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Strike Industries
Overview
The Strike Industries Extended Bolt Catch is designed to enhance the functionality of your AR-15 platform by providing an extended lever for easier operation, especially when manipulating the bolt catch under stress. Made from durable steel with a phosphate finish, this bolt catch promises reliability and longevity in various conditions. It's particularly suited for builds featuring a mid-length gas system and chambered in 5.56 NATO, ensuring seamless compatibility with popular configurations.
Strike Industries Extended Bolt Catch was the most added bolt catch on GunPartPicker in August 2026, ahead of the Geissele Automatics AR-15 Maritime Bolt Catch Steel Black, with about 29% of all bolt catches added to builds. That's its 4th straight month at #1. Builds with this bolt catch are mostly chambered in 5.56 NATO (62%, then .223 Wylde 16%), split between mid-length (41%) and carbine-length (29%) gas systems, and mostly AR-15 (80%, then AR-10 19%).
Availability is good: it was in stock at one retailer or another nearly every day in August 2026, and today 8 of the 10 retailers we track have it in stock. The best price crept up from $12.99 to $14.95 over August 2026. Buying today, the lowest price is $14.95 at Brownells, above August's low of $12.71, so a better deal may come back.
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Builds in the community that include the Strike Industries Extended Bolt Catch
| Build | Parts | Total |
|---|---|---|
 | 23 | $4026.81 |
 | 22 | $868.00 |
 | 18 | $1205.86 |
 | 17 | $1490.46 |
 | 22 | $2266.75 |
 | 28 | $3665.40 |
 | 27 | $1946.75 |
 | 26 | $1819.64 |
 | 18 | $1374.70 |
 | 22 | $1065.29 |
 | 31 | $7458.30 |
 | 22 | $1011.53 |
7 global ratings
Top reviews
Larger shelf on the Strike Industries extended bolt catch is way easier to hit with the trigger finger when locking back on empty. Black anodize is matte and matches a Strike Industries lower well. Drop-in fitment on any standard lower receiver.
Strikes extended bolt catch enlarged shelf makes locking back on empty mags much faster. Mechanically perfect. The black anodizing has a slightly different sheen than my Strike Industries lower, side by side its noticeable but in normal use you cant tell.
Strikes extended bolt catch is a meaningful upgrade for getting locked open on an empty mag with the support hand thumb. The shelf is bigger than the factory part without being huge. Black anodize matches most uppers. Standard mil-spec install with the right punch.
paddle extends well past mil spec which makes slap and release easier under recoil. drop in install with the OEM bolt catch roll pin. SI machining is tight, no rattle in the pivot
Strike Industries extended bolt catch is well made with even anodize and clean machining of the shelf. Larger shelf makes empty mag lockback faster. Black matches my SI lower. Drops in any milspec lower with the standard catch spring.
SI extended bolt catch, paddle is larger than mil spec for easier thumb access. drops onto a mil spec lower with no fitting required. anodize is consistent with other SI lower parts. classic SI upgrade
Strike Industries enhanced bolt catch is exactly what I wanted for fast empty mag lockback. Larger shelf makes slapping the catch easier with the trigger finger or support thumb. Black anodize matches my SI lower. Drop in install.
