Radian® Raptor LT ambidextrous charging handle for AR-15

With the launch of its patented Raptor ambidextrous charging handle, Radian Weapons helped bring AR-15 platform weapons into the 21st century.

Durable construction

All Radian Raptor charging handle models (Raptor, LT, SD, SL) have several common features. Each of the Radian Raptor handle models listed has an original, patented, double-sided fingerboard design. Each Raptor handle model features super-durable 7075 Mil-Spec Type 3 hard-anodized aluminium construction and oversized fingerboard pins for added strength.

There's only one original

The Radian Raptor charging handle is the original design with all of Radian's ground-breaking improvements. There are many copies, but only one Radian Raptor.

An outdated concept

The original AR-15 charging handle designed in the 1950s has a small latch on the left side that must be pressed to disengage the charging handle from the top of the bolt housing. In contrast, on the Raptor charging handle, this latch is unlocked by both fingerboards. And it doesn't matter how you pull the handle, whether for one of the two fingerboards or for both at the same time. The latch always unlocks.

Ambidextrous construction

The Raptor LT handle design for the AR-15 is ambidextrous, so it can be cocked from either side. This is useful for left-handed shooters, but has a number of advantages for right-handed shooters as well. For AR-15s that have an upper slide housing without a slide stop button, the Raptor's ambidextrous handle design makes right-hand slide operation very easy and convenient.

Wider fingerboards

The fingerboards are slightly angled toward the front of the gun and are over half an inch wider than the original AR-15 fingerboards. In addition, they have an aggressively knurled front for a more secure finger grip. This makes the Raptor charging handle much easier to work with. Even with gloves or wet hands.

Ideal for use with magnification modules

The right Raptor LT lever fingerboard for the AR-15 Radian is slightly longer. And this is due to the shutter stop button, but also the fact that some optical devices or their mountings (mainly in the case of flip-up magnification modules) can make it difficult to access the classic charging handle of the AR-15 rifle, which must be operated from the left side. The Raptor charging handle solves this problem.

Polymer fingerboards

The Raptor LT ambidextrous charging handle has a fingerboard core made from 7075 aluminium, which is Mil-Spec type III hard anodized and then potted with a high-strength polymer that is reinforced with glass fibers, providing the ultimate combination of strength, light weight and high durability. This method of fingerboard modification is less demanding than machining and finishing operations, reducing the overall cost of the handle.

More pleasant to the touch

These fingerboards have a slightly different feel than the all-aluminium version. Subjectively, the surface is rougher and not as cool, and some users therefore prefer it.

Benefits you need to know about:

• 7075 aircraft grade aluminium
• fingerboards made of glass
• fiber reinforced polymer on an aluminum core
• robust construction
• ambidextrous control
• wider fingerboards for more secure handling
• low weight