Compact, light weight, and functional - Breek Arms AR-15 Warhammer Mod2 Ambidextrous Charging Handle

This is a nice little ambi charging handle I got as a "free" accessory alongside a handguard purchase. Reality is, I'm sure the price of the CH was built into the price I paid for the HG.

It's well built, and seems sturdy enough. Finish is nicely done with an even matte black that is rich and seems more than skin deep on the piece, as it's not wearing off like some cheaper CHs I've seen (including one I bought from Optics Planet a while back that seems to function well enough but is turning silver the more I use it...). Initial impressions are good with a couple of caveats. I've had it a couple of weeks, so not a ton of firing line time with it yet. It's rigid like a good CH should be. It seems to fit snugly and has no play in my upper receiver. I have not had a chance to test the gas diversion feature of this CH yet as I don't yet have my can on this upper. I'm hoping the diversion works well enough. I may add a thin layer of black hi-temp silicone sealer to the face of the handle where it meets the receiver, to aid in sealing gas from blowing back into my face after the can is on, but for now I'm not experiencing any issues with blowback. Overall this is a functional and useful CH.

Now, what are the caveats? First, the latch portion seems a little stiff, and sometimes doesn't return fully to battery if I ease it down or don't let it slam forward. I'm hoping that will abate with time as the entire mechanism wears in a bit. I also think it may be related to a new and slightly stiff BCG in this upper. I'll keep working it and at the end of the day it is functional but a little stiff initially. Second caveat is that the grip parts of this handle are a little on the small size. It's not prohibitively small, but the two wings are not quite as large as other ambi handles I've used. Based on my use case for this SBR, I don't think it will be an issue, but if this were an upper I'd be using with gloves or in other situations where grip size would be more relevant, I'd probably get a larger handled CH.