hardware latches & catches
bravo company 5.56 mm .223 mod 5 small latch charging handle gfh556mod5
the bcm gunfighter was designed from the ground up with tactical operators in mind . the internals of the latch have been completely redesigned to redirect the force of pulling the latch off of the roll pin and onto the stronger charging handle body . this allows the handle to pull directly to the rear instead of off to the side preventing binding and reducing friction and wear on the handle . built fro075 t6 billet aluminum and coated with a mil spec a 8625f type iii hard anodized finish the bcm gunfighter is tough enough to last a lifetime . when the system was first introduced to and fielded by the us military in the 1960s the manual of arms for an infantryman was significantly different than what currently exists today . to charge the rifle the shooter released their hand from a firing grip grabbed each side of the charging handle with the thumb and forefinger or the first two fingers while applying pressure to the latch pulled the charging handle all the way to the rear and then released it to charge the weapon . like everything else in the last 45 years tactics and weaponry have undergone a continuous evolution . red dot optics get the shooter on target quicker shorter barrels allow the operator to more quickly negotiate tighter urban areas and operators manipulations of the weapon system have become much more efficient and faster . the current manual of arms has the operator maintaining a firing grip almost continuously while manipulating the weapon with the non dominant hand in an effort to more quickly get the weapon ready to fire . with that premise most weapon manipulations are done only with the shooters support hand ; to include operating the charging handle . in order to perform an immediate action or charge the carbine current cqb techniques have the operator racking the charging handle to the rear using their support side hand only . this is done in one swift and strong movement . with the operators firing grip maintained the weapon
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