You Voted With Your $$ ... Which AR-15 Charging Handle Is The BEST??

[@At3tactical]

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[@TekniQx]

No BCM? Damn, I'm surprised. I use the BCM 4x4 or Radian Raptor's in all my builds.

[@jeffhdpd782]

I love Geissele. I bought one for my ar10 thats billet and its a piece of beauty. Its number 1 in my book at least

[@BSP1822]

Same

[@dillionclayton2152]

Same, Geissele looks better than Radian imo. Wish I could put them on all my builds. But damn they are expensive.

[@huffingearoil]

For sure. I’ve owned a couple of different radians and now someone else owns them and they were replaced with geissele airborne’s

[@SlightlyM3ntal]

Yep, I use the Geissele SCH. Swapped to it from the Raptor, feels smoother IMO. Both are better than milspec by a long shot.

[@chadminor2360]

I run milspec because it catches on my kit the least.

[@valeriematthews5434]

That's what they all say..

[@waterishdrake8693]

I took my charging handle off completely because it doesn’t catch on my kit at all!

[@Chopper668]

I love my Warhammers. I've got one in my ar15 and another in my ar10. Building an ar15 now, putting another one in it when it's done.

[@aceup8819]

I was doing a budget build and picked up a Warhammer.....im hooked. For half the price and great functionality it cant be beat!

[@brianfischer5609]

I love my Warhammer! I bought a knockoff radian from gray badger, and it feels kinda flimsy.

[@kevinhullinger8743]

I have a 20.00 ambi I purchased some years ago and it works just fine. A charging handle doesn’t get enough use and it just doesn’t have a cool factor for me to spend more than 20-30 bucks. To each their own as companies are capitalizing and laughing all the way to the bank.

[@MrSpicabooo]

Thats wat i said. Its a damn charging handle just change out the mil spec for watever and youre good? People Like to spend just to say then spent 🙄

[@barfo281]

@Kevinhullinger8743 But...but....tacticool!

[@WhiteBoyNick1]

No its about how well it works with a suppressor ill tell ya that

[@boldlionpro2814]

😂

[@scottlamp3097]

The Radians are fine. I have several. Zero problems, very good design. The Geissele is slightly better IMO, but the best one I have tried (for keeping gas out of my eyes while running suppressed) is the Griffin Armament SN-ATCH.

[@righteousone8454]

Geissele is good for people with smaller fingers. In my case it's like t-rex trying to touch his wang. Just doesn't work. Raptor is king for me lol

[@VincitOmniaVeritas7]

I like BCM. Good track record, no frills.

[@alexmaurice4274]

My bcm charging handle got stuck at the start- had to kinda “pinch” the back but now that’s it’s broken in it’s a lot easier to use and get less gas in the face than with my other arm

[@ratherbe7]

Break Arms is my favorite, with nice color options also.

[@matteigtch1625]

I like my aero breach large and small. They were also free with purchase of bcg. 👍

[@WhiteBoyNick1]

Also these are the best for gasless face

[@2ndchance632]

Geissele for me. Best at keeping gas’s out of your face/. I’ve had large round count days and keeping the gas out of your face makes for a better range training days. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@WhiteBoyNick1]

Actually the aero breach is better according to hop if u know who he is

[@springbloom5940]

I don't need the best charging handle. I just need one better than the $5 GI that came in my rifle. $100 for a charge handle is absurd.

[@At3tactical]

Try just upgrading to an AT3 AR 15 Extended Charging Handle Latch that is under 10$. If you want an ambi option try the Breek Arms Micro Warhammer Charging Handle it is under 45$.

[@danefuentes3877]

You just have to get better at being broke. I got an Aero BREACH for $54.95 that is on the way rn.

[@tehclefty5317]

Seriously. $80+ for a charging handle is "mid-range"? Who are the scummies charging for more then that for a charging handle? That's the real question...

[@BrassAngels]

Radian, Geissele, & Aero Breach. I like the rigidity of the Aero. Hate, hate, HATE the standard milspec handles. No character & grabbing with gloves sucks. Cheers to a good segment!

[@BlackoutPatriot]

Mil spec is only good if your doing a clone on a m4 m16

[@sidekickz2180]

I bought a cheap Presma INC ambi charging handle about a year ago. So far I've had zero issues

[@danefuentes3877]

6065 aluminium? Ewwwww!

