Anyone put a side charging handle on their AR? Is it a useless mod?

 

http://www.slickguns.com/product/ar15-side-charging-handle-drop-no-gunsmithing-lowest-cost-side-charger-coversion-125

Didn't Jon have one like that?

 

Well not like THAT but a side charging

High power competitors using an AR-based match rifle (with adjustable cheek piece that interferes with using the standard charging handle) have the mod done. It includes extending the ejection port in the upper rearward and having the side charging handle installed on the bolt carrier which rides through the new slot in the upper.

Other than bringing your cheekpiece back to its zero position, it's the only way to open the action manually.

White Oak performs this mod for many.

For $125 it hardly seems worth it.

thats really neat.. 

The guy making them seems to be quite the colorful character. See the comments:

 

http://www.slickguns.com/product/ar-15-drop-side-charging-handle-no-gunsmithing-required-and-5-year-warranty-149

 

 

 

Sales have been great at my asking price, so production will not move overseas, I have decided that I will not cater to the less afluent and will only make these for the discerning firearms enthusiasts who can afford the best.

 

 

 

That is a baseless defamation of my products, you will remove this post or I will subpoena the owner of this site for your ip information so I can file a suit against you.

lol At least he's honest

I wouldn't pay $125, I was just wondering what the benefit was, I see now the benefits but this one still invades the space the regular CH would.

pretty cool but pricey

There is a member here who knows side charger ar's well that Im hoping will chime in soon...

Didn't Jon have one like that?

 

Well not like THAT but a side charging

 

 

No we had jons made as a side charge from the start. Not a retro fit.

 

I have one also and love it !

 

Yeah thats what I meant.

I wonder if that thing will survive a contractors class?

Side chargers have been around for a long time. I shoot lefty and have been thinking about doing one since my first AR build. The link below shows the upper with BCG. The problem is that they have been out of stock way before all the craziness started or they get them in a few at a time and sell out fast so somebody uses them!

 

I will probably do one for my next build a while down the road....

 

http://www.joeboboutfitters.com/LAR_Grizzly_223_OPSPS_4_Side_Charge_Upper_Receiver_p/lar-223-ops-4-stripped.htm

Side chargers have been around for a long time. I shoot lefty and have been thinking about doing one since my first AR build. The link below shows the upper with BCG. The problem is that they have been out of stock way before all the craziness started or they get them in a few at a time and sell out fast so somebody uses them!

 

I will probably do one for my next build a while down the road....

 

http://www.joeboboutfitters.com/LAR_Grizzly_223_OPSPS_4_Side_Charge_Upper_Receiver_p/lar-223-ops-4-stripped.htm

LAR's production has been screwed up since they were bought by Freedom Group.  If I were building a side charging AR, that's the way I'd go. 

No we had jons made as a side charge from the start. Not a retro fit.

 

I have one also and love it !

 

 

 

That is nice and wouldn't mind owning one myself. I'd guess for the real AR diehards they might not like it because of the loss of the dust cover but the other upside is you no longer need the forward assist. This does look more solid than the add-on. I think if I wanted the side charging configuration I'd probably go in this direction vs. the add-on

Mine: 

 

My upper came built from LAR a few years ago(18" stainless bull barrel) and here's a couple pics of some 5-shot(100yds) groups with 75gr handloads:

 

The flyer in each group was my fault. If I were to do over again the only thing I would do differently is buy a left-sided charging handle, since the right-side one sometimes dings up the spent brass.

ahhhhhh side chargers, they're just so damn sexy on an AR it's like watching Marilyn Monroe undress......

 

 

 

I'm gonna sell mine soon if anyone is interested