Talon Charging Handle Installation
STOP!!
YOU MUST ENSURE YOUR FIREARM IS FULLY UNLOADED AND PROVED SAFE BEFORE USING!!
PROVE
POINT THE FIREARM IN THE SAFEST AVAILABLE DIRECTION.
REMOVE ALL AMMUNITION.
OBSERVE THE CHAMBER.
VERIFY THE FEEDING PATH.
EXAMINE THE BORE.
ONCE SAFE, YOU MAY PROCEED TO THE NEXT STEP.
OUR REVOLUTIONARY CHARGING HANDLE IS UNLIKE ANY YOU'VE EVER SEEN.
THERE ARE TWO (2) MAIN STYLES OF CHARGING HANDLES ON THE MARKET, AND BOTH COME WITH THEIR OWN POTENTIAL PROBLEMS.
NON-AMBIDEXTROUS CHARGING HANDLES AND AMBIDEXTROUS CHARGING HANDLES.
NON-AMBIDEXTROUS CHARGING HANDLES CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR LEFT HANDED USERS, AND THEY STILL HAVE MOVING PARTS WHICH RELY ON COIL-SPRINGS AND A CLEAN, DEBRIS FREE ENVIROMENT TO OPERATE PROPERLY. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SAND, DIRT AND OTHER DEBRIS OVERTIME COULD BUILD UP INSIDE THE MOVING MECHANISM OF THE CHARGING HANDLE TO CAUSE IT TO FAIL.
IF THE HANDLE FAILED IT IS POSSIBLE THAT EITHER IT WON'T REMAIN LATCHED, OR IT COULD BE STUCK IN THE LATCHED POSITION. IF THE HANDLE IS FIXED IN THE LATCHED POSITION, IT WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO RECHARGE YOUR FIREARM.
AMBIDEXTROUS CHARGING HANDLES FIX THE PROBLEM OF BEING ABLE TO CHARGE THE FIREARM WITH EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT HANDS, HOWEVER THEY INTRODUCE MORE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS BY INTRODUCING MORE THAN DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF MOVING PARTS, AND DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF SPRINGS FOR DIRT OR DEBRIS TO GET CAUGHT IN.
OUR CHARGING BASE AND MODULAR CHARGING HANDLES ARE BOTH MACHINED FROM BILLET 7075-T6 ALUMINUM AND BLACK ANODIZED. OUR AMBIDEXTROUS DESIGN FEATURES A SINGLE EXTERIOR MOUNTED, EXTREMELY STRONG UNIQUE SPRING HOOK MADE FROM STAINLESS STEEL. ANOTHER THING THAT MAKES OUR HANDLE UNIQUE IS THE ABILITY FOR YOU TO CHANGE THE STRENGTH OF THE LATCH BY ADDING A 2ND SPRING HOOK TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HANDLE FOR TWICE THE STRENGTH.
THE SPRING DESIGN PUTS YOU IN CONTROL, ALLOWING YOU TO FURTHER ADJUST THE STRENGTH OF THE SINGLE OR DOUBLE HOOK BY COMPRESSING OR EXPANDING THE HOOKS TO CONTACT MORE OR LESS OF THE UPPER RECEIVER.
NO MATTER WHAT YOU PUT YOUR HANDLE THROUGH, DIRT AND DEBRIS CAN NEVER STOP THE LATCHING HOOK FOR OPERATING.
DO YOU HAVE HUGE HANDS? SMALL HANDS? IS THE HANDLE HARD TO GRAB WITH YOUR FAVORITE GLOVES? THE MODULAR CHARGING HANDLE TOP WILL ALSO ALLOW YOU TO CHANGE OUT THE "GRIPPER HANDLE" WITH ANY OF OUR CURRENT AND FUTURE HANDLES YOU LIKE ON THE FLY.
GEN 1 HANDLE MODIFICATION: THE CHARGING HANDLE MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE FIREARM TO MODIFY
STEP 1: REMOVE THE (2) SOCKET CAP SCREWS CONNECTING THE CHARGING HANDLE FROM THE CHARGING HANDLE BASE.
STEP 2: REPLACE, REMOVE OR ADD 2ND SPRING HOOK. THE HOOKS WILL ONLY INSERT INTO THE HANDLE BASE FROM THE SIDES.
