Forward assist delete. Good/bad?

[NugginFutz]

One of my Grendels is a slick side, doorless bench beauty. In four years, it has never needed the FA, nor would I consider using it to close the bolt on an otherwise stubborn round (re: reasons mentioned above).

Having said that, all the rest of mine have a FA and, yes, they are quite nice for quietly chambering a round so as to avoid spooking Mr. Wile E. Coyote. Dang, but they have excellent hearing.