Gear Review: Next Level Armament Charging Handle

By Tyler Kee

I know what you’re thinking: a charging handle review? You can’t truth the handle! Yes. Yes I can. I’ve gotten to a place with my AR builds where subtle changes matter more. I’ve found a good barrel manufacturer, ammo I like shooting and furniture that’s ergonomically excellent. If I set out to build another gun tomorrow, the big parts would be pretty well handled. So to speak. As for the charging handle, I now know I want to go big and go home . . .

BCM has this great overview on their thought process behind fitting a big, ambidextrous charging handle to an AR. It was refreshing to read it after coming to a lot of those same conclusions independently. One of the points they didn’t raise (and one I’ve seen in action): leverage. It’s nice to have leverage when pogo sticking/mortaring/beating the stock against the ground to clear a truly stubborn malfunction.

At this year’s Pecos Run ‘n Gun, I watched as a young man of 14 or so take a dive into the sand with his rifle’s dust cover open. Two rounds into his string of fire, his gun locked-up tight. As much as he struggled …Read the Rest

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