What Charging Handle Setup Do You Use?

AR/M4 AR General Discussion
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I have a standard CH on my carbine now and I was wondering what you all are using? I am thinking of the BCM or a Badger Latch.

Thoughts?

G

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two BCM Gunfighter Mod3, one Mod4

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I have BCM Mod 4

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I run a BCM Mod 4. I just used it recently at a MD Carbine 1&2 class. Large enough to use efficiently, but didn’t get hung up on me.

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BCM MOD 4 and MOD 5.

C4

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http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2010/01/13/bravo-company-gunfighter-charging-handle/

I wrote up the above to give a realistic view point of the BCM Charging Handle as viewed through the eyes of myself, and multiple other LE/ MIL and instructors. I can sum it up by saying a use the BCM GUNFIGHTER on my duty weapon.

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BCM Gunfighter Mod4 on all my go-to guns.

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I currently use a BCM Mod4. I’d like to eventually try a Mod5.

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Standard LMT CH.

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Modded mod 4 gunfighter, for now. I intend to put together a few gunfighter/pri hybrid handles someday, for the ultimate charge handle, as a couple other members have built.

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I was recently wondering about this myself so I like the timing of this thread. I am building a SAM-R/SPR type upper and note that the military uses the M84 on both. I wondered about people’s opinions about the PRI gasbuster as far as a comparison to the BCM.

It might be somewhat of an apples and oranges comparison, with the PRI costing a bit more than the BCM and the gas diversion being somewhat situational (supressed weapons). I have shot rifle length and carbine length ARs and never noticed gas blow back (I do wear glasses though). I’ve never shot an auto AR, SBR, or supressed AR.

Any love for the M84 outside of use on supressed weapons? Any point in using one on a non-supressed rifle length gas system gun? Based upon your reviews the BCM seems like a no-brainer on a carbine, but I was wondering about BCM vs. PRI on a precision AR rig.

If you are building a carbine from the ground up it seems almost dumb not to put a BCM CH on for another $25 bucks or so over a standard CH.

Dom

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BCM MOD 4 and MOD 5.

Grant,
Any feedback on the mod 5? Thanks !

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Mod 5? Did they fix the bite issues?

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Mod5 is just a Gunfighter without the oversized latches, small size

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BCM MOD 4 and LMT Enhanced Charging Handle

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BCM Gunfighter Mod 4

Scoby

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Mod 4 with the RTV mod. I’ll probably put it on my game AR when I get a couple of Mod 5’s.

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The MOD 5 version was done at the request of Larry Vickers.

C4

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There is nothing to “fix” as there are no biting issues.

C4

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I am using BCM handles as well as the new PRI latch. All of them are very well made and much better than the original.