AR-15 without forward assist

[UrbanWolf]

Yes, dancing pony.



Colt AR's tend to hold their value better than most brands regardless of how they're configured. So if you find a Colt for a good price, buy it.

Lol the Colt pony. Yeah, I would more than prefer Colt AR over Bushmaster or Stag...

[Great-Kazoo]

Lol the Colt pony. Yeah, I would more than prefer Colt AR over Bushmaster or Stag...

Over priced for buying a name, it's your money.

[Zundfolge]

Over priced for buying a name, it's your money.

Colts aren't significantly better than other ARs but they do tend to hold their value better than Bushmaster, Rock River and Stag.

True "Top Tier" guns are made by the likes of LMT, Daniel Defense, JP, POF, Knights Armament, Noveske, LWRC, LaRue ... of course those cost a bit more and most are ordered as custom guns.

Full discloser: my current AR is a DPMS and its worked fine for me ... of course if I ever sell it I probably won't break even on it (let alone make a profit on it).

[Troublco]

Forward assist is just another name for forward jamming device.

But they do look cool...

[wyome]

OP: how do you like your Windahm? Looking at one myself...

[splogan]

I have one of the dpms sporticle uppers still unfired. While the barrel is not HF like a couple of my others it is just fine for a range toy

[TheBelly]

In the past, I've needed a forward assist. I was very glad it was there. It was my own stupid fault for needing it; I got caught up in the 'it's a desert environment and you don't want a bunch of lube on your gun' that the Army teaches.

Single scariest moment of my life, but I lived.

The moral of that story is that since then I've kept my duty rifle lubed like a son-of-a-gun. Almost disgustingly dripping wet with lube. I haven't needed one since then, but others have had problems with their rifles. In a pinch, we used diesel engine oil with some ATF mixed in there.

Keep it lubed and it will run.

[sniper7]

if you need a forward assist while at the range, something is terribly wrong. in combat I can see the need, but when you are shooting targets, you are going to live if you don't jam an out of spec round into the chamber to get it to fire.

you aren't in a life or death scenario. If you are planning on such a situation, make sure you shoot the gun beforehand and get it where you want it at.

other than that, there isn't a need unless you plan on shooting terrible ammo and not cleaning your gun for several thousand rounds.

[Bailey Guns]

I'm not a fan of the FA, either. I've even disabled it on at least one gun (it was a loaner/backup gun used in training classes). But I've never used an AR in combat...only working the street and for fun. My Colt SP-1 is one of my favorite ARs...no FA.

[TEAMRICO]

Yes...forward assist is rarely used in a non-combat situation. If you have to JAM a round into the chamber, you should really dump that cartridge and move on to the next. I have NEVER used the forward assist in 30 years of shooting ARs.

THIS!!!

AK dont need no Forward Assist!!