Thoughts on Charging Handles

AR/M4 AR Technical Discussion
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My Mid BCM (Bravo Co) and LMT BCG (Thanks Grant) are on the way, what are your suggestions on a Charging Handle?

I found a PRI with a Combat Latch http://www.pri-mounts.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=PRI&Product_Code=05-0032&Category_Code=AR15_M16_ACC

(The M84 Gas Buster charging handle with the NEW Combat latch for the M-16 / AR15. The new Combat latch is 17% larger then the military latch plus has a flat rippled front, for better grip. the gas buster charging handle is a safety device with ergonomic design that deverts harmful gases, oil and dirt away from the shooter. )

Are there any other ones you can suggest?

Thanks,
Mark

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Looks pretty good. That thing loos pretty heavy duty. I have never seen one before.

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Thats a really nice design. The older big latch was way too smooth for my personal tastes. I had problems operating it with gloves on or slippery sweaty hands.

Im currently using a Badger Ordinance Tactical latch generation 2. The generation 1 just didnt do it for me. Too much latch. It tended to get caught on gear more than i would have liked.

Im also thinking im probably going to swap out my generation 2 latch simply because its not swept forward like that PRI latch is. The generation 2 latch has an aggressive texture on it but its not swept forward enough to ensure a positive grip.

The actual gas buster charging handle is awesome. Its beefy and it does work.

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Hi MAGsz,

What handle are you using?

Mark

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Wish they had that one when i was looking for one

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Crap, there goes another $90.

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i like getting muddy CLP in my eye.

i remember a million years ago during BRM qualification in OSUT… i’d cleaned up my stick right and figured “hmm… maybe a little extra wang-grease wouldn’t be a bad thing. wanna make sure i dont get any malfunctions today!” and basically emptied the bottle all over the BCG and inside the upper.

The first target popped up, and the next 39 were all hazy blurs of momentary movement somewhere in the distance.

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Im using LMT charging handles with Badger Ordinance Gen 2 tac latches.

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I use the Badger Ordinance gen 1. I love the size of the latch, and only had minimal “snagging” on gear with it.

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I have one of those PRI latches above and like it a lot. I got tired of oil on my shooting glasses. I got mine for $75 off Ebay.

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Hmmmmmmmm… been shooting these things for 25 years and never used anything but the standard charging handle. This looks like a solution to a problem that does not exist.

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You are correct, the Gas Buster charging handle is for suppressed guns and makes very little difference on a non-suppressed gun. I run standard CH’s with PRI big latch levers installed.

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$90 for a charging handle???:eek:

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Pretty much right, with the exception on left handed users combined with optics. That’s the only reason I see for having one.

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It does seem like alot but the PRI gas buster handles are really and i mean really nicely made.

Standard charging handles feel a little chintzy in the hand. The PRI handle feels like a finely crafted piece of work that you could run over with a car.

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+1 for standard charging handle and PRI big latch

no reason to run gas buster unless you have a can

save your $$ for ammo and magazines

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I’ve never run a suppressor on any of mine. I learned something today. :smiley:

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We I’ve had gas-propelled dirty CLP mud in my eye, and without a suppressor.

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I shot a short qualification course last week and my eyes were definitely getting blasted with gas on my non-suppressed 10.5", shooting federal brown box XM193.

I have the PRI GB handle in route from Rainier Arms as I am going to suppress this weapon with an M4-2000, but it seems like the handle will help in the meantime while I’m waiting on the Form4.

GEEZER

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You certainly aren’t the only one.