Next Level Armament ambi charging handle review

[Mobius]

Ladies and gents,

Just finished a new review of the ambidextrous charging handle from Next Level Armament.

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[IronMonster]

I own 6 of these, been using them for close to a year now. So far I have not had any function issues. I did have to fit a couple of them just a wee bit but they worked good since.

 

[Mobius]

I have been very pleased with this one. I will be demoing a Raptor from AXTS very soon and look forward to seeing which I like better...

 

[IronMonster]

I like both, but prefer the Raptor. I have 5 of them and if they where the same money would choose the Raptor. I bought my Next Level ones for $50 each. At that price there was good reason to buy them over the Raptor and I dont regret it. (I dont think you could find them anyplace at $50 anymore.)

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

nice review. i prefer the raptor. and the raptor is made here in salem.

 

[Mobius]

I know its something relatively petty and aesthetic but I don' like how uneven the ears are on the Raptor. Ill be posting a review of one of theirs soon as well as a head to head against this one. Stay tuned!

 

[IronMonster]

I don't follow, what do you mean the ears aren't even ?

 

[Mobius]

the size of the pulls on top. "arms," "ears," whatever you want to call them. the Raptor's left is noticeably shorter than the right.

 

[IronMonster]

I can honestly say I have never noticed. Most of mine are .308 versions which are the same both sides.

Makes sense to me to have a bit larger eat on the left as the fa sticks out obstructing it a bit.

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

yeah, i just double checked mine thats on my ar15 and its even on both sides.

 

[IronMonster]

It might just be the Rainer Arms version?

 

[Mobius]

Mine isn't a Rainier, that's just the pic I found (at work so I cant take a pic) How strange.

 

[Mobius]

After speaking with the powers that be, it appears that the AXTS model has been changed recently to avoid FA obstruction. Going forward they will all be designed like this.

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

isnt the forward assist on the other (longer) side?

 

[Mobius]

Apologies, apparently I entirely missed what was being conveyed in my other conversation. The FA partially blocks access to shorter handles, therefore they kept the right one long and then decided to shorten the left in order to avoid snagging on clothing and gear.

 

[308]

My only issue with those is they tend to rub against their neighbors in my safe.

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

x2 i need a bigger safe...