hey guys, so my charging handle snapped off today on my Kodiak wk180c, was curious if anyone has done the BRN 180 conversion for the handle? I do love my wk and figured this would happen sooner or later as its only measly vegan soy boy treads holding it into the bolt carrier. Any advice will be appreciated!! thanks yall
need some guidance on my Kodiak wk180c
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mine literally sheered off today during cycling, it snapped right at the neck of the handle where the treads start, so, being that this is my main carbine, im definitely looking to make the design better. I would encourage everyone who owns this rifle to do the same.
to be clear, half the charging handle staying inside the bolt carrier, other half flew put, in the thick of things, this is a catastrophic malfunction so the design in itself is very flawed. hence why I'm asking about the brn 180 charging handle conversion as that eliminates any treads and is a drop in solid piece and much much more durable
I agree, but Owen who is the service manager has been awesome, warranties my carrier and bolt under recall and send me spare parts kit for free, and I bought the rifle second hand. I do agree and am pissed about the charging handle material seems made out of tin foil lol
By the sounds of it, the threads are strong if the handle snapped and left half still threaded in.
We have broken 3 charging handles so far on our WK180C's, but Kodiac was good about sending us some spares. I think the issue is they are too hard. I file tested them and the file skates right off, so they are probably 55-60c. I still have a couple spare ones. Will try tempering it back to about 45-50c and see how they hold up.
You would need to machine the threads out of the bolt and also machine a keyway for the anti rotation tab of the original style handle. converting to 180B style handle would be easier but then you are basically back to the original WK180 design where the handle eats the inside of the upper.
For a threaded in design to be reliable it needs to tighten onto a shoulder or conical interface on the charging handle and not bottom out in the hole, and it needs to stay tight. the lighter the better as reciprocating mass is not helpful.
For a threaded in design to be reliable it needs to tighten onto a shoulder or conical interface on the charging handle and not bottom out in the hole, and it needs to stay tight. the lighter the better as reciprocating mass is not helpful.
