Forward Controls Design AR-15 Parts & Accessories
Forward Controls Design is a small AR parts design company started in late 2014 by Roger Wang, co founder of Battle Arms Development. It is known for ergonomic controls like bolt catches, mag releases, and handguards built around function over looks.
Forward Controls Design was established in 2014.
Market positioning: Duty / Professional.
Forward Controls Design has 251 products available on GunPartPicker, ranging from $7.12 to $296.45.
Forward Controls Design Product Categories
- Muzzle Device: 38 products
- Magazine Release: 27 products
- Handguard: 24 products
- Bolt Catch: 24 products
- End Plate: 17 products
- Glock Optic Plate: 16 products
- Safety: 11 products
- Dust Cover: 11 products
- Castle Nut: 11 products
- Trigger Guard: 11 products
- Charging Handle: 11 products
- Forward Assist: 10 products
- Bolt Carrier Group: 9 products
- Takedown Pin: 6 products
- Gas Block: 4 products
- Glock Magazine: 4 products
- Glock Rear Sight: 3 products
- Buffer Tube: 2 products
- Upper Receiver: 2 products
- Buffer Tube Assembly: 2 products
- Sling: 1 product
- Buffer: 1 product
- Gas Tube: 1 product
- Optic Mount: 1 product
- Iron Sights: 1 product
- Stock & Brace: 1 product
- Glock Magwell: 1 product
- Complete Glock Pistol: 1 product
Stock status: 145 in stock, 106 out of stock.
Forward Controls Design in October 2026 so far
Forward Controls Design ranks #35 of 363 brands on GunPartPicker so far in October 2026, just behind Dead Air Armament, with about 1 in every 167 parts builders added. Down from #32 in September. Builders are reaching for Forward Controls Design mostly for handguard parts. The most added single part is the Forward Controls Design AR-15 Handguard 13.7in. M-LOK Black, on top again this month.
Muzzle devices are the busiest Forward Controls Design category so far in October: 4 products have come back in stock, several more than once. Safety selectors have not been restocked once this month. About 58% of the 251 Forward Controls Design products we track are in stock today.
Also popular this month: Forward Controls Desing Ambidextrous Safety Selector 90 Degree Throw - Standard Levers, Forward Controls Design / Revival Defense 3 Prong Flash Hider - 1/2x28, Forward Controls Design Billet 7075 Dust Cover - Single Dimple and Forward Controls Design Extended Takedown Pins.
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Forward Controls Design products
Forward Controls Design A5 Length Receiver Extension - Black$57.50In stock
Forward Controls Design Mag Release Button, Dimpled - EMR-H, AA (dimpled)$16.15In stock
Forward Controls Desing Ambidextrous Safety Selector 90 Degree Throw - Standard Levers$78.85In stock
Forward Controls Desing Ambidextrous Safety Selector 50 Degree Throw - Standard Levers$73.99In stock
Forward Controls Design Ambidextrous Safety Selector - 90 Degree Throw - Quick Levers$73.99In stock
Forward Controls Design Ambidextrous Safety Selector - 50 Degree Throw - Quick Levers$73.99In stock
Forward Controls Design Billet 7075 Dust Cover - Single Dimple$47.50In stock
Forward Controls Design Llc Ar-15 Low Drag Forward Assist Dimpled Steel Black$39.99In stock
About Forward Controls Design
Forward Controls Design makes ergonomic AR controls like bolt catches and mag releases, plus handguards. The parts look plain on purpose, function comes first.
Founded 2014 · Ergonomic controls · Bolt catches · Mag releases
Why Forward Controls Design
Forward Controls Design is Roger Wang's shop, started in late 2014 after he left Battle Arms Development, which he co-founded. FCD treats the AR as a working tool, so its parts look plain on purpose and every one is machined from billet.
The EMR-A ambidextrous mag release shows the approach. It comes in standard and extended lengths, the extended sitting 0.09 inches longer, and runs a 10.9 pound spring against mil-spec's 6.85 pounds, so it takes a firmer, more deliberate press.
The rest of the line covers the ESF QD end plate, the Low Drag Forward Assist, the ACF ambi charging handle, a 50 degree ambi selector, an A5 buffer tube, castle nuts, stripped uppers, NP3 bolt carriers and handguards. FCD revises parts often, so version 2s and 3s are common.
FCD parts cost a bit more than the typical one. Its handguards run about $195 against roughly $175, and its end plates about $52 against $30. It's the seventh most added handguard brand, in about 4% of builds that have one.
The trade-off is fit with other controls. The EMR-A doesn't play well with Magpul BAD levers, some anti-rotation pins or widened bolt catches, so check what else is on your lower. The plain look isn't for everyone either.
We'd start with the ESF end plate or an FCD mag catch on a duty style build. Add the ambi controls if you shoot from both shoulders.
- FCD upgrades the parts your hands touch most, on the idea that a lot of small gains add up.
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What Builders Choose
Based on real buildsTop Forward Controls Design products builders are adding
Forward Controls Design Llc Ar-15 Enhanced Extended Mag Release Serrated Ambidextrous
Forward Controls Design Esf - 4140 Single Qd End Plate - Black Dlc
Forward Controls Design Ar-15 Augmented Bolt Catch / Release - Serrated - Rearward Biased
Forward Controls Design Extended Takedown Pins
Forward Controls Design Llc Ar-15 Handguard 13.7in. M-Lok Black
Forward Controls Design Llc Ar-15 Low Drag Forward Assist Dimpled Steel Black
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