Will Holding The Forward Assist On An AR-15 Closed While Shooting Blow It Up?
BY Herschel Smith
5 years, 8 months ago
I confess I had never thought of something like that. Tim Harmsen of The Military Arms Channel answers the question, as well as one more.
On April 23, 2019 at 1:53 pm, Gary L. Griffiths said:
Excellent video. Logic should tell us that the only effect of holding the bolt closed would be that the bolt remains closed and locked. The only possible effect might be that a weak gas key might rupture, degrading subsequent performance. The notion that failing to cycle the action would cause catastrophic receiver failure is just ludicrous. What do you want to bet that the GI who reported the failure actually only heard that it happened to some guy one of his buddies knew…