GENESEO, ILL. (10/21/21) –Springfield Armory® is proud to announce the release of the new patented LevAR™ charging handle, a radically innovative AR accessory designed to ensure you can quickly and easily extract a stuck case from the chamber.
Addressing this type of malfunction in a way no previous AR accessory has, the LevAR features novel utility patent protection and gives you an on-board solution to the issue. While shooters facing this would normally be forced to “mortar” their rifle by slamming the buttstock against the ground, the LevAR gives you a quicker and easier answer.
While the LevAR functions well as a standard charging handle due to its robust construction and large gripping surface, a simple push of a button and outward rotation of the lever arm gives you the immediate ability to strip a stuck casing out of the chamber of your AR.
“The LevAR is a unique drop-in solution for your AR,” says Steve Kramer, Vice President of Marketing for Springfield Armory. “This replacement charging handle gives you a quick-response option that allows you to get your AR quickly back into action.”
The LevAR employs a cam that presses forward against the back of the upper receiver. When you pull the extended lever to the rear, you have a roughly 3:1 mechanical advantage over a traditional charging handle. This gives you the power to easily extract a stubbornly stuck casing. In addition, the LevAR allows you to keep the rifle pointed safely downrange while clearing the firearm, rather than pointing it up — a notable safety benefit of the design.
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With ammo shortages the norm these days and a proliferation of remanufactured rounds on the market, the risk of employing a round that does not meet factory sizing specifications makes the LevAR a very sound choice for your AR.
The MSRP of the LevAR is $99, and it is designed to work with mil-spec AR-15/M4 platforms.
To learn more about the LevAR, visit https://www.spr-ar.com/r/4857.
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It looks nice and probably works if you really need it……but do I order a CHANGING handle or a CHARGING handle?
AR Changing Handle
No one probably noticed, and you are right, its no big deal.
Just another gimmick to relieve you of $100.00.
Thanks for the article! This looks like a well thought out solution to stuck cases. My question is however, with the generous spacing of the NATO chamber, and at least cursory cleanings, how often do you have stuck cases? I recognize the possibility of cheap and/or non-brass cases causing a problem, but even (relatively) inexpensive brass ammo has never seized in the chamber for me. Thanks again.
I’ve only had to use the mortaring method twice ever and neither was on a traditional AR. One of them was on an MCX though, which I guess is close, but this won’t work on MCXs.