Re: My homemade sidecharger
Outstanding Marine!! I like the innovation. Best of luck with your idea.
Outstanding Marine!! I like the innovation. Best of luck with your idea.
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My homemade sidecharger
- Thread starter McLarenross
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Re: My homemade sidecharger
I could be wrong but I think it looks a little sharp... enough maybe to scrap your hand on when charging quickly? All for innovation though
I could be wrong but I think it looks a little sharp... enough maybe to scrap your hand on when charging quickly? All for innovation though
Re: My homemade sidecharger
Interesting home workshop type mod.
Your brass deflector won't work now, as the part you machined away is where 99% of all ARs I've shot end up bouncing at.
But it's not considered a must have, the benefit of the brass deflector is for left handed shooters or operators switching shoulders to pie a corner.
But lots of sporting ARs are slabside uppers now, so typical folks don't have a use for it.
Interesting home workshop type mod.
Your brass deflector won't work now, as the part you machined away is where 99% of all ARs I've shot end up bouncing at.
But it's not considered a must have, the benefit of the brass deflector is for left handed shooters or operators switching shoulders to pie a corner.
But lots of sporting ARs are slabside uppers now, so typical folks don't have a use for it.
Re: My homemade sidecharger
Lots of people are doing this these days, however everything cool starts off as a backroom project. Good job! The "finish" work will get better every time you do more of it. I see this from the marine perspective as well - function over form. In the civilian world they treasure form over function. To adapt we (former marines that is..) much learn to make something that functions awesome and appeals to the masses who are more interested in collecting art more than acquiring a tool... Just my humble opinion. Got a box full of "projects" to prove it... lol! Semper Fi!
Lots of people are doing this these days, however everything cool starts off as a backroom project. Good job! The "finish" work will get better every time you do more of it. I see this from the marine perspective as well - function over form. In the civilian world they treasure form over function. To adapt we (former marines that is..) much learn to make something that functions awesome and appeals to the masses who are more interested in collecting art more than acquiring a tool... Just my humble opinion. Got a box full of "projects" to prove it... lol! Semper Fi!
Re: My homemade sidecharger
I'd like to see a design where the charging handle was reworked to have a side knob that way it didn't cycle with the bolt. You could cut the charging handle short too so it didn't actually extend out the back of the upper receiver when the bolt was pulled back.
I'd like to see a design where the charging handle was reworked to have a side knob that way it didn't cycle with the bolt. You could cut the charging handle short too so it didn't actually extend out the back of the upper receiver when the bolt was pulled back.
