Quote Originally Posted by Gelston View Post
Forward assists were added with the shittier M16s of the vietnam era. You don't really need them as much anymore. I can count on one hand how many times I've ever used it through the thousands upon thousands of rounds I've fired, and that was generally only when I had an A2. Never had to use it on my A4.
I always thought it was crazy that they issued a rifle that needed that shit. I know when my dad went into basic they were still training with the M1, never even held an m16 until they were shipped over.

Vietnam was fucking stupid.