Another reason why ICS M4's never really took off - useless features that no one asked for, instead of durable, cost effective designs. I owned one a few years back, and the forward assist is absolutely superfluous, no need for it at all. I was more concerned with the cheap pot metal receiver that had a number of weak points prone to breakage and the half assed two piece gearbox.
Bottom line, yes if you are going to hit the FA then do so after firing a few shots at semi, which will also release the spring tension and do the FA's job for it.
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