Suggestions on making my wife's Ar easier to lock the BCG back

[ussoldier1984]

My wife has trouble locking the BCG back on her Arma lite and I can feel the difference between her's and my AR which is custom. Any suggestions on lightening the buffer spring? It is not broken in yet but I was contemplating cutting a coil off the spring but am afraid that it would not cycle right.

 

[Younggun]

B.A.D. lever. Leave the spring alone.

 

[unicom]

B.A.D. lever. Leave the spring alone.

What young gun said.

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[cajunautoxer]

I'm not a fan of BAD lever. Extra large bolt release button?

 

[Davetex]

Yep, BAD lever makes manipulation much easier.

 

[Texas42]

Maybe I don't shoot enough...why do you need to manually lock the bolt back?

 

[Dawico]

B.A.D. lever. Leave the spring alone.

Do those work to lock it open too? Never messed with one much.

 

[Davetex]

Do those work to lock it open too? Never messed with one much.

Yes.

 

[Vaquero]

Well, go ahead and break it in.
Then see if it needs anything massaged.
I've found that a few hundred rounds of ammo clears up more issues than new parts do.

 

[F350-6]

If you're bored, you can also sit and just cycle the bolt by hand a few hundred times while watching TV and see if that helps.

Cheaper than ammo, and gives you a great head start on break in.

 

[grumper]

Is she having problems pulling the charging handle all the way back? Or pushing the bolt catch lever while holding the handle back?

If it's the first, buy some dumb bells for her. If it's the latter keep an empty magazine handy to stick in the magwell to lock the bolt open with.

 

[BigBoss0311]

side-charging handle. Drop in replacement for the original. Like this:
http://www.gfgear.com/charging-handles/ar-15/gfg-side-charger

 

[ussoldier1984]

Thanks everyone for the input. The charging handle was flimsy and was binding. My buddy owns a firearms and tactical gear company called ROE Tactical and he hooked me up with a charging handle for her and it works like a dream now. She has no issues charging it all the way and locking the bolt to the rear. I liked it on hers so much I bought myself one too lol. It is a Raptor ambidextrous charging handle

this is what I got
https://www.roetactical.com/product/radian-raptor-lt/

 

[Green Eye Tactical]

 

[ussoldier1984]

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its was for my wife not me. why the hell would I want her to lift lol

 

[Green Eye Tactical]

its was for my wife not me. why the hell would I want her to lift lol

So she can carry the groceries in by herself? Don’t follow my advice- I’m on my third lol

 

[AustinN4]

So she can carry the groceries in by herself? Don’t follow my advice- I’m on my third lol

Marriage or drink?

 

[Green Eye Tactical]

Marriage or drink?

Depends if we are talking about the past or present