I'm just the opposite. I prefer the stock charging handle.
I haven't had one bend or break yet.
For those that prefer more options, it's a good time to be alive.
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I'm just the opposite. I prefer the stock charging handle.
I haven't had one bend or break yet.
For those that prefer more options, it's a good time to be alive.
If you've ever used a left side charging handle, even the folder, you'd see it's easier to manipulate than the charger on the AR. Except on the HK. The HK Slap may be ninja cool :ph34r: but the charge handle is awkward to use. No denying the price of admission on the Spirit Arms upper is quite steep and I'm not sure it's worth it just to get the left side charging handle.
There is no argument among car enthusiasts about shifter location- Center console is best. The argument is about type- whether it's better to use a slushbox or step up to the man tranny! :D
because the method of using it has changed in the last 40 or so years. It was intelligently designed for the "primary hand grab with two fingers" charging technique. It wasn't designed to be charged via the charging handle with the support hand when the gun was already shouldered, or to assist in malfunction clearance when shouldered.Quote:
ar15 charging handle is not itelligently designed.....
Inefficient for modern technique? Definitely! Unintelligently designed? Not quite. The method just changed, and the OEM latch never kept up.
True, but considering how well laid out the other controls are, I don't believe the designer(s) of the rifle totally missed the idea of support hand CH manipulation.
After all, the original charging handle looked something like this.
http://www.gun-world.net/usa/m16/ar10/805ar10d.jpg
http://www.gun-world.net/usa/m16/ar10/ar10early.jpg
Touche
You mean the way they seem to have forgotten to apply the same logic to the selector, bolt catch/release, and mag release?
Anyway- we have evolved as gunfighters since the Garand was in service, in which timeframe the AR was designed. Not a condemnation, simply an admission of roots. Due to evolution of technique, as well as incorrect application of some techniques, flaws in design as related to application become more apparent.
That being said- the bigger the latch, the more likely the latch will catch on something and take the bolt out of battery, and during manipulation the more lateral pressure will be applied to the length of the CH, resulting in broken/bent CHs, which will take your gun out of the fight. Manipulation of the CH needs to be in a straight path to the rear to avoid accelerated wear and breakage, and the LMT and BCM mod 5 seem to most fit this requirement.