Alright, the mini paddle is fantastic for those people who want to make their own mag release and want a blank to start with. I have small sausage fingers and can't reach the mag release with my thumb. So I rotate my middle finger up to grab the mag release. If there's a sharp edge on the lower side of the mag release, it starts to make a blister on my middle finger. With the Mini Paddle, I was able to shape it to exactly the way I wanted it and then I'm able to use illumiblack to blacken it afterwards. Now I have a paddle that is shaped perfectly the way I need it so I can hit it with my middle finger and not end up with a blister.