BADGER ORDNANCE - Tactical Latch

Excellent add-on for all my AR's from M4 small & light up to heavy barrel varmint model AR's on bipod's. Not too big to hinder operations and not too small to be useful. Adds to tactical and normal handling and charging function ease with either hand. Being Left Handed also makes it a useful assist. Works very well with large scopes and with just iron sights.

Good to go! Does the job & tangibly expands the size of the latch. Obviously itll change how your rifle feels. The finish is a flat dark grey thatd lend to paint or coating. Instillation was relatively simple with a small nail & hammer; SAVE your pin & spring. Id recommend it if you want to increase the size of the surface area of your charging handle & your after function NOT flash!

Sweet. This little thing does exactly what you want it to: makes it easy to find and grab the charging handle in the crook of your left little finger (palm up) or left index finger (palm down) even with a scope that extends past the release. There's a lot to be said for ambi charging handles, but for the price of one of those you can make a huge improvement in every AR you own with this extended latch. Took me about 15 minutes to install, could do it in 5 with what you learn doing it the first time. The scroll pin is the smallest I've ever seen so it helps to have a pair of tweezers with a good gripping surface, or better yet a small pair of forceps or hemostat. DO NOT attempt to hold the holes in alignment while you're trying to drift in the pin; use the 1/16" pin punch you used to drive the scroll pin out to hold the latch in place, then use the scroll pin to drive out the punch from the opposite side.

I purchased the Tactical Latch because operating the charging handle with the OEM latch and an optic mounted was awkward. Only issue with installation is that I didn't have a small enough punch to remove the roll pin. Instead of running out to buy a punch, I ground the point off an 18 gauge nail and that worked like a champ. When driving out the roll pin, be careful the tension spring inside the charging handle doesn't go flying across the room. When installing the Tactical latch, take care to make sure the tension spring is inserted correctly and the holes for the roll pin are lined up before replacing the pin. The only downside I've noticed is when using a single point sling the Tactical Latch can get snagged on clothing etc. but that hasn't been a major problem for me. Good product, reasonable price.

Great functioning add on.first I purchased Obsidian Arms Ar15 punch set from Brownells.I put the charging handle on a rag on my workbench then I used the 1/16 punch to tap the pin HALFWAY through handle just past old latch.that and the right punch make this job a 5min one compared to taking the pin all of the way out and using a small finish nail.Do it this way and you won't need three hands and a vice