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Being as the bolt is moved by the charging handle and not the other way around, I say it's impossible. The charging handle has a hole that hooks over the bolt key to draw the bolt to the rear. The bolt key does not fit tightly into the charging handle. The later in the article he went to shoot an AR-15 and made sure the charging handle was latched. It may of been the other way around with him shooting the AR-15 first and then the 450, but all I remember is him mentioning he was not familar with AR's and that the charging handle came back and busted his lip. If you have a mag in with the bolt and charging handle back (don't know why you would want the charging handle back in that config) and then hit the bolt release, both the bolt and the charging handle will go forward. # 8. 12-12-2010, 04:33 PM. Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts. It does not move during shooting, it will only move when you go to bring the bolt back by hand. The top of the bolt will travel along the recess in the bottom of the charging handle, while the charging handle stays firmly in place. Just had to show a dumbass that the charging handle works in the closed or locked back position to charge the ar-15. he thinks that it only works in the closed position LOL. i love kids and there call of duty information.  Agreed.. the charging handle catches the bolt on the way back.... not the other way around.... ny32182. March 22, 2010, 01:36 PM. I dont think an unlocked charging handle can cause any harm at all to your face, especially since the handle rides freely on top of the bolt carrier. Over the years Ive seen a few unlocked handles on other peoples ARs move a bit rearward, but nothing that really catches your attention when it happens. SOoooooooooo if you want to treat your AR with a little respect & TLC do it the right way unless your in some kind of shoot out or don't mind spending money to replace the the charging handle. Troops are hard on equipment because Uncle Sam is paying for the parts. As stated, the charging handle stays forward.. Its only movement is a manual one to load the first round from a closed bolt. Once you are used to it, the placement is quite convenient and allows you to support the gun with your strong hand (pistol grip) and charge the gun with your weak hand for the initial load... SOoooooooooo if you want to treat your AR with a little respect & TLC do it the right way unless your in some kind of shoot out or don't mind spending money to replace the the charging handle. Troops are hard on equipment because Uncle Sam is paying for the parts. On some modern-design guns the charging handle does not reciprocate with the bolt. So when you shoot the gun, the handle does not move back and forth with the bolt. Compare that to an M1 Garand, or Mini-14, or M1 Carbine, or even a Ruger 10-22. On these guns, you don't want to have your hand in the way when you fire the gun. The handle moves back and forth with the bolt. Hope this is not confusing. read the manual doesnt really get into what the charge handle does. So it opens the bolt manually than you can use the bolt catch to stop the bolt from moving but the charging handle can still move forward. Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: Hello, The charging handle on an AR-15 is used to retract the bolt to either lock the bolt to the rear or clear a malfunction. When firing, the last round in the magazine should, when fired, lock the bolt to the rear. This will chamber a round, making the rifle ready to fire. The charging handle is not used to chamber a new round because it can drag and slow the forward momentum, causing the bolt to not lock into the barrel extension. When clearing a malfunction, the charging handle is pulled to eject the bad round, and chamber a new one. The charging handle does not reciprocate If the charging handle comes back on it's own you have damaged the catch or the upper where it is machined to hold charging handle. You shouldn't have to file anything. You may want to have someone look at your rifle that knows what they are doing before you go mauling it with a file or hammer.............  Is it true that the operating rod and charging handle move together while being fired on the SCAR? If this is the case I can see a potential problem if you are high/lowing a corner and your charging handle bumps against the wall or other obstruction it would cause a malfunction or failure to extract. 
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