M4 Charging handle extensions

**Rock Ape** · Posted On: 6/19/2010 7:12am

I'm thinking of fitting an extension to my M4 charging handle and wondered if anyone has any experiences of them?

Although operation of the handle is partly obscured but the optic fitted, I can still reach it correctly however an extention would make it a lot easier.

Dave

**tgace** · Posted On: 6/19/2010 9:06am

I did a write-up on that once:

http://tgace.wordpress.com/2008/12/08/tactical-latch/

**Rock Ape** · Posted On: 6/19/2010 9:13am

Excellent, that echos my own thoughts.

Cheers for that.

Dave

**chainpunch** · Posted On: 6/19/2010 9:15am

Originally Posted by Hugo Stiglitz

I'm thinking of fitting an extension to my M4 charging handle and wondered if anyone has any experiences of them?

Although operation of the handle is partly obscured but the optic fitted, I can still reach it correctly however an extention would make it a lot easier.

Dave

i used this one before

http://www.gamesfantasy.com/sdjb37.html

cheap and worked with gloves

I dont know your set up though you may want to think about remounting the scope, if you have an RIS and if you have the stock cary handle you can get an adaptor such as the one on the second cary handle

http://www.airsoftforum.com/board/lo...p/t177826.html

Yes, I have used airsoft products on real fire arms as the cost is less and i dont expect to low crawl or be ruff on equipment.

**tgace** · Posted On: 6/19/2010 9:17am

Originally Posted by Hugo Stiglitz

Excellent, that echos my own thoughts.

Cheers for that.

Dave

Anytime brother.

***WhiteShark*** · Posted On: 6/19/2010 9:50am

I have a hard on for Bravo Company and they have an awesome charging handle available with multiple size tac latches.
http://www.bravocompanyusa.com/BCMGU...ndle-s/123.htm

**tgace** · Posted On: 6/19/2010 9:55am

Is there an advantage to buying the whole handle vs. just replacing the latch?

**Rock Ape** · Posted On: 6/19/2010 9:55am

That's a nice bit of kit and my upper/lower is VLTOR as well !

**Vorpal** · Posted On: 6/19/2010 11:28am

Originally Posted by tgace

I did a write-up on that once:

http://tgace.wordpress.com/2008/12/08/tactical-latch/

Who taught you to use the firing hand to operate the charging handle? I teach that the firing hand is for firing, the support hand does everything else.

**tgace** · Posted On: 6/19/2010 12:55pm

Originally Posted by Vorpal

Who taught you to use the firing hand to operate the charging handle? I teach that the firing hand is for firing, the support hand does everything else.

I stopped doing that (the "hand switch" thing) once I got out of the service and into LE/SWAT.

Back when I went through basic in the early 90's, you performed SPORTS by "Pulling" with the firing hand. Don't ask me why but that was how they did it.

Much like THIS:

http://www.bravocompanyusa.com/BCM-G...%205%20556.htm