Battle Arms Development Enhanced Mag Release | Raw

The Battle Arms Development Enhanced Mag Release in raw is a bare aluminum control that upgrades reload feel while giving your rifle a natural, industrial finish. This Battle Arms Development Enhanced button, the BAD-EMR, is machined from billet 7075-T6 aluminum and developed with Forward Controls Design for refined, low-profile function. The raw finish shows off the machined aluminum itself and serves as an ideal blank canvas for Cerakote or anodizing. For builders who like a bare-metal look or plan to finish their own parts, it is the perfect starting point.

There is honest appeal in bare machined metal, and there is real practicality in starting with an uncoated part you plan to finish yourself. This raw release serves both crowds equally well.

What the Battle Arms Development Enhanced Mag Release Is and Who It Is For

This is a drop-in magazine release button in an uncoated, bare aluminum finish that improves control and reload consistency without bulk. The raw version is built for DIY finishers and shooters who prefer the honest look of machined metal.

If you plan to Cerakote your controls to a custom color, starting with a raw part saves you the trouble of stripping an existing finish. Purists who like a silver, bare-metal aesthetic will also find plenty to love here. It is the builder’s blank slate in the enhanced release line.

Key Features

Key features of this enhanced mag release in raw include:

• Bare 7075-T6 aluminum finish for a natural, industrial look
• Ideal blank canvas for custom Cerakote or anodizing
• Developed in collaboration with Forward Controls Design
• Solid V-shaped button face with aggressive horizontal serrations
• Low-profile footprint that resists accidental activation
• Compatible with AR-15 and AR-10 platforms

Specs and Build Quality

The raw variant uses the same billet 7075-T6 aluminum as the rest of the line, just without a color coating, so you see the machined surfaces directly. That makes the Battle Arms Development Enhanced Mag Release an easy base for a custom finish, since there is no existing coating to remove first.

Function is unchanged from the coated versions, with a solid V-shaped face and aggressive horizontal serrations that give your finger a positive, repeatable press. Whether you leave it bare or finish it yourself, the performance stays the same. The bare surface also takes coatings evenly, which helps a home Cerakote job come out clean.

Practical Use, Care, and Compatibility

Run it raw for a clean bare-metal accent, or send it out for Cerakote to match a specific color scheme. Either way, the serrated V-face keeps your reloads quick and positive under speed.

Since bare aluminum can pick up fingerprints and surface marks, a light wipe keeps it looking fresh, or seal it with your finish of choice. It fits AR-15 and AR-10 platforms and pairs with the customizable parts in our Parts and Upgrades collection. Developed with Forward Controls Design and machined by Battle Arms Development, the raw BAD-EMR is a builder’s blank slate.

Installation and Finishing Notes

The button installs like any drop-in release. Depress the magazine catch, remove the factory button, thread on the raw replacement, and confirm a loaded magazine seats and drops free. Watch the small spring so it does not disappear into the bench.

If you plan to Cerakote or anodize it, the bare surface takes coatings evenly, which helps a home finish come out clean and consistent with no stripping required first. Left raw, the machined aluminum offers an honest, industrial look that pairs well with stainless and natural accents.

Because bare metal can show fingerprints, wipe it down occasionally or seal it with your finish of choice. Either way, the serrated V-face delivers the same positive, repeatable reloads as every coated version in the line.

Start your custom finish with the Battle Arms Development Enhanced Mag Release in raw. It is the blank canvas your build has been waiting for. Ships direct to your door, no FFL required.