An extender for a bolt catch release lever on a bolt catch operating lever of
a firearm equipped with a protective spare magazine carrier for holding a loaded
spare magazine in a position of readiness for immediate insertion into operative
engagement with that firearm, and an integrated bolt catch and extended catch release
lever. The extended bolt catch release lever places an engagement contact face
of an outer end in a position accessible for easy operation of the bolt catch release
mechanism of a rifle when the spare magazine carrier is in place.
