No option for bacon?
Aw snap..fixed!!No option for bacon?
I'm thinking, if it has to be forced, it probably shouldn't be.
I vote needed. Why? In case you need to ride the bolt closed in a scenario where you need to be as quiet as possible. You will then need the forward assist to finish going fully into battery
Gotta ask my friend, what is the reason for this so called urban prone shooting?It a yes for me. During department training I was shooting from urban prone and the brass hitting a mud puddle and splashing gunk into the ejection port would cause a hiccup every once and a while. It was easily fixed with a quick love tap on the FA. And as mentioned I also used it after press checks and a habit when charging the gun out of the rack.
The air force didn't want it.AR-15 Forward Assist: What It Does & Do You Need One?
Should your rifle have a forward assist? We walk you through what a forward assist does and tell you whether it's worth having on your AR-15.www.pewpewtactical.com
In 1959, when Eugene Stoner and his corporation designed the first M16 (based on their AR-10 design), no forward assist existed on the gun.
Stoner believed it wasn’t necessary on his design. While the U.S. Airforce agreed, the Army, however, did not.
The Army insisted a bolt-assist be included on the M16 design to keep things familiar for soldiers and allow the forceful chambering of the gun.
Stoner conceded the point and included the forward assist on the M16A1. The rest, as they say, is history.
Seems like there's been 2-3 scenarios presented for why the need for FA, and none of them have anything to do with beating a round into the chamberIf a cartridge needs to be beat into the chamber, you probably don’t want it to be there! Especially in an AR where you have less leverage to remove it. I made a. Gas vent to replace the FA on my 300 blk sbr. It helps with shooting suppressed.