Side Charging AR Fad

[HKGuns]

Can anyone explain to me the seemingly increasing number of side charging AR’s?

Seems a piss poor solution to a non problem and introduces several negatives over the traditional CH.

I don’t get it.

[okie]

I know right?! The charging handle is like third on the list of the AR's best features. I think it's mostly just ignorance. First time purchasers find the standard CH to be clumsy and think it's a downside, probably because they don't realize you have to use it exactly one time per range session, and never during an actual defensive use.

[titsonritz]

Same guys that buy stacks of Anderson lowers and no name parts for their color.

[okie]

Same guys that buy stacks of Anderson lowers and no name parts for their color.

And their side charging upper on Anderson lower with red ano parts is...gasp...a 7.62x39.

[HKGuns]

And their side charging upper on Anderson lower with red ano parts is...gasp...a 7.62x39.

I wondered if these were AK guys dipping their toes into the AR world.

But I still don’t get it.

[mig1nc]

Honestly I think it's because the AR market is over saturated and both consumers and manufactures feel the need to differentiate themselves from every other consumer/manufacturer in the market.

Even if there's really no reason for it.

Or, maybe I'm just jaded.


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[gaijin]

Per Col. J. Cooper; “ an ingenious solution, to a non-existent problem”.
Said regarding the early “crunchen tickers”- double action/ single action 9mm’s.

[markm]

That retarded shit is back again?

[ryr8828]

My sig, acr, and scar17 are side charging, I kind of like it.

Not a big deal though.

[markm]

My sig, acr, and scar17 are side charging, I kind of like it.

Not a big deal though.

That makes sense at part of the original design. It works ergonomically. But modding the AR for this is so dumb.