Does what it says on the tin - Precision Reflex Gas Buster Charging Handle w/ Big Flat Latch

I ordered this charging handle to address a slight over-gassing issue with an 11.5" AR build. Using a mid-length gas system on a KAK suppressor-only barrel and a high-backpressure suppressor, the upper would become irritating when firing quickly. A slower rate of fire rendered much less gas, but was not nearly as fun either.

Rather than add potential points of failure at the gas block, research yielded that this would be a solid option. The Silencer Company charging handle was also an option, until I found out that the proprietary gasket that is used on that model likes to detach after some use, making it actually MORE gassy than a mil-spec handle. Install was easy and there were no functional issues afterwards. The handle does not sit any higher than the flat top of the upper receiver, and hangs down around the buffer tube by a few millimeters. The latch is large enough to quickly fall to hand, and curved enough to not easily slip back off your finger, although some texture added to the front face of the latch could assist this further.

The amount of gas flowing to my face is much lower now, and I can run whole mags quickly without any noticeable irritation. I would wager that this charging handle is a valid one-stop-shop option for reducing the crud flying backwards out of an over-gassed upper, but it will only cut so much. If it were a severely gassy upper, a better solution would be cutting the gas closer to the source; namely a reduced gas port on the barrel, an adjustable gas block or an EZ-TUNE gas tube from black river tactical.

The only potential gripe with this part is cleaning, as the 'tracks' that vent gas out to the right of the handle's underside could potentially become caked with gas byproducts over an extended period of time. It would likely take a comically long time for this to occur, so it's not much of a concern in my mind.

10/10, would pay money to be able to dump full mags again.