I was hunting this past weekend with a POF P308 and attempted to load a round "quietly" by pulling the charging handle back and then slowly easing the bolt forward. The bolt didn't go into battery but I didn't try using the forward assist at that time. Rather, I pulled the charging handle all the way rearward to extract the round, and then let the charging handle go in the standard fashion and a round chambered without issue.
A couple of days ago while sitting at the kitchen table I tried once again to load a round by easing the bolt forward and once again the bolt didn't go into battery. This time I attempted to use the forward assist but I still couldn't get the bolt to go all the way forward into battery. The action bound up so tight that I had to get a rubber mallet to whack the charging handle rearward to extract the round. I'm using factory Federal Trophy Copper ammunition but shoot this rifle suppressed so there could be some carbon in the chamber. If you have an AR308 can you try to replicate what I did to confirm that the forward assist does indeed work?
Many thanks.
A couple of days ago while sitting at the kitchen table I tried once again to load a round by easing the bolt forward and once again the bolt didn't go into battery. This time I attempted to use the forward assist but I still couldn't get the bolt to go all the way forward into battery. The action bound up so tight that I had to get a rubber mallet to whack the charging handle rearward to extract the round. I'm using factory Federal Trophy Copper ammunition but shoot this rifle suppressed so there could be some carbon in the chamber. If you have an AR308 can you try to replicate what I did to confirm that the forward assist does indeed work?
Many thanks.