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Posted: 9/7/2009 9:09:11 PM EDT
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Just a quick question, as I'm a perfectionist...
Does the charging handle always end up showing wear, as in the anodizing rubbing off along the sides and above the latch? Aside from ensuring it's lubed well, is there any other way to keep it looking like new? I'm not worried about it, just curious. Thanks and regards... |
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Quoted: OK.Quoted: The wear that concerns me is the charging handle latch to the port side of the upper catch. My CH is losing the anodizing (no biggie) but the latch is wearing the catch rib on the upper. Normal wear too.  Have you ever seen anyone heli-arc a new rib at the rear end of the slot to catch the CH latch? I'm just asking... Its a Bushhamster with about 2500 rounds through it. It just seems a mite premature to me. |
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Seriously, its an AR and last it was classified it was an assualt rifle. You will break it but it will take time and for the record yes I have an AR with over 15,000 rounds fired in it with mostly Wolf metal casing ammo that everyone talks about and I have not swapped anything period and I also have a few that looks new but seldom fired. If you want no wear and tear then put it on the shelf and baby it.
Get a metal charging handle and no more worries about breakage and the rest of the knicks and blemishes just deal with it. You need 2 AR's if you ask me, one to look at and one to shoot with that will make you happy for sure. ;) no hate here just being real. |
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Well I just took a look at the M16s in our arms room that get beat up by PVTs over here in Army Land on a VERY regular basis...
They're worn, lots of shiny spots (esp the high points) but aside from about 1mm of slight "wear" and a lack of anodizing around the CH latch, they all look fine. No problems with any of them (as far as that goes). |
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