Brett248Vista
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I have to say I was excited when Brett decided that he was going to make an extended charge handle latch for the 15-22, we had no viable aftermarket pieces that we could easily "make fit" like we can with the BAD Lever or some other items. And as any of you know, who run a scope right off the rail, that they tend to sit so low that operating the charge handle is a tricky affair at best!
Before I go into the review of the B.F.E.C.H.L I think I should first speak about it's durability. How you may ask do I know about the durability since I just got it? Well..... I received my B.F.E.C.H.L last week but I did not realize it. I opened the padded mailer and shook it and nothing came out. Normally I would have looked inside the envelope and would have found the B.F.E.C.H.L. But instead I had some other projects going on at the same time and I thought perhaps it fell out of the envelope somewhere along it's journey.
I threw the envelope in the garbage and that was that... But today I got to thinking, perhaps I should check that envelope again. I don't know if any of you have ever seen a Trash Compactor, I've had one for decades and it's the greatest thing since sliced bread. The down side is, typically if you throw anything in there and compact it, it's toast.
And that is exactly what I did. I had a weeks worth of garbage on top of that envelope, consisting of broken bottles, pizza boxes, skoal cans and old chaw...and more... (ugg). Undaunted I dug through the compactor till I found my way down to the envelope, I removed the envelope from the compactor expecting the worst! Much to my surprise and chagrin, there lay the BFECHL inside the bottom of the envelope in absolutely pristine condition! Oh yeah it's durable enough!
So enough about my "Blonde Moment" lets get down to the review!
We have come to expect machining perfection from Brett and he does not disappoint with this piece. It looks to me like the part is either CNC Plasma cut, CNC Water Jetted or CNC EDM'd from substantial flat stock. The contours are smooth and true, the dimensions match up perfectly with the stock part, as far as location of the pin hole is concerned. The finish is a super nice, mil-spec flat Parkerizing that looks right at home on the 15-22, it's a very flat dark gray/black in color.
Installation was a snap, the roll pin that S&W uses to retain the stock latch came out with very little pressure, I did not have the correct sized drift, so I used a similarly sized Allen wrench and it knocked the pin out without any issues at all. Make sure when you do this, that you are mindful of the spring behind the stock latch, don't let it get away from you.
As I expected, Brett's extended latch dropped right in, all the dimensions were SPOT ON and the roll pin pressed right back into place and that's it! The install is extremely easy and the part fits, period!
Feel? Oh the feel! The new latch has serrations on the leading edge where your finger can get a nice tactile grip on the part, the serrations are not sharp, they are just enough to give you good grip, either bare fingered or with gloves. The skeletonization of the new latch is really nice, since there is no need to have any more material there and add weight. I think it was a great decision by Brett to skeletonize this part, that's also more labor intensive and the finished product just looks uber professional.
So with all of that said, on a scale of 1 to 10, this is a 10 across the board! And with that being said, I give you the pictures!
Hey Brett I just wanted to say Thanks Again! Awesome product!
Before I go into the review of the B.F.E.C.H.L I think I should first speak about it's durability. How you may ask do I know about the durability since I just got it? Well..... I received my B.F.E.C.H.L last week but I did not realize it. I opened the padded mailer and shook it and nothing came out. Normally I would have looked inside the envelope and would have found the B.F.E.C.H.L. But instead I had some other projects going on at the same time and I thought perhaps it fell out of the envelope somewhere along it's journey.
I threw the envelope in the garbage and that was that... But today I got to thinking, perhaps I should check that envelope again. I don't know if any of you have ever seen a Trash Compactor, I've had one for decades and it's the greatest thing since sliced bread. The down side is, typically if you throw anything in there and compact it, it's toast.
And that is exactly what I did. I had a weeks worth of garbage on top of that envelope, consisting of broken bottles, pizza boxes, skoal cans and old chaw...and more... (ugg). Undaunted I dug through the compactor till I found my way down to the envelope, I removed the envelope from the compactor expecting the worst! Much to my surprise and chagrin, there lay the BFECHL inside the bottom of the envelope in absolutely pristine condition! Oh yeah it's durable enough!
So enough about my "Blonde Moment" lets get down to the review!
We have come to expect machining perfection from Brett and he does not disappoint with this piece. It looks to me like the part is either CNC Plasma cut, CNC Water Jetted or CNC EDM'd from substantial flat stock. The contours are smooth and true, the dimensions match up perfectly with the stock part, as far as location of the pin hole is concerned. The finish is a super nice, mil-spec flat Parkerizing that looks right at home on the 15-22, it's a very flat dark gray/black in color.
Installation was a snap, the roll pin that S&W uses to retain the stock latch came out with very little pressure, I did not have the correct sized drift, so I used a similarly sized Allen wrench and it knocked the pin out without any issues at all. Make sure when you do this, that you are mindful of the spring behind the stock latch, don't let it get away from you.
As I expected, Brett's extended latch dropped right in, all the dimensions were SPOT ON and the roll pin pressed right back into place and that's it! The install is extremely easy and the part fits, period!
Feel? Oh the feel! The new latch has serrations on the leading edge where your finger can get a nice tactile grip on the part, the serrations are not sharp, they are just enough to give you good grip, either bare fingered or with gloves. The skeletonization of the new latch is really nice, since there is no need to have any more material there and add weight. I think it was a great decision by Brett to skeletonize this part, that's also more labor intensive and the finished product just looks uber professional.
So with all of that said, on a scale of 1 to 10, this is a 10 across the board! And with that being said, I give you the pictures!
Hey Brett I just wanted to say Thanks Again! Awesome product!
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