Overall, the Workhorse hosts several additional nice features that go beyond the standard Mil-Spec AR-style rifles. The magazine release has some additional ribbing to help make it easier for your finger to find the control, and the bolt hold-open breaks with the traditional AR button-lever design. Instead, you have a more raised control that makes it easier to find and activate. For the left-handed folks – or those who want to quickly transition their shooting sides – the gun also has an ambidextrous safety lever and charging handle. Speaking as one of those lefties, that is a very nice touch.
Another feature I like is the pistol grip with subtle but tactile grooves to give you a firmer grip. The adjustable stock is a fairly traditional style, but with a wider cheek-weld surface than the common M4-style collapsing stock. A common complaint about collapsible stocks is they tend to have a wiggle to them, which is not a problem on the Workhorse. The padding on the rear of the buttstock is another good addition. Even though there isn’t much recoil to 5.56 NATO in these guns, the padding is still appreciated and helps secure the rifle to your shoulder.