Side charging uppers?

[DamagedGuds]

Wolfpack Armory set

 

[Sean the Nailer]

Wolfpack Armory set

That there is REAL SEXY unobtanium for us up here in Canuckistania.

 

[required_user_name]

Look at Bear Creek Arsenal

I have a BCA side charger and it completely turned me off from ever buying from them again. Poor fit and finish. Machine marks. Poor staking job on the gas key. Anodizing chipped off easily.

 

[kl7883]

i have 2 of the gibbz side charge uppers, they are my 2 45acp ars. after researching a little.........i found the uppers are 6061 instead of 7075. i like them on pistol calibers. just wont be using them on rifles

 

[Yondering]

I'm kind of surprised that with all the people that put optics on an AR that there aren't more side chargers out there. I've always thought the rear charge was a PITA with optics. But, no one ever seems to talk about them.

Optics don't make the rear charging handle a problem, most of us have figured out to just pinch the handle from the side. Seems like all the complaints about this are from people insisting on trying to put one finger on each side of the charging handle; that's operator error rather than a hardware issue. It's not that hard to operate from the side, and then it doesn't matter if the rifle has optics or not.

I like my side chargers as much as the next guy, but the complaint about optics is unnecessary.

 

[coyotewillie]

Your opinion. And I sure value that! Just consider Quigley's answer..."never said I couldn't use one, just don't care for em".

 

[Frankr]

I have a gibbz and it’s pretty good but heavy.

JP rifled scr-11 would probably be one of the best.

ADCOR industries makes one that has the charging handle on the handguard but they never made a longer handguard so I stopped looking at them.

LWRC repr is great also.

 

[Azsmartbet]

I am confused by the Gibbs website. I have a SP10 6.5 Seekins. I see the upper but I don’t see anything about the bcg is that modified from my Seekins?

 

[Midpack]

I am confused by the Gibbs website. I have a SP10 6.5 Seekins. I see the upper but I don’t see anything about the bcg is that modified from my Seekins?

They don't use a modified carrier. They use a modified cam pin that you install in your carrier to work with the upper

 

[Azsmartbet]

They don't use a modified carrier. They use a modified cam pin that you install in your carrier to work with the upper

can I use their 308 upper w my 6.5cm?

 

[Midpack]

can I use their 308 upper w my 6.5cm?

Doubtful. The seekins sp10 receivers have some funky angles to them at the rear where the upper and lower meets that they aren't standard.

 

[Midpack]

can I use their 308 upper w my 6.5cm?

Just double checked. The sp10 receiver is indeed proprietary in dimensions so you're stuck with seekins uppers for the most part. That said you may get luck and have an upper fit but there is zero guarantee

 

[WB300]

Forgive me if I missed the obvious... my search-fu sucks, but does anyone make a complete 308 upper for a DPMS pattern lower that is left side charge, right side eject, and is NOT a POS???

My stock is not a folder, so that doesn't matter.

 

[Mntnman-TF]

left side charge and right side eject isn't that standard?

 

[Midpack]

left side charge and right side eject isn't that standard?

Only on the better ones. The cheap side chargers just use a handle filled and tapped to the bcg and charges from the same side as the ejection

 

[sam4886]

Gibbz makes a large frame, not sure on the dpms compatibility. JP does too.

 

[RUTGERS95]

I love side chargers and have been very happy with BCA. Waiting for them in 308 to do a build

 

[Rsquatch36]

Wolfpack Armory set

Hey bro, Beautiful SBR... I'm building a 7.5" 300Blk side charger from Wolfpack Armory now. I'm shopping around for a BCG and was gonna get one from JP Rifles but someone just told me they think Wolfpack's uppers are a proprietary system. Is this true and not to sound dumb but what does that mean? Thanks

 

[DamagedGuds]

Hey bro, Beautiful SBR... I'm building a 7.5" 300Blk side charger from Wolfpack Armory now. I'm shopping around for a BCG and was gonna get one from JP Rifles but someone just told me they think Wolfpack's uppers are a proprietary system. Is this true and not to sound dumb but what does that mean? Thanks

Not that I know of. Mine is in 9mm so I got a PCC BCG made by Faxon. It works great. A Maxim brace with their standard buffer and spring with a wolfpack buffer spacer. Not a single hiccup.

 

[AlleghenyLongGun]

Just recently bought a Bear Creek Arsenal 20" upper in 6.5 Grendel...…. side charging, Nitride barrel, haven't got to fire it yet waiting on the other parts in the mail, but soon. Never enjoyed the charging handle of the M4, a welcomed change. I am interested in how the gas plug in the back is going to affect the firing process, just the feel of it.

 

[nagantguy]

Before things went crazy I got a BCA side charger- really like it, and it surprised me with the accuracy, it was bulky as a barn/truck/tractor varmint rifle and eye shots on coins and woodchucks are the norm, as far a a side charging handle poking you while it’s slung- just sling it so the left side of receiver is against the body. I like the concept and so far in practice it makes a lot of sense.

 

[candyx]

 

[Frankr]

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LWRC was so spot on with the repr uppers. The last one I handled at a gun shop was sexy as hell. Wish they would have done an AR15 size also.
JP is done will too.

 

[hertz654]

I bought an American Spirit Arms side-charger upper years ago; I like the concept, but the cut in the left side of the upper for the non-reciprocating handle leaves an opening for gas/carbon to puff me in the face when the bolt carrier group cycles = sometimes hard not to anticipate and lose focus.

I just bought a Devil Dogs Concept (veteran-owned) add-on side charger that seems like an interesting idea.