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Centerfire Rifles - Semiautomatic or Gas Operated Centerfire rifles, carbines and other gas operated rifles. |
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I have been working on this for about a year, and its finally finished.
Its a no gun smithing required upgrade for the ar-15, it fixes the design flaw of the original charging handle, allowing the operator to maintain his main hand grip on the fire control, while his off hand pulls the side charger back and engages the bolt lock. I have to say, I am extremely proud of this design, it's my first (but definitely not my last) 100% original gun part, and I think I came out of the corner swinging. It's not for sale on calguns, so don't ask, I just wanted to show off all my hard work. Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oi-GNppUQi8 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Very clever design.
What a tease!
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Just watched the video, that is freaking awesome!
So any chance it will go into production?
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And if I was worried about all of my designs being ripped off by china, I would have to stop creating altogether. I'm not scared about that, in fact I already have my next design in the works, it's equally as cool. |
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Wtf that's kinda cool..
But I see a lot of wear and carnage on one side which could fail over time.. But it does look beefy. I want to see that run.
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As soon as the production run is finished I will be debuting them on calguns. The initial run is finished and up on evilbay, but your better off waiting for the production run, the cosmetics will be much better. Last edited by saberforge; 07-05-2013 at 8:15 PM.. |
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Pretty sweet!
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That's cool man can't wait to see them out. Might consider picking one up
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Nice.
Please add my email to your list and let me know when you are ready to sell. speedscene@aol.com |
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MSRP is going to be 149.00 out of the gate. My goal is to reduce that to 125.00 by the second commercial run, once production costs allow it.
There is a quite a lot more material used, and a much more time consuming machining process *machining from billet instead of forging*, than similarly priced inferior charging handles. Last edited by saberforge; 07-05-2013 at 8:47 PM.. |
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I touch the charging handle once, maybe twice on any given range visit so it would be just cool factor for me. It's pricey but I'd probably buy one just for that reason alone. |
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It's the same concept and design of this one. Right?
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Military won't pay that much for it. There have been many ideas for this over the past 40+ years with the M-16 platform but they were all too costly for the military as they never saw it as a major problem that needed millions of dollars to solve. It's just not that important.
Commercially though, he may sell a few. When it comes down to it, the price is going to keep it out of most hands. |
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I haven't tried it and unfortunately don't have access to a MUR. I designed it specifically for the standard forged ar-15 upper, It will not scratch that upper, I designed it for that upper since that's closer to what the military is using, and I would love me a contract.
Fritz, never underestimate the military industrial complexes tendency towards waste and overbuilding. Cough, F22/Osprey/Bradley/ect ad naseum. Nope won't be doing a left handed version, but I will be doing a .308 version. Last edited by saberforge; 07-05-2013 at 9:19 PM.. |
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Besides I dont think anything is too costly. We spend 400 dollars on a trackball for mice... literally 5 dollars of plastic... maybe. Justification: It's an old bullnose and thus the parts dont exist/aren't manufactured for them anymore. To which I say.... Dude I need a new job. But yes, the cost is prohibitive currently. |
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It already is a side charger and the bad lever is a whole lot cheaper, lighter...
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Hope you can get production up and running soon. Looks like a great idea.
Question.... Does it mar up the side of the receiver over a given period of time? For instance, with a cerekote'd receiver, do you anticipate it would scratch up the finish over time? Any chance of making that knob lay flat ala the Adcor charging handle and some aftermarket SCAR charging handles? |
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Maybe I am missing the need to lock the bolt open while maintaining a firing grip.
Other than clearing a type 3 malfunction, locking to the rear is an administrative skill. The one think I see have issues with charging handle is the user pulling it off center when charging and 1) wearing the charging handle on 1 side 2) wear on the upper from the same as in #1 when the handle is pulled to the rear off axis 3) bending the charging handle due to really pulling to the rear off axis and the bend charging handle causing the bolt to fail to return to battery. Does moving the pivot point forward help prevent the user from pulling the charging handle to the read off axis??? If yes, then I see a problem that can be fixed with the handle
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