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tkd67 wrote:

John MH wrote:

tkd67 wrote: Yes same as the one in my lantac CMMG, never used obviously, but works and a nice addition to have.
Bette

Never used but nice to have? Seems pretty pointless.

Well I wouldn't say that, seen some ar15 clones with a forward assist that does not even work, and there for aesthetic purposes only.
Mine actually works, but I suppose originally designed for a 5.56 round, due to failure of round extraction, they all have them.

Like our little finger, is it really needed, rather have it here than not

Forward assist won't help if there's failure to extract. The theory was that if a case failed to go fully into battery then you could push it in with the forward assist. Once you fired it the gas system would eject it.
My 5.56 AR-15 is fitted with the standard forward assist, never had reason to use it or would want to because if the case won't chamber normally it's going to be a bugger to extract manually.

Apologies I meant it the other way round, as you wrote it :)

tkd67 wrote:
Like our little finger, is it really needed, rather have it here than not

Wot wud ya pick yer nose wiv tongueout

Did you ever find one or did you give up looking?

CDM5 wrote:After one of these: http://www.cmmginc.com/ProductDetails.a ... 1&CartID=1

Any idea where I can get one from? Looked at Midway, Brownells and CMMG don't post here.