Charging Handles

[Icecoldbeer]

What's your favorite and why?

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[1775usmc]

Radian Raptor.

 

[Ruger Rich]

BCA sidecharge. Easier to handle, especially if your hands are arthritic

 

[Nosferatu]

The one on my rifle because without it, I can't charge the rifle.

 

[Koda]

I guess my AXTS Raptor (Now Radian) because its ambidextrous. Not that I need it. On another build I have a cheap $15 milspec charging handle that works just fine too. I dont really find I needed the ambi feature but the Radian is built really nice. The cool logo and name etched into the anodize wears off quickly though.

 

[1775usmc]

As a lefty I like the ambi charging handle. Although I hate ambi safeties. lol.

 

[Koda]

As a lefty I like the ambi charging handle.

I find the Raptor works really great from either side, and you don't have to depress the milspec tab. It works great for me on the rifle with a larger hunting scope that the ocular lens overhangs the charging handle area enough that the Raptor was best on that rifle, I can charge the Raptor with just one finger if needed from either side. They are good charging handles.

 

[Duneblaster]

7075 T6. Don't care about extended or ambi.

 

[titsonritz]

I have owned/tried several, aren't many others I care to try.and standardized on the Radian Raptor as me go to.

Although I hate ambi safeties. lol.

Maybe you just haven't found the right one.

 

[1775usmc]

I have owned/tried several, aren't many others I care to try.and standardized on the Radian Raptor as me go to.


Maybe you just haven't found the right one.

They get in the way of my grip. I need to invest in a quality LH only safety selector. But for now I just run a standard one.

Left thumb kicks it off. Left index finger kicks it on. It's not ideal but it works. That's the way I've always done it. Probably why I haven't gotten anything new. I had the talons for awhile. Ended up getting rid of them. Use to run it with only the right side on. But the dove tail on the left side that stuck out past the lower receiver drove me nuts. My OCD couldn't handle it. lol.

I am open to suggestion. I like trying new things.

 

[titsonritz]

They get in the way of my grip. I need to invest in a quality LH only safety selector. But for now I just run a standard one.

Left thumb kicks it off. Left index finger kicks it on. It's not ideal but it works. That's the way I've always done it. Probably why I haven't gotten anything new. I had the talons for awhile. Ended up getting rid of them. Use to run it with only the right side on. But the dove tail on the left side that stuck out past the lower receiver drove me nuts. My OCD couldn't handle it. lol.

I am open to suggestion. I like trying new things.

You have obviously not tried the FCD/SOLGW joint venture, the "Quick"

 

[Lazyfaire]

V-Seven - Handles are rounded w/ no sharp angles. Average cost

AR15 AMBI CHARGING HANDLE

DESIGNED & MANUFACTURED BY RAINIER INDUSTRIES 15% INCREASE IN WALL THICKNESS SMALLER VENT HOLES TO REDUCE FLEX & IMPROVE RIGIDITY BEEFED UP LOCKING LATCH LATCH ANGLES CHANGED FOR IMPROVED LOCKING & CHARGING 7075 T6 ALUMINUM WEIGHT 1.2 OZ FOR AR15 MADE IN THE USA The charging handle body has...

www.vsevenweaponsystems.com

 

[orygun]

Any advantage to ambi charging handles?
If I rack the gun with my left hand, the lever is in the right place for my index finger, as I don't reach around the action like I do if using the right hand. So, for me the left side release lever seems nearly perfect.
One of my guns uses a Noveske handle that has an extended release, the other is stock Colt. I like the extended lever, but I don't think it makes much difference
Even as a righty I like a couple of things. Maybe I'm just not smart enough or experienced enough to know better. I like the ambi safety cuz I can more easily flick it on with my index finger than with my thumb and I like the BAD device that allows me to close the bolt with the same. One gun has them, one doesn't. I should change one of them so at least both of mine are the same.

 

[orygun]

You have obviously not tried the FCD/SOLGW joint venture, the "Quick"

Pretty cool piece. Looks like a very high quality part.

 

[monkeybutler]

I don't really care which charging handle so long as it is reinforced so as not to deform from side-pulls, and it comes from a known, "better" maker. I have BCM, Geissele, and Radian.

 

[Tony617]

I have BCM one. But bought a few spare charging handle from Brownells as well. Not sure who makes them but they work in a pinch.

 

[titsonritz]

Any advantage to ambi charging handles?

Being left handed, I previously shot ARs with standard controls for many years, so while it is definitely doable, there is for left handed/ambidextrous shooters.

 

[MTpockets]

MK 19 Charing Handles
Because, unlike the M2, they keep both arms exercised.

View: https://youtu.be/XZYvCUSusQI?t=622


Precision Reflex, Inc. M84 Gas Buster
Because Nostalgia

M84 Gas Buster® Charging Handle - Military Big Latch

The Gas Buster® charging handle is a safety device with ergonomic design that diverts harmful gases, oil and dirt particles away from the shooter. The gas buster comes with Big Military latch. This is a PRi Patented product. Safety approved.

www.precisionreflex.com

 

[orygun]

Being left handed, I previously shot ARs with standard controls for many years, so while it is definitely doable, there is for left handed/ambidextrous shooters.

Thanks. After I asked, I then pictured a doing it left handed and realized the latch would be under the middle finger if using the primary hand to rack the bolt.

 

[GrayGoose]

Precision Reflex, Inc. M84 Gas Buster
Because Nostalgia

M84 Gas Buster® Charging Handle - Military Big Latch

The Gas Buster® charging handle is a safety device with ergonomic design that diverts harmful gases, oil and dirt particles away from the shooter. The gas buster comes with Big Military latch. This is a PRi Patented product. Safety approved.

www.precisionreflex.com

This^^^
I was just going to mention the PRI Gas Buster's. My choice for my ARs that I run suppressed, which is almost all of them.