[@frankserrano5860]

I like my Armaspec Victory for my AR setup

[@theshootindutchman]

Nice vidro, good comparison! With 4 kids and half the price if the Radian, ill be going for the Breek😊👍

[@At3tactical]

Great choice

[@M--GT8223]

The *Aero Breach:* for #1, the (much lower than other companies) price, and #2, the excellent quality product you get for that much lower price

[@BeReal918]

It's $94 on AERO's website right now. The RADIAN Raptor LT is $74.99 on PSAs website. That's a hard pass. Radian all day. Maybe if the breach was around $30 I might consider, but $75 for a radian is a steal imo!

[@M--GT8223]

@@BeReal918 Check Aero's blems - That's how I got mine for ~$60. And I can't find a thing wrong with it... Sheesh, even my LGS has the Breech for ~$70. But you're right about $75 for a Radian- I'd probably jump on that as well. I'm not paying $90+ for any CH, tho. But that's just me

[@SouthSideTunerCrew]

Classic Firearms has them on sale for 49.99$ that's where I got my large ch in fde and black

[@Elev8minh]

Geissele would be the winner for me

[@Maine307]

warhammer is my favorite. i have and use the radions, OG, and a few others, and still even on my LaRue build, I got a WarHammer one.. even after spending 20 yrs in the Marines infantry.. for some crazy reason the warhammer just works. and yes, those other brands work great, they truly do.. but prefernce i go with the Hammer.. easy day any day..edit , forgot to say, when i bought mine, i had no idea about brands and stuff, the price just seemed where it needed to be for me... and it just worked.. no regrets.

[@Fadaar]

I like the Warhammer cause it's half the price, same functionality, easier to rack (which is good and bad depending on if you have the potential of it being a snag hazard, for a casual shooter like me it's great), and less weight than a lot of the other popular ambi CH's.

[@shannonmarcantel7993]

I run 99% suppressed and Geissele works best of any I’ve tried.

[@LosDoyerss]

The Radian Raptor with gas ports outperforms the Geissele.

[@shannonmarcantel7993]

@@LosDoyerss I have the Radian with ports and the Geissele for my MK18 and found the Geissele to work better. That’s based on my experience but you may feel differently.

[@WhiteBoyNick1]

Actually according to hop from tfbtv the breach is the best for gasless face. So I bought it and it works great.

[@huffingearoil]

Geissele airborne on every gun I own except for one which has a super precision. The couple of radians I’ve purchased I’ve sold.

[@huffingearoil]

Radian builder kits are amazing though.

[@shadowmosesinc6561]

bought psa ambi charging handle and it works fine

[@Odinthesleepy]

I love the WarHammer. Have 5 of them.

[@bobbye7353]

Got an Aero Breach ,a Breek War Hammer , a Radian Raptor, and they're all exactly the same when I stop thinking about silly shit and I'm strictly going through the motions. DEFINITELY all better than milspec. Although, Breek Arms Warhammer is definitely my favorite. I just wonder about it longevity because it has less "chunk". Price wise it KILLS!

[@daneheart3606]

I have tried several and i too prefer the warhammer

[@RIpped_407]

Indeed. And BreekArms also offers the smaller warhammer if the original happens to seem too large for your liking.

[@Brennagonxavier]

@@RIpped_407I just installed the breach on my ar 15 feels awesome

[@scott2228]

So far, personal experience has shown Geissele to b the consistent winner. But always open to trying other brands.

[@OmnisEtNihil]

Give Blackout Defense a go on your next build!

[@scott2228]

Thanks. I pulled up their website. All out of stock but will research them further. I just tested out the new BCM MK2 charging handle. Figured it was worth a try since I have a 14.5” BCM MK2 rifle. They are designed to go together. I’m happy with it but wouldn’t recommend over Geissele.

[@OmnisEtNihil]

@@scott2228 Yeah black friday did a number on their inventory haha. They're OOS on a muzzle device I want too! I run Radian myself mostly, but I have no complaints about Geissele!

[@lukeestep7775]

I like my Aero breach the best. I have the beak arms and also the radian raptor. The aero is best all around especially for comfort

[@v.german11b]

This truly is my favorite firearms channel. An outstanding presentation! Thank you, sir 🫡

[@pinballrick6031]

And the winner is...... We'll never know because there was no part II.

[@johnpelfrey2041]

I found my warhammer charging handle about 2.5 years ago and i have one in every rifle i own these days! I haven't had one issue through thousands of rounds.

[@RepuBlicOfChaD]

Warhammer, best 👌 CH!

[@koffeekage]

I have a Geissele SCH and find that the forward assist interferes with manipulation of the right hand. I put it on andother rifle which had no FA. My other rifles have the gasbuster.

[@phantp78]

I prefer Radian.

