anyway thanks a lot NEA, My guns pretty much ready for action now. (Or do I need a light?.....)
 
By and large I like it but ideally the right hand safety would be better if it could be ON in the 9 oclock position and pressed down with the left thumb, kind of a 1911 set up. Then you wouldn't even need one on the left side. Just my 2cents.

Anyway thanks a lot NEA, My guns pretty much ready for action now. (Or do I need a light?.....)

Why would you want to use your thumb on the right side to move it off safe? You'd have to readjust your grip afterwards.

I have my left side set up to press down. Index the lever at 3 o'clock as you're looking at it from the left side and you can flick it down with your thumb. With the right side in the fire position it's really easy to reapply the safety with your index finger.

If you want a light you can mount a ring on one of the add-on side rails for the holey lower or use the barrel clamp like this:

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Why would you want to use your thumb on the right side to move it off safe? You'd have to readjust your grip afterwards.


If you want a light you can mount a ring on one of the add-on side rails for the holey lower or use the barrel clamp like this:

I was trying the right safety from 9-0clock, and it swept off easy with my left thumb, of course it doesn't do anything to the insides from that position with this safety.

As for the light, that barrel clamp looks like the way to go (I\ve even got a Fenix T1 to put on it, thanks for the pic.
 
Oh Yeah.
On careful consideration of safety position, I've decided your'e right it does take some grip re-adjustment from 9-6 on the right. I prefer 6 to 9 oclock on the left. Luckily that's whats set up and I don't have to mess with the roll pin.
 
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For those of us with the pre-production versions here's something you can do to eliminate any wobble of the LH lever.

I ground one side of a small washer flat so it would fit inside the receiver rail and found a tiny split lock washer in my junk box. With those two washers on the shaft you have to press firmly down on the lever to get the holes lined up. It makes using a pin to line up the holes pretty much mandatory. I used a finishing nail. I also beveled the inside-lower edge of the LH so it wouldn't catch on the receiver rail, but that's a bit of overkill as it no longer comes into contact.

Charles Martel has advised that the lever-to-shaft fit will be tighter on the production versions, thereby making this mod irrelevant.

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Steveo...
R u a lefty or a righty?
If your a righty how did you like the safety being on the other side?
Also can you remove the safety on the traditional right hand side and only have it on the left hand side?
 
Steveo...
R u a lefty or a righty?
If your a righty how did you like the safety being on the other side?
Also can you remove the safety on the traditional right hand side and only have it on the left hand side?

I'm right-handed.

It's excellent this way. I flick the safety off with my right thumb and pull it on with my index finger. I never have to change my grip. It's very slick.

I suppose you could grind off the lever on the right side. I can't see any point to that because you'd have to do all the work with your thumb then.
 
I've been running a ambi safety for a little over a year now, I have mine in the traditional configuration, both paddles pointing rearward. As Stevo says, I engage with my thumb, release with trigger finger. Very natural.

I'll be installing a NEA one in the next month or so after our test rifle comes back from refinishing.
 
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