AirForceAR Posted July 26, 2014 Report Posted July 26, 2014 Hola muchachos! Been lurking for quite some time and figured I'd go ahead and post something lol. Question: Does anyone make a side charging upper? Is it even possible? Does anyone have one? I feel like this would be perfect for a bench rifle such as the one I'm building. Started with a stock, "used" (previously owned, never fired) DPMS LR308 24", Magpul MIAD grip and PRS stock(both flat dark earth) on the way, UTG 8-12" bipod, and a UTG 3-9x40 TF2+ scope on a Burris P.E.P.R. mount. Before anyone comments on my air rifle scope lol it was thrown in by the shop I bought my rifle from because I also bought another Springfield XD-S 45 at the same time. Any recommendations for optics to reach out to 500 yds would be appreciated as well. And my name is Mike, I'm an Air Force Vet and I live in michigan. I also like flowers by surprise and long walks on the beach haha. That's all for now ;)
planeflyer21 Posted July 26, 2014 Report Posted July 26, 2014 Howdy from AZ Mike! Yes, there are side-charging uppers...someone with more info will be along shortly. "Another XD-S .45" eh? You'll fit in nicely around here!
AirForceAR Posted July 26, 2014 Author Report Posted July 26, 2014 Howdy from AZ Mike! Yes, there are side-charging uppers...someone with more info will be along shortly. "Another XD-S .45" eh? You'll fit in nicely around here! Where in AZ? I'm moving back to Tucson this fall, I was stationed there and loved it
planeflyer21 Posted July 26, 2014 Report Posted July 26, 2014 I'm in the Tucson area. There are others here too. Plenty of group shooting events...go check out this:
shepp Posted July 26, 2014 Report Posted July 26, 2014 Welcome to mike, I know brownells just started carrying one, we had it linked on the face book page a few months back. The manufacturer has slipped my mind atm
Rsquared Posted July 26, 2014 Report Posted July 26, 2014 I think it's American Spirit Arms. I'm not sure about parts availability though.
blue109 Posted July 26, 2014 Report Posted July 26, 2014 welcome from Tucson. I was stationed at huachuca, and never left. AZ caught me too :) as stated above, ASA makes side chargers and they are an AZ company. I know there one or two more but I can't think of them right now. I've seen a few guys who just mill a slot in their upper and tap their carrier.
survivalshop Posted July 26, 2014 Report Posted July 26, 2014 (edited) You will also have to change your Bolt Carrier to a side charger also . Fulton Armory used to sell one also , but I don't see it on there sight , only a side charging BCG , with a right side charging handle . Most I have seen are on the left side of the receiver. Why change to a side charger ? It its because or not being able to reach the handle under the scope , there are alternatives .Check Out, Mecharmor charging handles , TacOps -1, they are Ambidextrous & wider than stock & work good on my 308's with large scopes & they are others on the market . Compared to a std charging handle w/extended latch. Edited July 26, 2014 by survivalshop
unforgiven Posted July 26, 2014 Report Posted July 26, 2014 Welcome from Indiana brother Mike and THANK YOU for you'r service.There is this : http://762ar.com/news/jp-rifles-psc-12-rifle-and-upper-assemblies-308-side-charger/
unforgiven Posted July 26, 2014 Report Posted July 26, 2014 Yep they have the upper and sidecharging BCG seperately in upper parts section.
shepp Posted July 26, 2014 Report Posted July 26, 2014 Fulton armory Bubba I see there's still a charging handle on there, so can you run it either or?
Robocop1051 Posted July 26, 2014 Report Posted July 26, 2014 The Fulton Armory system is a reciprocating side charging system. You have the option of using the rear charging handle or the right side charging handle. There are companies that make a left side reciprocating handle as well. It looks very similar to the Fulton Armory version. LAR Grizzly used to make a dual side charge upper, with no rear charging handle. On top of it all, there are the left side non-reciprocating handles. American Spirit Arms, JP Enterprise, SWORD Int... just to name a few. These uppers generally do NOT have a rear charging handle (I believe the JP version has a rear handle still).
shibiwan Posted July 26, 2014 Report Posted July 26, 2014 (edited) I could mill your upper receiver and lathe up a charging handle - easy conversion, especially on those DPMS T-profile LR308 slickside uppers. Edited July 26, 2014 by shibiwan
shepp Posted July 27, 2014 Report Posted July 27, 2014 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2014/07/23/hard-charger-side-charging-handle-devil-dog-concepts/ Came across this today, cool idea but it's bulky looking
planeflyer21 Posted July 27, 2014 Report Posted July 27, 2014 Very similar to something I'd thought about doing.
AirForceAR Posted July 28, 2014 Author Report Posted July 28, 2014 I could mill your upper receiver and lathe up a charging handle - easy conversion, especially on those DPMS T-profile LR308 slickside uppers. Thanks, but I'm a machinist and do all the milling work myself. Just kinda wondering if there was proven setups out there. It's not that I don't like the rear charging handle, it's just easy to rack the slide from the side when you've got a sight picture. Good to know there are people I can shoot with once I move. I wanna get back into ipsc and idpa too.
98Z5V Posted July 28, 2014 Report Posted July 28, 2014 Very similar to something I'd thought about doing. I think Lesson 65b comes into play here. You snooze... <lmao>
Dane Armory Posted July 28, 2014 Report Posted July 28, 2014 ^^^ Very slick. Smart concept, right there.I've got something to show you Thursday !
AirForceAR Posted July 30, 2014 Author Report Posted July 30, 2014 Thanks for all the input guys! I'll probably just do a ambi charging handle first and see how that feels. Any recommendations for a different free float system that would compliment the magpul stock and grip? I want to ditch this fore end and get something that breathes a lil better and also has a rail on the bottom for bipod mounting. Here's my before and after haha.
blue109 Posted July 31, 2014 Report Posted July 31, 2014 I really love the look of A1/A2 stocks. tried to put one back on my 308 but that cheek weld just sucks too bad for a scoped gun.
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