[@MrSabram07]

I prefer Radian types

[@SuperGiantGeckosLLC]

Damn Straight

[@Brennagonxavier]

@@MrSabram07I just started building my first ar 15 I was looking at radian

[@USMC-1911]

Took a radian off my Daniel defense and put a geissle airborne, the radian is just a little too big like geissele's full size one both constantly jab you in the chest the airborne is just the right size and does everything a radian does .

[@SuperGiantGeckosLLC]

@@USMC-1911 should have gone with Radians Sd-SL, suppressed & Slim

[@mikewallace119]

I have a Geissele and I love it compared to the flimsy pos that came with the build... I only paid 85 for it. I can't believe it wasn't mentioned...

[@2amichaelj]

I have a lot of different models, a couple dozen different ones. They're all pretty good since unless you're dry firing, you don't really utilize your charging handle that much. I'll give my personal opinion on a much underrated charging handle that doesn't get much love and that's Armaspec. They have extremely smooth action and the larger charging ears makes using them with scopes a breeze. Radian, Geissele, and BCM are probably my favorites though.

[@JIMRbach193]

If you have every had to kick start an AR 15 even at the range. You will be happy you have a sturdy charging handle.

[@vetdadon2621]

I like Radian but have had two of their ambi charging handles that one of the pins have fallen out of. Luckily one fell out on my work bench and the other I caught before it fell all the way out.

[@tenko8519]

I am not well versed with other brands but both the Strike Eagle and Tomahawk from POF are nice. The Eagle feels a bit more slick and is slim but the Tomahawk is my fav. Nice and beefy, your fingers won’t slip, not to mention it is badass looking.

[@At3tactical]

POF is a good choice.

[@unkorichie2029]

I just got a Strike Industries T Bone on sale..just installed, and it functions how a charging handle should..

[@CarbonGlassMan]

I have a $15 one that looks like the Radian Raptor. So I have a serious question. Why do these things cost so much money? When I found them for $15 several years ago, I bought 5 of them. I've never had a problem with any of them. Is there a reason for the large price? Do they break?

[@At3tactical]

Sounds like you got a good deal.

[@Schuman2k]

When you’ve only driven Oldsmobiles your whole life you don’t know what it’s like to drive a Ferrari

[@CarbonGlassMan]

@@Schuman2k I get that when we are.talkomg about tools or paint guns, but a charging handle? I grab it and pull it back and let it go. That's all a charging handle does. What makes a $100 charging handle worth so much more than a $15 one?

[@Schuman2k]

@@CarbonGlassMan there’s a bit more into them, a lot of them are a better steal, a lot of the nicer ones have a tighter seal to stop gasses from coming back to the shooter, they are smoother and more durable, possibly lighter….etc ma boi

[@CarbonGlassMan]

@@Schuman2k I have no doubt that they use a higher quality aluminum on the expensive charging handle. One thing I noticed with expensive vs cheap parts is the expensive one will have a much higher quality finish. I have to say though, one of the cheap charging handles are the standard GI ones that the military uses.

[@drcoffee5588]

I went with the Strike industries Latchless CH. nothing to break, work well, locks in tightly. I run a piston ar15 so gas porting isnt a concern.

[@AnthonyD1986]

The new LevAR is my favorite charging handle. It actually helps clear malfunctions and is very sturdy and cool looking. My Radian is my second favorite.

[@At3tactical]

Great options.

[@MF_UNDERTOW]

I love my Raptors and Raptor SD’d but my Geissele is my favorite. That big raised shoulder does the best at stopping gas, compared to the Radians, and the hooks are thicc, grippy and comfortable to grab.

[@DRay-or4tc]

My #1 is Geissle ACH, #2 is Radian. Anyone that actually uses their AR has GOT to notice most of the CHs out there try to dig a hole in your Sternum if your Carbine is slung up for extended periods.

[@Fadaar]

Only charging handles I have extensive time on are the Radian (going back to when they were AXTS), BCM, regular mil-spec, and Breek Arms. Of them all I think I trust the Radian the most but bang for your buck wise it is very difficult to beat the Breek Arms Warhammer.

[@joesullivan259]

Strike Industries Extended latch is the go to.

[@SouthSideTunerCrew]

I used to run all mil-spec then went to the Strike Industries Ambi ext ch, now im on Aero Breach chs, and man are those lile butter and easy to use

[@chriswalls6667]

Decided to upgrade my charging handle thanks for the video, ordered the Warhammer along with a Hypertap mussel break.

[@At3tactical]

Awesome! So glad we could help with some info to help out your decision. We ALL love our Warhammers around here and they have some new flavors on the horizon to watch out for.

[@danielbugbee8708]

Precision Armament Hypertap muzzlebrake is the best brake out there in my opinion. They make awesome stuff.

