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No hard and fast rule like that. It depends on design and situation and the overall concept. If it wasn't a 'positive' feature then highly qualified designers wouldn't bother with it. Of course a forward assist is helpful but that can also have some problems. Check it out its an interesting read.

I think all here agree that private sector should get involved. I would love to see a good desi gun, but can't blame army for rejecting a bad one. Any idea if there is any scope of private sector getting involved in firearms ?

The reason I compared to the small backyard company is - if a small company is able to rapidly make changes to it's next product according to demand, why is an organisation like DRDO , ofb not able to make even minor changes that anyone that makes firearms should be able to make, even after so...

And no sane person would accept a faulty product with the deluded fantasy that in the future an organisation that you know to be lethargic will fix it.

Of course after pushing so much there will be some improvements. But compare the minor improvements made to the time taken. One would think that after so many years of experience they will be able to rectify the problems in at least the later designs. take for example the handguard cover. It is...

Sir no army accepts any rifle with shortcomings with the hope that maybe later they'll overcome them. Yes rifles like the M16 had shortcomings in its initial years but these shortcomings were unknown and unpredictable at the time of the induction and trials. They had considered the rifle perfect...