Spadex
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Not just JKP but RR have adopted this jugaad on a wide-scale and by wide I mean the whole battalions. Every single soldier is doing it. And they have been doing it for 5 ys it's didn't cause a big problem up till nowi kinda am concerned looking at it, though,
mainly because reciprocal charging handles like this are already causing issues like snagging on body vest or other gears of the shooter or other environmental stuff like vegetation and ropes and what not, and increasing its length is like inviting such troubles to even more extent, plus it greatly increases chances of accidental cycling of the bolt which could result in issues like improper ejection/feeding of the ammo, ammo getting stuck/carrier getting stuck due to outside gunk going inside and what not...
this is why many SCAR operators chose to get aftermarket non-reciprocating downward facing charging handle mod kit for their rifles...
my advise, if they really want to go through this jugaad better cut the neck of 7.62x39mm case, it'll be somewhat similar to length of charging handle of the AK and then use such shortened case for ;this jugaad; so they get best of both worlds, not potentially increasing the length of charging handle much as well as getting cylindrical grip on it, in the west there already exist readymade aftermarket stuff that fulfills same thing
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