Rainier Avalanche Mod 2

[Former11B]

This is more of a review. I got one of these during the pre-order phase and waited two months to get it.

I got it, greased it, and tossed it in the rifle. Within a few minutes I knew I was going to return it. It is very light weight (I knew that to begin with), but it’s too thin, especially for an ambidextrous charging handle. This leads to some horrific binding, to the point it binds and holds the bolt to the rear under buffer spring tension. Doing the two finger over the top straight pull is uncomfortable and it just doesn’t feel like a quality instrument. I tried it in 3 uppers, the first being Rainier’s own. No luck. It’s going back first thing tomorrow.