12-03-2015, 11:30 PM
OK, I finally did it. I ordered a "blemished" slick side upper from PSA last week. I'm thinking about making my own side charge upper and bolt carrier. So I thought I'd ask a few questions of folks that might have them, or have ideas about it. Because it's a forged upper I'm only going to have a "bolt handle" on one side of the bolt carrier.
It looks like it's as simple as milling a slot down the side of the upper, then drilling and tapping the bolt carrier and attaching a "bolt handle". I know I need to do something to block the channel that the charging handle normally goes into to block escaping gasses.
Is there something else I'm missing, or is it really that simple?
It looks like it's as simple as milling a slot down the side of the upper, then drilling and tapping the bolt carrier and attaching a "bolt handle". I know I need to do something to block the channel that the charging handle normally goes into to block escaping gasses.
Is there something else I'm missing, or is it really that simple?