#SideChargeUpper

Bear Creek Arsenal has been turning out some quite unique and affordable hardware over the years, and they’ve been investing towards improvement. One of those improvements has been to add cold hammer forging (CHF) tooling as an option with their AR-15 barrel lineup. Bear Creek Arsenal was kind enough to send me two AR upper receivers equipped with a CHF barrels, so today we’ll take a look at the BCA BC-15 Side Charger Upper with a 20 inch CHF barrel chambered for 5.56 NATO.

This Side Charge AR-15 Upper Receiver and Bolt Carriers aren’t exactly a new offering from Jard, although we haven’t yet covered it here at TFB. Jard’s Side Charge upper receiver and bolt carrier are designed to be able to disassemble without the use of tools by way of a slot that allows the side charging handle to be pulled out from the bolt before the bolt carrier group is removed from the receiver.  Jard offers their upper receiver and bolt carrier duo with, or without a bolt in the event that a customer already has a bolt they just want to drop in. Below is Jard’s description of the Side Charge AR-15 receiver: