Breek Arms Explains Its Omni-Buster Charging Handle for Either-Shoulder Shooting

AR Build Junkie interviewed Breek Arms about the Sledgehammer Omni-Buster, an AR-15 charging handle built to manage suppressor gas whether the rifle sits on the left or right shoulder. The company says it fills a gap left by its right-handed Sledgehammer design.

Key points

• Origin: Breek Arms said trade show visitors kept asking what the original Sledgehammer offered left-handed shooters.
• Design change: The standard Sledgehammer uses five gas-mitigation features, some of which push gas away from a right-handed shooter. The Omni-Buster keeps three that work from either side: a taller rear shelf, internal stem baffling and reshaped stem geometry.
• Specs: The standard model measures 2.59 inches across the latches and weighs 1.1 ounces. It is made of 7075-T6 aluminum, finished in Type III hard-coat anodizing, and fits mil-spec AR-15 and M16 receivers.
• LE Latch: A lower-profile version narrows the latch to 2.07 inches and weighs one ounce, meant to cut snag points around plate carriers, slings and vehicles.

Quick take

Breek Arms argues that a charging handle with ambidextrous controls is not automatically ambidextrous in how it handles gas. The company pitches the Omni-Buster to left-handed shooters and to right-handed shooters who switch shoulders around cover or vehicles, and says the choice between models should follow how the rifle will actually be used.

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