[@RollingRigTraction]

I love the Aero Breach for its smooth function and I also run a Breek Warhammer. I find lately for the functionality the Delta Team Tactical blind box charging handles are smooth AF for their cost. I haven't beaten on them enough ti make them a go to war rifle option but the only other charger I find that smooth that I've used is the Aero Breach.

[@Impossibly-Possible]

I like my POF tomahawk, about to try the strike eagle because it comes on the P415

[@MrEsnyders]

Awesome Review Mate , Love your channel

[@At3tactical]

Thanks for watching

[@Cant_Stop-Wont-Stop0329]

Have a radian LT but saw a victory Armaspec on clearance at my local gun store for $35 so I decided to give it a try for the price and got to say the Armaspec victory CH is very good.

[@AlphabetBoisAreSmelly]

I have a breek arms warhammer ambi and I’m very impressed with the quality so far

[@venom0237]

No love for pinless, latchless handles? I really like the one by Strike Industries. Lightweight, no moving parts so less failure points, and inherently ambi since there's no latch

[@josemnp458]

Great info this video had helped me out alot thank

[@claytondennis8034]

Really thought Geiselle would be on the list.

[@At3tactical]

Wait until Part-2 of this one...we've got almost 50 different charging handles to test out and share our thoughts about. I'll let you know, there are 3x Geissele handles in that one!

[@Brennagonxavier]

@@At3tacticalyour site is un secure according to my phone

[@Brennagonxavier]

@@At3tacticalat3 I prefer arrow

[@ilirians2183]

@@At3tacticalit’s been 5 months and which charging handle was the one with the cross on it

[@The-BCC]

@@At3tactical Still waiting for that part 2…

[@EagleRun23]

love the warhammer, I have 2 or 3 and even had a warranty issue, they solved it ASAP with no questions!

[@RICH_E]

I just got the Warhammer…. It’s amazing. Huge improvement over the stock one that came on my setup. I get a great grip on the charging…

[@At3tactical]

Great to hear!

[@jeffbryan-l1t]

love the warhammer have 2 and will buy again

[@acesonflush346]

I use a 15 dollar ambi charging handle lol, works decent enough. I don't quite feel like spending 80 bucks or whatever on something else as of right now.

[@albertptran]

Used the Radian Raptor first, then fell in love with my Aero Breach. Breach looks better and is just as comfortable as the Raptor

[@righteousone8454]

Problem with Breach: it shift to the side when you pull from either side, it scratches up very easy, at least in my experience. Raptor doesn't have that issue, it sits at the center whenever you move it from left or right side.

[@albertptran]

sorry to hear, mine has been scratch free and riding straight. Got lucky i guess@@righteousone8454

[@miyonism]

I have the Aero. They sent the wrong color, but other than that,no problems.

[@logiprime]

I have the Radian Raptor LT on mine, it’s very nice

[@zhang1990327]

This video is very helpful. Thank you so much

[@At3tactical]

Glad it was helpful!

[@sidecharger]

I'm hoping, we will see the Devil Dog Concepts Hard Charger in one of these at some point.

[@allisonsmith9050]

The charging handle was one of the first upgrades I did and I chose the Raptor. It has been 7 years, and not once have I had an issue.

[@dougersonify]

The Geissele super handle is my favorite.

[@jordynjones855]

I’ve got a BAD rack, a breek warhammer, and radian raptor and definitely prefer the warhammer, the raptor, and then the rack. All are much better than milspec.. but I am still running a milspec CH on my 20in GWOT a4 clone thing because vibes..

[@BaSeBaLLnUgS419]

Geissele makes the best charging handle for suppressed set ups.

[@michaelcarbis2286]

Silencerco GDC is better then the Geissele

[@craigcreationz]

Nice review, Thanks Bro.

[@At3tactical]

No problem 👍

[@mlone7]

I love the Radian Raptor and the Breek Warhawk. I like the wide Warhawk for the thinness and for my DMR's which have big scopes hanging in the way. The Warhawk makes racking my DMR a breeze. Now for my CQB and even my fighting rifle, I like the Radian Raptor. I like the thickness of the claw and the narrower spread so it wont get snagged. That being said, Breek is a great price and more in line with what they should all be selling for and are great quality but you arent paying for a name. As far as the old style, they are cheap, can only be racked from one side, and usually the first thing that gets replaced if its on a gun you purchased.

[@Slugonthese]

Love all 3 of my warhammers

[@NfiniteNaledge503]

I like to support Radian because I’m in Oregon and they’re an Oregon company, but the PSA Custom ambi is a pretty good CH. Doesn’t cost quite as much as a Raptor and just as nice imo. The latches on the radian are plastic and the PSA is aluminum. If someone is on a budget and wants something comparable I’d recommend it.

