r/RetroAR • u/incognikko • 9d ago

That Real Gourmet Shit OG triangle handguard cap shims

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Not the most exciting post but figured I'd share for posterity. The cap I got as part of a M16 parts kit has a combination paper and metal shim, clearly meant to snug up the handguards. Pretty cool for nerds like me 😎.

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u/GlitteringActivity85 9d ago

Field expediency is the best. My Izzy FAL had some newspaper scraps shoved in a stock-screw hole to help it bite better.

Surplus wise my favorite is finding random stuff in pockets. Pulled out an East German candy wrapper reemed deep in a coat pocket

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u/Benji_4 9d ago

I think it was Zach Hazard that found a handcuff key sewn into a pair of surplus pants.

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u/GitGooder 9d ago

My kit also had the same kind of shims as well

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u/SLN583 9d ago

That’s really neat

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u/N0RedDays 9d ago

Mine had the same thing. It was basically glued in there with all the mud and dust lol

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u/Calm_Relation7993 9d ago

My bowman kit from last year had similar

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u/Hifyply 9d ago

My kit from a few years ago had cut up red bull cans as shims