I have another Colt LE6920 as is and I plan to add very little to it, but I wonder if I should add a BCM GUNFIGHTER Ambidextrous Charging Handle? Or, the Model 4…?
I’ll have no scope on it to get in the way of the charging handle. My Magpul configuration LE6920’s scope is located in such a way that getting to the charging handle was made easier with the Gunfighter Mod 4.
Without a scope in the way, I’m not certain if the expense of the BCM charging handle will provide much advantage over the stock charging handle, but maybe I’m overlooking something.
Actually, I had that thought too, but other than the Gunfighter charging handle having a somewhat/slightly easier latch to grab onto, what are it’s other benefits?
I don’t see anything that comes immediately to mind, but again, perhaps I’m overlooking something…?
The ambi handle is fairly pricey and this rifle is my ‘keep it simple etc’ rifle.
If you feel the need to buy parts a new CH is an easy cure for that itch. That said, soldiers have been and are still using ‘stock charging handles’ to stay alive and win firefights.
That’s kinda what I was thinking and no, actually I don’t feel the need to buy new parts. That’s something I’m resisting. Such as: I won’t buy a new sling for it, when I can use the one (when I need to carry it) from my other AR. No optics of any kind.
If there’s no readily apparent benefit and with the Gunfighter C.H. I don’t see much a one, other than it having a larger latch, I think I’m gonna pass - unless someone can point out an overlooked benefit of these costly C.H.'s…
I’ve found my preference is to use a Mod 3 Gunfighter on my scoped ARs and a Raptor on the RDS equipped ARs. It took a little trial and error but I’ve settled into this configuration and really like it.
If it’s not broken don’t fix it. ARs have been running with same charging handle for about 50 years in general. I’m “running” a factory standard in my duty rifle, reason… Dept. Issued
All Dept. Rifles set up same. Single Pt. Slings, 552 EOTEC.
What would you be getting if you was “running” a pick up rifle probably factory standard. Could lead to “training scar” of use non-standard equipment.
About half of mine have stock Charging Handles the rest BCM and tac latch to clear scopes.
Wait til you see one in person. They’re big. I never got to run one though.
I see what you’re saying… but my hand was slipping off stock CH’s and hitting me in the head long before Gunfighters were around. If I had wet or bloody hands, that Gunfighter would be worth its weight in gold.
It’s not terribly difficult to find some broken standard charging handles if you dig a little. BCM obviously thought there was generous room for improvement and did so with the gunfighter by eliminating the stresses put on the roll pin of standard charging handles. If I were looking to go ambi I’d spend the extra $20 or so (I don’t remember the costs) and spring for the Raptor over the ambi Gunfighter. The latch “wing” design of the Raptor handles eliminated the occasional pinch (which is admittedly rare) I get with a mod 4 and the roll pins are quite a bit beefier on the Raptors. The Raptor is just an awesome piece of equipment all the way around IMO.I wish Raptors, BAD ASS selectors (I prefer the short throw version) and ALG QMS triggers were standard on all modern AR-15s. I think they are useful and practical upgrades (this becomes more evident the more you use them) and in no way reflect a “just adding parts for the heck of it” mentality.
Honestly if they were 200$ I’d still use them. Honestly there just isn’t a comparison between the BCM and Raptor. The raptor is completely on a different planet. It’s something you will see quite a bit. Many people who have tried one or switched will never go back to anything else. But then you have those “hardcore” guys who just say run stock this and that (who obviously haven’t tried the product to begin with).
BCM or Raptor you should be happy, but keep in mind, if you do eventually try a Raptor after you buy a BCM, you will smack yourself for wasting the money on a BCM and not just putting a little more into a much better handle.
Only issue right now is I think most places are out of stock on the Raptor, so something I’d do the notify me ordeal on each site before. (and only buy from reputable dealers to not get a clone)
Maybe you knocked your dislike for LWRCI into yourself lmao
I never understand peoples well stock is fine comment for this part. It seems all the people who say this don’t have much experience actually using something else… otherwise I doubt they’d actually still be using the stock handle.
BCM or Raptor IMO are the ways to go. Now blowing money on one of those Fortis handles ora PRI handle imo is just ****tarded.
Oh man, you guys are influencing me. The more I read about the Raptor, the more I want one.
Without, I hope, not sounding like a blowhard, I have the discretionary income to afford pretty much anything I want, but I’m kinda of a cheap bastard at times…
I have a FDE Magpul configuration LE6920 that I’ve loaded up with all sorts of goodies and wanted to keep my KISS LE6920 fairly unadorned.
That said, about the only thing I want on it is: A better trigger (ALG ACT or a Geissele G2S) and the slimmer B5 Keymod handguards. Now, dammit, I may buy the Raptor Ambi C.H. or not…I haven’t decided yet, but yeah, I’m leaning…
