Radian® Raptor SD/SL 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 lever 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An outdated concept

Designed in the 1950s, the original AR-15 charging handle 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.

Reliable grip

The fingerboards are slightly angled towards the front of the gun with an aggressively knurled face for a more secure finger grip. This makes the Raptor charging handle much easier to work with. Even with gloves or wet hands.

Ambidextrous construction

The design of the Radian Raptor SD/SL handle for the AR-15 is ambidextrous, so it can be cocked from both sides. 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 bolt housing without a bolt stop button, the Raptor's ambidextrous handle design makes working with the bolt from the right side very easy and comfortable.

Narrower design

The Radian Raptor SD/SL ambidextrous charging handle for the AR-15 features narrower fingerboards that do not extend as far to the sides as the original Raptor lever and are ideal for users who require a low profile design. Despite this minimalism, your weapon can be cocked with just your palm or index finger, both left-handed and right-handed. The handle is completely made of 7075 aircraft aluminium and anodized according to the Mil-Spec standard.

Keeping the width of the original charging handle

By reducing the width of the fingerboards on the SL lever version compared to the classic Radian Raptor handle, the handle is about the same width as the original AR-15 rifle. However, all the advantages of the original Radian handle design have been retained.

Makes handling easier

In addition to being less prone to catching on gear, this narrower fingerboard profile is more comfortable, especially when the rifle needs to be carried on the body. The fingerboards of regular charging handles can push you uncomfortably, and extended ones even more so. The SL lever will be more comfortable in this regard than anything else on the market.

A successful successor

The Radian Raptor SD/SL ambidextrous charging handle for the AR-15 successfully shrinks the ambidextrous design of the Raptor into a sleeker and more compact charging handle that is less in the way and more comfortable to carry against the body.

Optimized for use with a suppressor

The Radian Raptor SD/SL ambidextrous charging handle for the AR-15 is optimized for use with a shot suppressor. The handle is identical in fingerboard material and dimensions to the original Raptor handle model. The main difference can be seen at first glance on the inner part of the handle, the pull rod. When the pull rod itself is full of vents that are designed to direct gases down and forward, away from the shooter's face, when fired with a suppressor. This is an original idea that was so innovative that it earned its own utility patent from the US Patent Office in February 2019 (US 10, 203,174).

Benefits you need to know about:

• 7075 aircraft grade aluminium
• robust construction
• ambidextrous control
• narrow design, does not snag on equipment, does not press
• aggressive knurling, non-slip
• suitable for use with a suppressor