The BCM Gunfighter Charging Handle has made quite a splash in the Black Rifle community. Apparently, Mossberg has a similar product on its MMR which is their version of a Black Rifle. It’s so close that the patent holder of the BCM Gunfighter Charging Handle is suing Mossberg. Below are the two charging handles. First is the MMR charging handle and next is the BCM charging handle.
This is the suit by Eric Kincel of Abrams Airborne Manufacturing, owner of the patent and originator of the suit.
Abrams Airborne Manufacturing Inc vs of Mossberg and Sons Inc
This is the page from the Mossberg website detaining the features of the MMR. As you can see it includes, “Oversized charging handle for quick, ambidextrous engagement.”
Here is the patent for the BCM Gunfighter Charging Handle.
Charging handle (US patent 8104393)
Abrams is asking the court to “issue a final and permanent injunction enjoining Mossberg from infringing the ‘393 Patent” and “award Abrams an accounting to determine the full extent and amount of its damages which shall be computed to be no less than a reasonable royalty pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 284” and also, “award Abrams treble the damages suffered as a result of Mossberg’s infringement of the ‘393 Patent.”
Woops. Did someone not due enough research on patents?
All I see are 2 similar oversized charging handles. If you look at a standard size it is easy to see where the 2 companys came up with 2 similar but differnt enough oversized charging handles. Plus the AAM looks bigger and beefier and the moseberg looks just slightly oversized. No merit imo.
Read the Abrams patent. It is about internal mechanics not latch size.
The key feature of the BCM is on the inside. The way the latch and handle interfaces removes stress from the latch roll pin.
I would suspect theis is the critical feature Mossberg copied and it will be damn hard for them to claim prior art on that one.
hmmm, looks like Mossberg is making some low class moves.
They are on my “Do not buy” list