Ok, so you used the forward assist and the ejection port cover on your issued rifle in Afghanistan or Iraq...but was it really the forward assist, or one of the four steps you took prior to tapping the forward assist that got you back in action?

And I understand you want it on a duty weapon in the desert, but do you really think it is required for defending your home in Wisconsin? My Sport rides uncased in the rack in the jeep or in the bed of my truck while we drive all over the deer lease in West Texas. The thing is covered in dust. Never has had an issue. I can't say it never will, but I have shot it enough in those conditions to feel confident that the firearm is reliable.