[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Piston Charging Handles

Posted: 1/27/2013 5:40:34 PM EDT

Anyone know if a regular charging handle can be used with a piston system? I have a Core 15 with an Adams Arms piston on it. I am looking at changing the charging handle to a folding para-trooper model.

Posted: 1/27/2013 7:29:56 PM EDT

[#1]

All piston AR-15s use the same charging handles DI AR-15s use, except the PWS line of AR-15s. They have a captured charging handle.

Posted: 1/27/2013 7:47:16 PM EDT

[#2]

Sweet! Tango Mucho!

Posted: 1/28/2013 2:47:06 AM EDT

[#3]

folding para-trooper model

I just gotta know what the heck THAT is!

Anything similar to a ninja model?

-- Chuck

Posted: 1/28/2013 3:58:46 PM EDT

[#4]

i'm running BCM Gunfighters in all of my piston uppers

Posted: 1/28/2013 8:47:01 PM EDT

[#5]

Brownell's sell them.
Charging handle

Posted: 2/3/2013 8:45:04 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
All piston AR-15s use the same charging handles DI AR-15s use, except the PWS line of AR-15s. They have a captured charging handle.

x2, PWS still uses standard charging handles as well but you have to unpin the piston head to replace the charging handle. I heard that they updated the new versions and made the charging handles very easy to replace. My PWS MK109 300blk shipped with a BCM medium charging handle.

Posted: 2/3/2013 8:54:59 PM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:

Brownell's sell them.

Charging handle

I...I totally don't see the point in that. I really don't.

Posted: 2/4/2013 3:25:42 AM EDT

[#8]

Yep. Paratrooper = Marketing.

-- Chuck

Posted: 2/5/2013 6:41:18 AM EDT

[#9]

I saw em and thought neat, but nope. I got the ambi Rainer Arms charging handle and love it.

Posted: 2/8/2013 5:17:21 PM EDT

[#10]

check this out......can't understand why it would not work...read product features on left side of page

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009KMH3M2/ref=s9_simh_gw_p200_d0_i2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=04HE1ZNRA8VX6XA4CPYP&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1389517282&pf_rd_i=507846

Posted: 2/9/2013 5:52:59 AM EDT

[#11]

Great for the range I expect where it's unlikely to hang up on everything from your kit to door jambs. to ...

$100 for a charging handle? Who they kidding?

-- Chuck

Posted: 2/9/2013 7:26:15 AM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Brownell's sell them.
Charging handle

I...I totally don't see the point in that. I really don't.

I would try one for $30.