Annihilator
Emissary
I won’t say nothing, I will behave, no meme……
Triple dog dare huh….lol
What Is The AR-15 Forward Assist And Why Do I Need It?
- Thread starter Annihilator
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Nice work!
Basic training 1970. Every one of our drill Sargeant had served in Vietnam. They felt that the forward assist was a needed addition over the original. That was good enough for me. In today's civilian market, it is un necessary. I think at this point, it's just there to make it look military.
Keystone19250
SAINT
The best way to do a “press check” or more properly on a M16/4 or MP5 called a “chamber check” is not with the bolt it’s much simpler. They have double stack magazines. You should know if the top ground is on the left or right. After loading and working then bolt drop the mag and peek. If the opposite round is now on too you are good.
Nothing good happens from fiddling with your bolt both on your rifle or self!!!
Bassbob
Emissary
I think relying on realizing which side of the mag the round is on is dangerous enough. If the rifle is pointed in a safe direction it's a moot point.
If your bolt is closed and your charging handle pulls back with no resistance, there's a round in the chamber most likely. Doing a press check on an AR ( or anything really) isn't something I would do normally. If you're in a life or death situation and you want to know if the chamber is loaded, pull the charging handle.
Keystone19250
SAINT
Agreed. Taking the time to check the magazine is not “easier” (my opinion)
When I owned and ran AR’s I could pretty much tell when it didn’t go into battery completely.
A lot of ABC organizations within the Government utilize what I mentioned. While I get your concern and with someone that is not a gun guy maybe but those types usually have issues with any kind of chamber check (let alone the other bad handling the same ones do why they should probably just have a 3” revolver for that nightstand but that’s a different topic)
Also if one doesn’t have the attention span it can not work.
My agency ran our chamber checks that way in long guns and it was also in the curriculum when I taught some classes for FLETC.
Cedric
Master Class
Yup, good old SPORTS. Slap (up on the magazine), pull, observe, release, tap (the forward assist) and squeeze/shoot. And this was the immediate action drill way beyond VN era.
HansGruber
Ronin
FWIW, I’ve seen more than a few “pros” do it that way—check the round position in the mag.
Bear in mind, this is an administrative action, not doing a reload in a firefight.
I’ve also seen them do a chamber check.
WellArmed
Master Class
Seriously?
WellArmed
Master Class
It's a no harm no foul thing for me. I perfer that it's there especially since it's standard on most ARs. One could also simply manually push the bolt forward within a split second instead of using the forward assist.
Now because of this thread and because I have the yearning to pick up an Aero Precision M4E1 stripped upper w/o F/A for my next assembly just because I don't have an AR in that configuration yet.
Now because of this thread and because I have the yearning to pick up an Aero Precision M4E1 stripped upper w/o F/A for my next assembly just because I don't have an AR in that configuration yet.
WellArmed
Master Class
Nice! I actually like the simplistic look.
Annihilator
Emissary
Annihilator
Emissary
Seriously, that is a nice looking rifle!
Annihilator
Emissary
As long as your barrel is either chrome-lined or nitrided and you keep your rifle clean and lubed you'll likely never need a FA. .
Belt Fed
Hellcat
So that's what them doohicky things on the side of the gun is called. I always thought it was like a thumb trigger firer thing. it never worked though. every time i pushed it nothing ever happened. i just figured it was broke.
