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When was the last time you lubed and function checked your forward assist? #16509005 10/08/21
Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 17,065 OldmanoftheSea OP Campfire Ranger
OP OldmanoftheSea Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 17,065	the thread on quietly closing a bcg got me thinking... I have been using a .22 conversion quite a bit and when I checked mine it did not move as freely as it should.. note also I had just brushed the lugs out with the FA down an a good bit of the partially unburned flakes may have fallen in.. but you never need it until you really need it. so when was the last time you checked yours? -OMotS "If memory serves fails me..." Quote: ( unnamed) "been prtty deep in the cooler todaay " Television and radio are most effective when people question little and think even less.

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Re: When was the last time you lubed and function checked your forward assist? OldmanoftheSea #16509057 10/08/21
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 11,681 MOGC Campfire Outfitter
MOGC Campfire Outfitter Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 11,681	Better question might be, when was the last time you ever really needed and used the forward assist? Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.

Re: When was the last time you lubed and function checked your forward assist? OldmanoftheSea #16509405 10/08/21
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auk1124 Campfire Tracker A Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,676 KY	All of mine are slick sides except for one. Not much for me to check.

Re: When was the last time you lubed and function checked your forward assist? OldmanoftheSea #16509906 10/08/21
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boatanchor Campfire Tracker B Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,652 Utah	All but one of mine are slick sides or side charge, my one that still has forward assist.............never checked it's function.

Re: When was the last time you lubed and function checked your forward assist? OldmanoftheSea #16510020 10/08/21
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skeen Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,069 Kansas	Originally Posted by OldmanoftheSea When was the last time you lubed and function checked your forward assist? Late '80s, I suppose, and then only 'cuz my drill sergeant made me.

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Re: When was the last time you lubed and function checked your forward assist? MOGC #16512042 10/09/21
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cra1948 Campfire Outfitter C Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 10,790 The Palmetto State	Originally Posted by MOGC Better question might be, when was the last time you ever really needed and used the forward assist? That was my first thought. Mathew 22: 37-39

Re: When was the last time you lubed and function checked your forward assist? OldmanoftheSea #16512380 10/09/21
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Tyrone Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 14,682	It's a bitch when the spring breaks. Politics is War by Other Means

Re: When was the last time you lubed and function checked your forward assist? Tyrone #16513953 10/10/21
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BamBam Campfire Regular B Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,941 PA	Like others have said never, I’ve never used one,never needed it.

Re: When was the last time you lubed and function checked your forward assist? OldmanoftheSea #16514024 10/10/21
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DigitalDan Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2004 Posts: 56,090 In the Swamps	Somewhere during the last week of April 1970. I am..........disturbed. Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain

Re: When was the last time you lubed and function checked your forward assist? OldmanoftheSea #16514258 10/10/21
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David_Walter Campfire Ranger Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 17,390	The forward assist is a solution in search of a problem. Stoner didn’t think it was needed, and the carve out in the BCG is so you can use your thumb to seat a round that’s not fully seated. Mine are looked open as nuisance, and no, I don’t oil them. “Live free or die. Death is not the worst of evils.” - General John Stark.

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Re: When was the last time you lubed and function checked your forward assist? OldmanoftheSea #16514529 10/10/21
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Vic_in_Va Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2002 Posts: 9,525	You're supposed to oil them? BRB

Re: When was the last time you lubed and function checked your forward assist? David_Walter #16514536 10/10/21
Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 17,065 OldmanoftheSea OP Campfire Ranger
OP OldmanoftheSea Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 17,065	Originally Posted by David_Walter The forward assist is a solution in search of a problem. Stoner didn’t think it was needed, and the carve out in the BCG is so you can use your thumb to seat a round that’s not fully seated. Mine are looked open as nuisance, and no, I don’t oil them. They are certainly an effective crud collector.. I expect the carve out facilitates that a bit... But i did not know that is what the carve out was for... Thanks. -OMotS "If memory serves fails me..." Quote: ( unnamed) "been prtty deep in the cooler todaay " Television and radio are most effective when people question little and think even less.

Re: When was the last time you lubed and function checked your forward assist? OldmanoftheSea #16523610 10/13/21
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fburgtx Campfire Tracker F Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 6,076	They are perfectly useful for guys that hunt with them, and don’t like to carry the gun around with one in the chamber. It’s easy to pull the charging handle all the way back, and let the bolt slam forward, when NOISE is not an issue (p-dogs, targets, heat of battle??). However, if you’re HUNTING, and want to QUIETLY chamber a round, the forward assist often comes in handy to fully close the bolt. Maybe some of you only hunt game that can’t hear. Guess I’m in the minority...

Re: When was the last time you lubed and function checked your forward assist? OldmanoftheSea #16523685 10/13/21
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Re: When was the last time you lubed and function checked your forward assist? OldmanoftheSea #16527611 10/14/21
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Darryle Campfire Regular D Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,788 Fort Worth, Texas	I either buy slick sides or plug the FA, having to mortar an AR, especially with a live round stuck and bolt not in battery is something I don't care for. Once was enough for me. So never after I removed the one mentioned above, they cause more issues than they cure for the majority of the people who have an AR. NRA Endowed Patron Life Benefactor GOA Life Member TSRA Life Member NSCA Life Member

Re: When was the last time you lubed and function checked your forward assist? OldmanoftheSea #16527621 10/14/21
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hookeye Campfire Ranger H Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 17,818 Armpit of midwest	I hunt game that can hear and just use the bolt scallop.

Re: When was the last time you lubed and function checked your forward assist? hookeye #16534178 10/16/21
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lvmiker Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 9,380 las vegas, Nv.	I only hunt coyotes and rabbits w/ my AR and a round is chambered when I leave the truck. I hunt all the way to and from the stand and walk w/ the pistol grip in my hand and the safety on. The FA was thought up by the good idea fairy. mike r Don't wish it were easier Wish you were better Stab them in the taint, you can't put a tourniquet on that. Craig Douglas ECQC

Re: When was the last time you lubed and function checked your forward assist? OldmanoftheSea #16534651 10/16/21
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OP OldmanoftheSea Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 17,065	I tried the scallop /carve out yesterday.. I barely touched it and it slipped home like it was made to go there.. the FA not so much.. -OMotS "If memory serves fails me..." Quote: ( unnamed) "been prtty deep in the cooler todaay " Television and radio are most effective when people question little and think even less.

Re: When was the last time you lubed and function checked your forward assist? OldmanoftheSea #16538299 10/17/21
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viking Campfire Ranger V Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 17,107 MonDak	Let me check my mini 14 My Texas patriot rifle doesn’t have either.

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