
So the carry handle was added by necessity, primarily as a riser to support higher sights. The sights needed to be higher, because the gun’s shooting position was very low compared to other rifle designs. At this level, the gun rests perfectly with the rifle to deal very well with the effects of recoil. He made the gun so that it could be shot super effectively when the barrel was in line with a specific level of the shooter’s shoulder. When Eugene Stoner came up with his classic AR-15 design, he had a specific style of shooting in mind.

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