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    side cocker

    Neat idea, makes for two methods of charging. CB
    Last edited by seabyrd6; 07-19-10 at 10:18.

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    Has anyone been running this system for a longer period of time? Any long term issues?

    I'm not really sure why this isn't the dominant system.
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    Quote Originally Posted by deolexrex View Post
    I'm not really sure why this isn't the dominant system.
    Because there's no need, it opens the action, and it weakens the already flexible upper receiver.
    "You people have too much time on your hands." - scottryan

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    Quote Originally Posted by markm View Post
    Because there's no need, it opens the action, and it weakens the already flexible upper receiver.
    But I'm sure it works great for a safe queen.

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    Merits of a side-charger aside...

    Yes, it is a novelty, albeit a possibly useful one. If your gun goes down (and it doesn't have to be in an "end of days" setting...just if you're at the range), and the handle or BCG is involved, you're down until those proprietary parts are replaced. You can't swap parts with any other AR (unless it's the same model and manufacturer), and it's extremely unlikely that a local dealer is going to carry those specialized parts (until such time when that configuration becomes incredibly popular/mainstream in the AR world).

    If those guns don't have the ability to accept "standard" parts in lieu of their special parts, they are a one-off curiosity in the AR world (like a left-eject AR, piston ARs, etc). It doesn't make them bad (in and of itself), but it does make them incompatible with the literally millions of ARs out there that share (and can swap) their core parts and still function.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TRIDENT82 View Post
    ....On the YHM rails....they are terrible from my exp. and prob. tied with the UTG aluminum rails for the absolute worst in the biz......
    I have one of each, both tore up, I have been meaning to toss them but if anyone wants them let me know before garbage day.

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