The Hornady Rapid Rack (part no. 98201) is an empty chamber indicator and load-assist device built for AR-15-pattern rifles in .22-caliber chamberings, giving patrol officers and home defenders a way to keep a long gun staged with a fully charged magazine and an empty chamber. Hornady engineered the device around a bright red lever handle that visually confirms the chamber is empty at a glance, and the stainless steel construction holds up to repeated use without corroding. Making the rifle ready is a single motion: shouldering the gun and pulling the Rapid Rack lever straight back lets it fall away on its own while the fully charged bolt springs forward to feed a round into the chamber.

Key Specifications

• Built for AR-15-pattern rifles in .22-caliber chamberings such as 5.56/.223.
• Functions as a loaded chamber indicator, showing at a glance whether the chamber is empty.
• Constructed from stainless steel for durability and corrosion resistance.
• Features a bright red hook lever handle for fast visual confirmation.
• Lets a rifle sit staged with a fully charged magazine and an empty chamber.
• Made ready in a single motion: shouldering the gun and pulling the lever straight back.
• The lever falls away on its own as the bolt springs forward to feed a round.
• Built for patrol and home-defense readiness, keeping a long gun staged safely.
• Provides a fast visual check of chamber status without having to rack the charging handle to look.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you make the rifle ready to fire? Shoulder the gun and pull the Rapid Rack lever straight back; it falls away on its own as the fully charged bolt springs forward to feed a round into the chamber.

What rifles is it compatible with? It is built for AR-15-pattern rifles in .22-caliber chamberings such as 5.56 NATO and .223 Remington.

What is it made of? Stainless steel with a bright red hook lever for fast visual confirmation that the chamber is empty.

Buy the Hornady Rapid Rack AR-15 Empty Chamber Indicator

Keep a patrol or home-defense rifle staged safely with an empty chamber and a full magazine. Order from our Lubbock, Texas gun shop and it ships fast to your door.