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Thread: Difference in Detachable Carry Handles?

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    Difference in Detachable Carry Handles?

    I was thinking of a detachable carry handle. PK's is $85 (I think it's RRA). BCM's in $109. Is there any real difference in quality and performance, or just in price?

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    Mil-Spec CHs (like Colt & FN) are 0.040'' taller than commercial one in order to work with taller F-FSBs

    so, as far as they're both commercial or mispec there should be no differences
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    BCM or COLT is all I'd use. I couldn't find anyone selling a Colt when I needed one so I tried BCM.

    My BCM zeroed perfectly with my F marked front sight base. The carry handle machining is nicer than my Colts. It's a good unit.
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    So a commercial carry handle won't work w/ a F maked FSB.

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    Quote Originally Posted by No Bananas View Post
    So a commercial carry handle won't work w/ a F maked FSB.

    Jim M.
    It will if you purchase and install a new front sight post (one that is .040" taller).
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    You may have elevation issues with an off brand. I wouldn't risk it.
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    Demi,

    If one had a commercial handle, removed the rear sight assembly and put a Milspec one in its place woul that not solve the problem? Of course, I just meant that if you already had one and needed to correct it.

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    I love my BCM carry handle.

    Keep in mind though, carrying handles are surpisingly heavy!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Iraqgunz View Post
    Demi,

    If one had a commercial handle, removed the rear sight assembly and put a Milspec one in its place woul that not solve the problem? Of course, I just meant that if you already had one and needed to correct it.
    Hello,

    No, that won't cure it... Because the rear sight assembly isn't the problem. The problem is the commerical handles. Commerical handles have a .040" shorter shelf heigth, ie. the shelf that the sight assembly sit's on is .040" shorter than what it is on a Colt® or a TRUE Mil-Spec Handle.

    This is what I was trying to convey to you the other day, when you said you had installed A2 barrels in A3/A4 Uppers.

    The bottom line is, if you have an F Heigth FSB and want to use a carry handle, then you need a Mil-Spec Handle. Or, your gonna wind-up with a front sight post that's too short, that you have backed damn near all the way out in order to achive Zero! Or, you gonna wind-up buying the .040" taller front sight post from Bushmaster, and at least that way, the detent "should" still be engaging the flange on the front sight post when you finally get her Zeroed.

    Obviously thow, if you have a flat-top with a Standard FSB and want to use a carry handle, then you need the commerical handle.

    "F" FSB's are .040" Taller than Standard FSB's, and Mil-Spec Carry Handle's have a .040" Taller Sight Shelf than Commerical Handle's.

    Why the hell these sub-quality makers insist on using Std. FSB's on their "just as good as" flat-top rifles & carbines is totally beyond me...
    Oh yea... I forgot... it's because they flat don't care and their gonna stick a NON-Mil-Spec handle on it... But don't you worry Mr. Buyer, because it's "just as good as" a __________.
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    Well, I've got my heart set on a LMT upper. I think it's safe to assume that it has an F marked FSB.

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