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.
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.
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.:fie:
I wondered if these were AK guys dipping their toes into the AR world.
But I still don’t get it.
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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Per Col. J. Cooper; “ an ingenious solution, to a non-existent problem”.
Said regarding the early “crunchen tickers”- double action/ single action 9mm’s.
That retarded shit is back again?
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.
I mean those are piston guns so they’re retrogressive in more ways than one.:laugh:
I use Radian and BCM CH’s.
Close enough to a side charger.
I could see it being convenient while prone.
See a lot of them on hunting AR’s it seems.
None of which are an AR15.
My SCAR17 has one too but I don’t call it an AR15. Nor do I call my Tavor or AUG an AR15 and both have side charging handles.
Let’s add a slot right next to the BCG so all sorts of crap can get inside. Not to mention the newly added reciprocating mass.
The uber cool ones are left handed side charging.
And, non-reciprocating.
What’s even funnier is I side charge my Colts all the damn time.
Being that youre a side-charging bullpup, youre clearly biased.
Not a “FAD”.
Hell of a lot better design if you’ve ever needed to stay on target when inserting magazine.