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I came across
THESE today while looking for a charging handle for a new build. I dont own any charging handles of this style. Does anyone have one of these? Legit or junk? Thoughts? Says it ships from US but I suspect asain knock off. Thanks!
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That's a knock off, and a very poor one at that. The "in your face" tell tale sign on that one is the obvious roll pins used for the latches. (Real) Raptors do not use roll pins, they use COIL spring/pins.
Also, with ebay and others, "US SHIPPER" is stated not to elude that it's US made... it's to assure you it won't take 4 weeks to get to you (as is commonly the case for China stuff, from China), as it's ALREADY "in" the US (but not US made).
BTW, there are also very CLOSE fakes of the Raptor that even use coil pins. The next thing to look at the latch hook (the portion that locks onto the receiver). Raptors have a curved inside "hook", fakes have a flat inner then the hook. That curve adds cost that the knockoff's are not willing to do. The third thing to look for uneven "serrating" on the handles. Raptor's have beautiful machine work (they're a work of art)... the knockoff's have crude, rough, sharp (genuine Raptors have squared off serrations) and uneven serration.
Hope this helps in your quest.