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AK47/AK74/AKM CHARGING HANDLE - CSS KNURLED BOLT ON - BLACK OXIDE Steel

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SKU#: CSS-CHARGING-HANDLE
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RED THREAD LOCKER IS REQUIRED (Sold Seperately)

  • Bolts on to the existing charging handle to give you an enhanced (and smooth) oversized knob to operate your weapon easily.
  • This will work on all Vepr Rifles and Shotguns, Saiga Rifles and Shotguns, most AK 47's and Catamount Fury.
  • Does not fit Lynx 12 and Cheetah/DDI 12.
  • Made in the USA of high quality black oxide steel.
  • Measures slightly longer than the other charging handles at 1 1/8"

Get a positive grip every time you charge your rifle with the CSS Knurled Bolt-On Charging Handle.

This simple but highly effective upgrade provides a larger, non-slip surface, making weapon manipulation faster and more reliable, especially when you’re wearing gloves or in wet conditions. Made from solid black oxide steel, it's designed to withstand hard use and bolts on securely in seconds.

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Installation Instructions
1. Run the set screw completely through the handle, until it drops out into the center bore. That will ensure that screw is not stopping on any foreign debris left over from sand blasting.
2. Clean and degrease both the threads in the handle and the set screw with contact cleaner and allow to dry completely.
3. Apply red #262 Loctite to BOTH the set screw and the threads in the charging handle.
4. With the bolt carrier installed in the receiver, slide the charging handle over the OEM handle and start the set screw. The set screw should be facing or pointing forward. Slowly turn the set screw inward as you wiggle the handle in order to allow the set screw to find the "sweet spot" in the saddle of the OEM handle.
5. Using a large 4.5" long allen wrench, hoss that screw down until you think it's about to break. It won't.

Reviews

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David E Villegas from Caguas, PR United States
July 11, 2026
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Tempest from Boise, ID United States
June 15, 2026
A Tarkov Favorite, and for a reason.
No real testing has been conducted, but performing reload drills with it has already given me an enhanced purchase on my charging handle to further streamline rapid reloading. Feels good, took a little to get it to set properly but afterwards it fit famously.
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Courtez Cannady from Woodbridge, VA United States
May 6, 2026
Great inventory
I always find the parts I need here
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Larenzo Haynes from Jackson, TN United States
April 27, 2026
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Douglas Anderson from Morton, WA United States
April 21, 2026
Part is as promised and sent in a timely manner
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