Suppressed AR-15 Charging Handle

[InTheSwamp]

What's your favorite?

Found some opinions online, but I'd like to know what THR recommends.
Seems like Raptor SD and PRI Gas Buster get the nod. The negative for the former is gar leakage and longevity for the latter (according to my rather limited reading).
No experience at all with silencers; my current build will likely sport a Dead Air product.

Thanks,

 

[powermad]

Breek Arms has a nice one for $50
https://breekarms.com/products/warhammer-ach-breek-arms-ambidextrous-charging-handle

I don't shoot suppressed so don't know how well it works, seems like it should.

 

[gotboostvr]

Buy whichever normal charging handle you like and do the RTV gasket modification to it and spend the difference on ammo.

Everyone I know that's done the RTV gasket mod for their "backup" rifle, thinks it works better than the fancy charging handle on their main rifle.

 

[InTheSwamp]

Buy whichever normal charging handle you like and do the RTV gasket modification to it and spend the difference on ammo.

Everyone I know that's done the RTV gasket mod for their "backup" rifle, thinks it works better than the fancy charging handle on their main rifle.

Wasn't familiar with that. Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[CoalCrackerAl]

Why would you need a different handle for a suppressed AR. Thanks Al.

 

[InTheSwamp]

Why would you need a different handle for a suppressed AR. Thanks Al.

Gas blowback.

 

[CoalCrackerAl]

Thanks now i understand.

 

[Riomouse911]

The BCM mid size is my favorite for standard AR’s, I live where silencers are verboten so I won’t be installing one anytime soon.

For those in the know, it this little raised collar that sits around the rear of the upper when forward designed to work as a gas blowback shield?

Thanks!



Stay safe.

 

[Varminterror]

AGB for me. I’m not stopping short with Aspirin for a headache when the real issue is brain cancer.

 

[InTheSwamp]

AGB for me. I’m not stopping short with Aspirin for a headache when the real issue is brain cancer.

That could be a future option, the rifle has a fix block now. Would an adjustable carrier, or perhaps the enhance LMT do the trick?

 

[Txhillbilly]

Been shooting suppressed for decades, never had any issues with with gas blow back in any of my AR's. But, I'm also smart enough to run adjustable gas blocks on all of them. I also shoot LH, so if there was a blow back issue, my face would know about it.

 

[Varminterror]

That could be a future option, the rifle has a fix block now. Would an adjustable carrier, or perhaps the enhance LMT do the trick?

Personally, from an engineering standpoint, I don’t like adjustable carriers. I want to throttle gas at the source, and having the breech in the gas system between tube and key in front of the throttling point isn’t ideal - and the BCG’s which bleed gas instead of throttling… eh, hard pass.
Consider this analogy - you need a limited flow from your garden hose, and you have a leaky o-ring where your hose connects to the spigot. You can hold your thumb over the end of the hose and reduce the flow, but what happens? The water sprays and your o-ring leaks more because of the pressure being held in the hose. OR… You can turn down the water flow at the valve, and the water trickles out slowly, how you need it, and the pressure is reduced in the hose, so the o-ring is less apt to leak… THAT is the difference between an AGB and an adjustable carrier/key.