The Griffin Armament SN-ACH Gen 2 Charging Handle (Suppressor Normalized Ambidextrous Charging Handle) is quite the mouthful and is now available (between the product name and that quip, how many sexual innuendos can we make by the end of this article?). If you do a lot [Read More…]
Strike Industries has just announced its newest aftermarket accessory for the SIG Sauer P320 platform – their Ambidextrous Side Charging Handle. This charging handle replaces your slide cover plate and can be reversed to accommodate left or right-handed shooters [Read More…]
Ambidextrous charging handles can be extremely useful (especially for wrong-handed people). The folks over at Tyrant Designs have just unveiled their newest offering for the AR-15 market with their new NexGen charging handle. The new charging handle features a simple [Read More…]
Charging handles are an accessory I care very little about, if they work, they work and I don’t really put much thought into them outside of that. However, the new T-Bone polymer Charging handle latches from Strike Industries actually add something interesting to [Read More…]
If you’re in the market for a new charging handle or fire selector then you could pick up both from RADIAN for a drastically reduced price for a limited time – that is as long as you’re okay with a few cosmetic blemishes. RADIAN is offering their [Read More…]
Smith Tactics has released a new AR-15 charging handle called SIDE-KICK Co-CHARGER. This is a drop-in product (for mil-spec upper receivers) that provides a left-side non-reciprocating charging handle while still retaining the standard AR-15 charging possibility. [Read More…]
When it comes to hunting and shooting modern sporting rifles (commonly referred to as AR-15/AR-10 rifles) most of the essential components that make up these firearms are merely an after-thought. That is, unless they fail you. If shooters allow their rifle to get too [Read More…]
I’ll admit it. I’ve succumbed to the temptation to buy some pretty cheap ammo over the last year and a half and while I’d like to say that most of that ammo would run fine through all of my ARs, it sometimes just isn’t the case. Removing a stuck [Read More…]
FN America have announced the introduction of some improvements to their semi-auto SCAR line of rifles. The main upgrade is the inclusion of non-reciprocating ambidextrous charging handles to the SCAR 16S, 17S and 20S. This mirrors upgrades already made to the military [Read More…]
ODIN Works has introduced a new AR-15 charging handle called Diverge. According to the company, the overall shape, extended latch and the material this charging handle is machined from (7075 aluminum), increase its grip area by 500% and make it 65% wider and 140% [Read More…]
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New for 2021 from Aero Precision is a product that was teased as a prototype back in 2020 – the Breach charging handle. The Breach takes a hard look at conventionally accepted charging handles and incorporates some unique and clever design decisions in order to [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves speaks with Jeff Carson of Aero Precision about their new Breach charging handle, a charging handle that will be compatible with AR-15s. The breach will be fully ambidextrous and heavy-duty. It will be available in a small and large latch version. James used [Read More…]
Charging handles – some don’t care about them and some love to style them, but we all need them. Strike Industries are now offering their SI M4 AR-15 charging Handle in new colors that are called REDLINE, BLUELINE and FDELINE. These will only be available [Read More…]
Can you guys believe it’s almost Black Friday? Don’t worry, there’s plenty of retailers who can, and they’re already posting their Black Friday sales. So without further ado, here’s our Featured Deals of the Week: Pre-Black Friday Edition. [Read More…]
Daniel Defense has announced that the GRIP-N-RIP charging handle that was previously seen in new DD5 rifle models, is now available separately. The new ambidextrous charging handle has two versions – for AR-15 and AR-10 pattern weapons. This accessory is packed [Read More…]
Battle Arms Development has first introduced the prototype of RACK ambidextrous AR-15 charging handle at SHOT Show 2018. Recently, they released more information about this charging handle and announced that it is now available for preorder. According to Battle Arms [Read More…]
Radian Weapons has introduced a new AR-15 charging handle called Raptor-SL. This new product is based on the company’s Raptor charging handle series. Unlike the more common tendency of new charging handles coming with extended latches, the Raptor-SL has latches of [Read More…]
JL Billet has developed an AR-15 charging handle that turns the semi-auto AR-15 pattern rifles into a straight pull bolt action rifles. This accessory is called Kali-Key. It is primarily designed for the states with restrictive gun laws. According to the company, use of [Read More…]
Armaspec has introduced a new ambidextrous AR-15 charging handle called Victory. The company takes pride in the design of this product and has incorporated a number of cool features into it. In fact, Armaspec notes that this is a patent-pending product which means they [Read More…]
TACCOM has released several new accessories for the Ruger PC Carbine. Among the new TACCOM products, there are an extended charging handle and a funneled magazine well. Let’s take a brief look at each of these two accessories. Extended Charging Handle This TACCOM [Read More…]
A couple of months ago I wrote an article telling about how a Russian guy converted his Vepr 308 hunting rifle into a tactical one using mostly homemade parts and modifications. Recently, the same man (Andrey) came up with another DIY project. He made a [Read More…]
Bravo Company Manufacturing (BCM) has introduced the second generation of their Gunfighter series of AR-15 charging handles. The new handles come in standard or ambidextrous versions. Each of these two versions is also available with two latch length options. [Read More…]
Recover Tactical has been working on accessorizing Glocks and S&W Shields. They have made themselves known for their 1911 grips, Beretta 92 grips and Glock Gen 1-2 rail. Well now they are looking at the rest of the gun and applying their ideas. They created this two [Read More…]
Vendetta Precision has introduced a new extended and ambidextrous AR-15 charging handle called VP-25. You can tell it is really extended because the overall width of the latches (tip to tip) is 4″! Why would anyone need such a huge charging handle? Vendetta [Read More…]
One of the drawbacks of owning a non-mainstream firearm is the lack or scarcity of aftermarket parts. CZ 805 Bren is an example of such a firearm. The good news is that Manticore Arms has joined the short list of companies who make parts for these rifles and came up [Read More…]
In the first of many new products that Strike Industries now has notified us about, they are now offering the Phantom charging handle in a gray color. For those of you not familiar with the Phantom charging handle, it is an ambidextrous charging handle that uses a [Read More…]
Seekins Precision has launched their new DNA charging handle. It was introduced earlier during the SHOT Show 2017 but now it is available for purchase. It is made of 7075 aluminum with hard anodized finish. What immediately jumps out is the nice shape of the actual [Read More…]
Despite thousands upon thousands of units sold, the aftermarket for the 15-22 has languished a hair, likely due to Smith & Wesson keeping much of the mounting and interface proprietary. Its well know the difficulty trying to get standard handguards to interface [Read More…]
The standard AR-15 charging handle is both loved and hated. Often one of the most underappreciated pieces on the rifle (perhaps only behind the buffer retention pin or castle nut), the charging handle was designed for a very specific mode of operation, namely using two [Read More…]
Of all things on the AR-15, the original charging handle is probably one of the first things to break if it isn’t treated right. Sure, if you use two fingers, as I’m sure the design intended, and pull 50-50 on each side it’s hardly going to brake. [Read More…]
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