NOTE: THE CHARGING HANDLE BASE IS PRECISION MACHINED TO HAVE A VERY TIGHT FIT WITH THE SPRING HOOKS HOWEVER THEY WILL FIT! DO NOT TRY AND FORCE ANYTHING TOGETHER. ALL PARTS SHOULD EASILY MATE.
STEP 3: ONCE THE SPRING HOOKS ARE SEATED PROPERLY, INSTALL THE CHARGING HANDLE ON TOP OF THE BASE.
STEP 4: ENSURE THE CHARGING HANDLE AND THE BASE MATING SURFACES HAVE NO AIR GAPS. HOLD THE TWO PARTS TOGETHER AND INSTALL THE (2) SOCKET CAP SCREWS AGAIN. (RIGHTY TIGHTY)
THE SCREWS SHOULD BE INSTALLED TIGHT ENOUGH THEY CANNOT COME OUT ACCIDENTLY, HOWEVER DO NOT TRY TO DESTROY IT. IF YOU ARE WANTING A MORE PERMANENT CONNECTION, WE RECOMMEND USING SOME BLUE COLORED LOCTITE.
TIP: RED LOCTITE CAN ONLY BE REMOVED IF YOU HEAT THE PARTS TO 500 DEGREES F. WE DO NOT RECOMMEND USING THIS!
GEN 1 & G2 HANDLE INSTALLATION: YOU MUST ENSURE YOUR FIREARM IS FULLY UNLOADED AND PROVED SAFE FIRST!
STEP 1: REMOVE THE BOLT CARRIER GROUP FROM YOUR RAVEN. ENSURE YOUR UPPER IS CLEAN.
NOTE: IF A SIDE CHARGING HANDLE IS INSTALLED, YOU MUST REMOVE IT FIRST. IT WILL UNSCREW AS PER NORMAL (LEFTY LOOSEY, RIGHTY TIGHTY)
STEP 2: IF YOUR RAVEN HAS A TOP CHARGING HANDLE COVER BLOCK INSTALLED, YOU MUST REMOVE IT FIRST.
NOTE: DO NOT TRY TO REMOVE THE CHARGING HANDLE COVER BLOCK FROM EITHER SIDE OF THE FIREARM AS IT IS KEYED AND WILL NOT COME OUT. IT MUST BE REMOVED ONLY IN A REARWARD MOTION.
STEP 3: INSERT THE CHARGING HANDLE INTO THE UPPER RECEIVER AND ALIGN THE CHARGING HANDLE KEY WITH THE MATCHING SLOT IN THE UPPER.
STEP 4: SEAT THE CHARGING HANDLE DOWNWARDS INTO THE UPPER.
STEP 5: SLIDE THE HANDLE FORWARDS UNTIL FULLY LATCHED. TEST THE CHARGING HANDLE BY ENSURING IT SLIDES FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS EASILY.
NOTE: IF THE HANDLE DOES NOT CLOSE EASILY, DO NOT FORCE IT! INSPECT TO SEE WHAT COULD BE CAUSING ANY ISSUES. ARE THE (2) SCREWS HOLDING THE CHARGING HANDLE TO THE CHARGING BASE TIGHT? 
STEP 6: PULL THE CHARGING HANDLE REARWARD ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE BOLT CARRIER TO BE INSERTED AGAIN. ONCE THE BOLT IS IN THE UPPER. ENSURE THE BOLT AND CHARGING HANDLE ARE FULLY FORWARD SO THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER RECEIVER CAN BE INSTALLED TOGETHER AGAIN.
STEP 7: WITH THE FIREARM FULLY ASSEMBLED AGAIN, PULL REARWARD ON THE NEWLY INSTALLED CHARGING HANDLE. ONCE THE HANDLE IS FULLY REARWARD, RELEASE THE HANDLE. THE HANDLE AND BOLT SHOULD FLY FORWARD UNDER THE RECOIL SPRING PRESSURE.
STEP 8: INSPECT THE CHARGING HANDLE ONCE AGAIN AND ENSURE IT IS FULLY SEATED FORWARD. INSPECT THE BOLT CARRIER GROUP AND ENSURE THE BOLT IS FULLY LOCKED INTO BATTERY. ONCE PASSED INSPECTION, THE FIREARM IS READY FOR USE.
