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Just how necessary is the Forward assist?
Posted on 3/3/26 at 7:12 pm
Posted on 3/3/26 at 7:12 pm
It’s now the first thing I see on my AR wondering why it’s not on so many other guns.
Who here has actually had to use it?
Who here has actually had to use it?
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Posted on 3/3/26 at 7:14 pm to dstone12
I have it comes in handy when needed
Posted on 3/3/26 at 8:18 pm to dstone12
I’ve used it on colder days when the rifle is dirty. The rifle is always dirty.
Posted on 3/3/26 at 8:35 pm to dstone12
I have 3 Wilson Billet sets that do not have it.
All my others do. I think I’ve used it when trying to be quiet and couldn’t release the charging handle.
All my others do. I think I’ve used it when trying to be quiet and couldn’t release the charging handle.
Posted on 3/3/26 at 8:36 pm to Junky
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The rifle is always dirty.
quote:Name checks out
Junky
Posted on 3/3/26 at 10:47 pm to Citica8
The same people that tell you you don't need the FA are the same people that call a DI gun and 'internal piston' weapon.
While technically they may be halfway or wholly accuracte, the pretentiousness is beyond nauseating.
While technically they may be halfway or wholly accuracte, the pretentiousness is beyond nauseating.
Posted on 3/4/26 at 4:38 am to dstone12
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Who here has actually had to use it?
:raiseshand:
(At this point, at least 30, 35 times - especially with blanks.)
Posted on 3/4/26 at 5:40 am to dstone12
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Who here has actually had to use it?
I certainly did, dragging a rifle through the sand at Ft. Benning, very crunchy sending that bolt home but it still worked.
Posted on 3/4/26 at 6:26 am to dstone12
I use it all the time to quietly chamber rounds. I could get by without it, would just be noisier.
Posted on 3/4/26 at 8:11 am to dstone12
If you fire a lot of steel case ammo, you'll eventually need to use it.
Posted on 3/4/26 at 9:12 am to dstone12
I have 3 ARs, they all have one, but I don't think I've ever used it outside the military.
Posted on 3/4/26 at 9:22 am to Clames
It is pretty essential when the weapon is used as originally intended. Same with the dust cover.
Sand Hill mafia
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I certainly did, dragging a rifle through the sand at Ft. Benning, very crunchy sending that bolt home but it still worked.
Sand Hill mafia
Posted on 3/4/26 at 11:48 am to Purple Spoon
Pretty sure only one of mine has it. I try to get without.
Posted on 3/4/26 at 11:55 am to Jmcc64
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I try to get without.
Why?
Posted on 3/4/26 at 12:21 pm to Theduckhunter
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I try to get without.
Why?
Probably the "fewer moving parts, fewer to break"
Posted on 3/4/26 at 1:34 pm to dstone12
4 years as a grunt in the Corps
never used it once…
never used it once…
Posted on 3/4/26 at 2:10 pm to dstone12
my recollection is that the forward assist was intended to be used to chamber a round if the receiver got full of mud or something. Highly unlikely that the typical civilian user would ever be confronted with that
Posted on 3/4/26 at 5:20 pm to dstone12
I had one failure to fire on a hog because the bolt didn't close. I had lowered the charging handle quietly to load it. Now I'm OCD about punching the forward assist a couple times every hunt while sitting in my stand.
Posted on 3/4/26 at 6:36 pm to Dissident Aggressor
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4 years as a grunt in the Corps
never used it once…
Never used mine either.
Posted on 3/4/26 at 9:42 pm to Yammie250F
I always used it after a brass check
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