Great -- made for american hands - Manticore Arms Gen 2 Scoprion EVO Extended Switchback Charging Handle

I'm 5'10"; 175 lbs -- not a "big" guy by any stretch of the imagination. So you understand when I say that the stock charging handle is too small, this isn't an exaggeration. There's literally only enough room for a single finger, so good luck not breaking your finger pulling back the bolt multiple times to clear a jam or to demonstrate proper operation to a friend who's new at the gun range. The issue is that the Scorpion 3+ micro makes several sacrifices in order to maintain its small, backpack-ready size, and an uncomfortably truncated charging handle was one of them. Larger, 3rd-party charging handles address this issue, but now it isn't so discreet in a backpack or comfortable on a sling. The folding charging handle is absolutely necessary!! So there are 2 companies that make them: Manticore and Ascalon -- difficult to find either in stock, but I recommend 1 for each side. The Manticore option is the larger of the 2, MUCH easier to pull back the bolt!! And it folds nicely!! The Ascalon one is smaller, more compact (i.e. doesn't compete with my OLight attachment for precious real estate), and the hinges seem sturdier. So I keep the Manticore as the main charging handle on the left side, and the Ascalon as back-up in case of failure of the first (I read a review that a customer had one break on him). This is optimal!! I have the 4.2" barrel, so having both charging handles (Manticore for ease and comfort, Ascalon for size and sturdiness) were PERFECT!! Now I'm just waiting to try out 2 different types of magazine couplers, and a suppressor down the road, and my "Backpack"/"Apartment" defensive setup will be complete.