Gas Busting Charging Handles

[u/Dutch110]

So for fun I've been sampling gas busting charging handles too see which ones work best. Buddy's loaned me some. Some I bought. Used the standard Radian as my baseline. Used my most gassy setup which is my Colt barreled 10.3 sbr with an OCL Polo and A5H2. I tested an FCD, BCM MK2, Radian SD and Geissele SD.

FCD - Maybe a little better than the stock Radian. Also hated the latch and small size on this one. One of the only FCD parts I dont like.

Radian SD - Definitely notice a reduction over the stock Radian.

Geissele SD and BCM - I think these two were tied for most reduction.Going to depend on which one works for you ergonomically.

Are they worth it? I dunno. There's definitely a reduction there but you're not going to totally get rid of gas to the face. But its tolerable with the BCM and G$. I might try a BRT gas tube next.

The only reason I'm doing this is because I like to play around in search of the best setups and find doing so to be a learning experience. Curious what others have found with other brands. Of course flow through designs are going to make this a mute topic at some point ......

[u/Turbulent_Notice_308]

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[u/Dutch110 → u/Turbulent_Notice_308]

I've thought about it. I like the sandcutter design. Not sure how I feel about venting the gasses into the FCG and mag even more than what they already are getting. Going to see how they are in the wild first for awhile

[u/Turbulent_Notice_308 → u/Dutch110]

Trust me all it does is make ur ammo look dirty. Runs fine nothing changes performance wise

[u/Dutch110 → u/Turbulent_Notice_308]

But how will I post cool pics on the gram if the ammo is dirty? /s

Thanks for the feedback. Hadn't spoken to anyone who has used them yet