Lefties: what's your favorite charging handle?

[Gingerkid]

What do you like/suggest? I'm not necessarily looking for an ambi charging handle, just one that is a little more beefy with a thicker lever on it.

It looks like the BCM gun fighter handle is popular; do you lefties like it?

[Army Chief]

Good question.

I've thought about experimenting with some of the ambi units out there, but have no real trouble with the PRI Gasbuster, so that tends to be what I favor by default. I'm sure a BCM would work in much the same fashion, but I've yet to get my hands on one.

AC

[Looey]

+1 for the Gas buster, I like it a lot better than the BCM one.

[MrCleanOK]

BCM gunfighters are on both of my rifles, large latches. I have no complaints.

[DaBears_85]

I run the Badger Ordnance ambi-charging handle for no other reason than it's the first one I tried. I like it enough that I've stuck with it.

http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad97/DaBears8586/b83b9b54.jpg

MM did a small write-up on it:

http://www.militarymorons.com/weapons/ar.access.html

[cop1211]

I've got 3 gas busters and 3 gunfighters mod 4-medium. Really wish they would come in a lefty version. With all the accessories out today you would think there would be more lefty or ambi charging handles out there.

[DaBears_85]

I know you said you weren't necessarily looking for an ambi CH, but another one that might pique your interest is the Dynamic Armament ACLM. It has a camming mechanism in it that allows you to charge the weapon from either side even though the the actual lever for the retaining latch is on the left-hand side, as with a standard USGI CH.

[Gingerkid]

I've got 3 gas busters and 3 gunfighters mod 4-medium. Really wish they would come in a lefty version. With all the accessories out today you would think there would be more lefty or ambi charging handles out there.

So do you prefer one over the other?

[Freelance]

I am a Southpaw and use the BCM, it is top notch, I have LEO freinds who also swear by the gas buster, if you plan on running suppressed/auto at all I would consider the gas buster, otherwise the bcm gunfighters are great. IMHO

[militarymoron]

ACLM for me (lefty).

[tiger seven]

LMT "Tactical" charging handle or BCM Gunfighter Medium. I have small hands and they both work well for me. Never tried an ambidextrous CH as it's never really seemed necessary to me.

Derek

[Gingerkid]

Thanks everyone... I went ahead and ordered a couple of the BCM medium size gunfighters.