[@lenzielenski3276]

Are you all insane? Its a barely machined piece of metal that costs, at most, $2-3 to produce minus coating. ANY competent machine shop can make one and any of several "slippery" coatings will do for 90% of the usage they get. Its a zero brainer. It is nearly the least essential part of the gun. I'd also point out you can buy a match grade pistol barrel, with all that entails, for the price of most of these. Ponder that before plunking down your ducketts.

[@HuckleBerry476]

I prefer the Forward Control Designs ACF. Call me a shill or whatever you want. Lol Oh buddy it’s a sexy, extremely well built and ridiculously functional. The designs and the small tweaks to OEM/ TDP specs Roger applies, are subtle, but significantly increase operability

[@hugehugs6683]

Absolutely the best charge handle out there.

[@truckingbastard]

Came here to say this. You beat me to it. FCD > Radian, Aero, Geissele, BCM, USGI and whatever else is out there.

[@sheets8277]

Damn skippy they need to try one matter fact all their parts are top notch!!

[@nickcarrico6272]

The best is strike industries and the pice point for the same grade of aluminum is the best

[@KrinkleBear]

I do like the Radian that i bought for my Spear lt

[@boostednick]

I prefer the Radian Raptor SD

[@At3tactical]

Good choice

[@jasonwood9263]

Airborne from Geissle is a work of art🏁

[@markchapman7058]

The only charging handle I use. Hard to get any better than this

[@christopherh6660]

Used to love the radian raptor until I got the badger ordinance charging handle.

[@Shultzchet]

I hate milspec, especially the A2 grip, I actually changed out the grip on my service rifle. I'm considering doing the charging handle too.

[@At3tactical]

Try just upgrading to an AT3 AR 15 Extended Charging Handle Latch that is under 10$. If you want an ambi option try the Breek Arms Micro Warhammer Charging Handle it is under 45$.

[@173rdA]

Like seeing Breek being compared here. I’ve been runnytgd war hammer in one of my ARs for about 5 years now. Very nice

[@At3tactical]

Breek Arms is great. Us Minnesota gun companies have to stick together.

[@dormantrabbits]

It's the guy from BRSTV! I thought I was hallucinating there for a second 😂

[@GarySnow-m2h]

I like the Geissele

[@declineofthewest.]

I use vice grips and a cutoff MilSpec charging handle (no handle). It’s amazing. No snagging and whip those vice grips out of my chest rig, clamp on the end and voilà. Innovation, bay bay !

[@At3tactical]

😂

[@Ruby_Sterling]

I like my DD charging handle. I haven’t tried these though.

[@myriadcorp]

Geissele is my favorite.

[@seanwhite304]

BCM C.H. has been a gold standard for a decade. PRI M84 Ambi is another that's been a gold standard.

[@danjacksonguitar3701]

Nothing wrong with the stock one, I've never seen nor felt any need to change it.

[@Nanan00]

I have about a dozen Radian Raptors and a few PRI gas busters.

[@injuredoutdoorsman9011]

I love my Raptor, but I wanna get a Warhammer Micro and a Daniel Defense Grip n Rip (for my DDM4)

[@5shotsr611]

My preference is LWRC ambi

[@65stang98]

only gucci charging handle ive ever bought is the geissle sch and i love it

[@Waldoshoots9]

Kept having a problem with the roll pins on the warhammer ran it consistently for 4 months before getting a radian raptor LT been running it for 2yrs with no issues maybe i just got a bad one but thats just been my experience

[@At3tactical]

Some early models of the Breek Warhammer did have this problem. If you still have it they will replace it for you.

[@Michael-tc2nr]

radian raptor LT is what i'm running on my more "budget" rifle (i'm a broke student lol), gave it an entire different feel and just under $80 it's pretty perfect when you're trying to save some money.

[@DerrickMovies]

I like the hk ch becuase of the overmolded plastic. I hate touching metal.

[@claponclapoff6]

I installed a lanyard on my charging handle to get around the scope

[@Juliankb39]

Any is good, the mil spec charging handle should be the only NFA item. The warhammer is what I typically use though, the radian is not worth 70+ dollars more for something you touch so little

[@farcinue]

Breeks are such a great value.

[@BeReal918]

_Radian Raptor LT's_ on sale rn for $59.⁹⁹ on psa's website! That's a decent deal if you didn't know!

[@At3tactical]

Nice

[@randomgamer-st1ie]

No BCM or Geissele, but MIL Spec made the list. Wow.

[@erice4611]

Geissele URGI/Airborne!