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Originally Posted by MistWolf
A more reliable method is to push the release with your thumb. Insert mag with thumb up, push/pull mag, press bolt release with thumb.
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You make a good point. Alas, as a lefty, this isn't really an option for me.
About "cupping" the hand, yes, that could cause you to miss the bolt release. I've probably even done that, but I don't remember it. If I did, I've only done it once. Now, I hit the bolt release with the base of my palm. Yes, as a lefty I'm slower, but fast enough.
When you slap the bolt release, do it with a fist, not a flat hand. This gives a larger surface area than just the thumb. But the thumb works, just doesn't have as much force.
In the end what I'm getting at with all this is to not be gentle. Don't abuse your gun, but be serious with all the controls. It was made to take stern handling.