henschman
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Silent chambering without a forward assist: with loaded mag, pull charging handle rearward and ease forward. Use thumb on recess on the side of bolt to push bolt forward into battery.
Silent chambering without a forward assist: with loaded mag, pull charging handle rearward and ease forward. Use thumb on recess on the side of bolt to push bolt forward into battery.
Just an FYI. The guy you quoted there is a Vietnam vet who, if I remember correctly, commanded an infantry unit while there. So if he talks about the rifles needing one in LZs and rice paddies, I would believe him.Rice paddies? LZs? Rifles of ole didn't always have such crap, and they won wars.
You bet they did.On "rifles of ole" the back of the op-rod handle served as the forward assist. I can tell you that both the M1 and M14 did and do need the capability to wack the back of the op-rod handle from time to time.
Which was nearly a half century ago. Glad it proved useful there. Doesn't so much mean I need one on my rifle. That was my point, no rice paddies or Vietcong here.Just an FYI. The guy you quoted there is a Vietnam vet who, if I remember correctly, commanded an infantry unit while there. So if he talks about the rifles needing one in LZs and rice paddies, I would believe him.
Exactly. When I coyote hunt, this is how I load my gun. Quiet is good.
Which was nearly a half century ago. Glad it proved useful there. Doesn't so much mean I need one on my rifle. That was my point, no rice paddies or Vietcong here.
Another thing to break. Here's an anecdote for ya: "all things that can happen usually do".Viet Cong and rice paddies not withstanding, the forward assist is one of those things that ain't eatin' anything, and it ain't in the way. Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.
If this is the case, I think you're putting a lot of thought into a non issue. The uses of a FA have been discussed above, so I won't rehash all of that; however, the question that pops into my head is why would you want to build a rifle without a forward assist.
The FA and dust cover were left off of the S&W Sport as a cost cutting measure. The Sport is not, nor was it intended to be any sort of "duty" weapon. Even S&W recognizes this and this is evidenced by their higher end models, which do include a forward assist and dust cover.
Besides, you're kind of going to have to go looking for an upper that doesn't include the FA or dust cover, because most of the uppers out there include these two things. If you don't want the FA or dust cover, then seek out one of these slab side receivers. If you don't mind having these, then you can have your pick of the litter.
If it were a problem, gloves.Everyone of these forward assist threads invariably has the comment "use the recess on the bolt carrier" or "that's why the bolt carrier has a recess, so you can push on it with your thumb"
The only reason the bolt has a recess is to provide a space for the dust cover detent. I really want to see anyone who is making these claims post a video of themselves dumping a couple 30 round mags rapid fire and then pushing on the bolt carrier with their bare thumb. I hope you didn't like having thumbprints.
meanmrmustard said:If it were a problem, gloves.
Curious. The Sport has no dust cover but it does have the recess in the bolt.The only reason the bolt has a recess is to provide a space for the dust cover detent.