Shim source in Canada?

[Stevo]

After my recent mucking around with my M14 I need to replace some gas cylinder shims I borrowed from a buddy. Is there any source in Canada or a better US source than Brownells?

Thanks.

 

[arcane303]

I just jimmy rigged a shim for my rifle by taking the wire out of a twist tie.
Seemed to work.

 

[LordEvilPepper]

marstar gets thedm occationaly, but brownells works... its about a 3 week wait once orderd before they arive (just got mine on friday).

 

[Travis Bickle]

I just jimmy rigged a shim for my rifle by taking the wire out of a twist tie.
Seemed to work.

lol I went to the hardware store and bought a very thin aluminum washer, cut a notch out of the bottom and slipped it over the barrel between the gas block.

Worked great.

You can use just about anything.

 

[chalkriver]

Stevo , send me a pm with your address and I will mail you a couple.
Gotta Rem mag sent to me for free and have to pass the favour forward .
I am gone Deer hunting till Friday .

 

[rdelliott]

I've used coke cans as shim stock before... Mind you, this was shimming the action on a Mosin.

 

[yomomma]

Go see Barney ....

 

[Hungry]

I have them here.... at my place. Just mail me a $5 bill (cheapest way to send payment) and I will mail off 5 of them to ya. I use steel shims that are 8 thou thick. Usually 1 or 2 should do the job, before I recommend pullling off the flash suppressor and doing the 180 degree fix.

Cheers,
Barney

 

[Stevo]

Stevo , send me a pm with your address and I will mail you a couple.
Gotta Rem mag sent to me for free and have to pass the favour forward .
I am gone Deer hunting till Friday .

Chalk river,
Thanks! Will do.

I have them here.... at my place. Just mail me a $5 bill (cheapest way to send payment) and I will mail off 5 of them to ya. I use steel shims that are 8 thou thick. Usually 1 or 2 should do the job, before I recommend pullling off the flash suppressor and doing the 180 degree fix.

Cheers,
Barney

Barney,
I'll keep your offer in mind, thank you. I'm going out to the range this afternoon to see if I've finally got my rifle sorted out.

Steve

 

[maple_leaf_eh]

Jerry from Mystic in BC made a clever cutter that Hungry had at one of his clinics. Imagine a slotted heavy steel plate with two holes, and a die. Slide the shim stock into the slot, smack the smaller die to make the centre. Then realign in the larger hole and smack the die again.

I would avoid soft or easy to cut materials like aluminum Coke cans or flexible wires. But without the real thing, do what you can to make do.

 

[Dirt McGirt]

Yo just hit up my homeboy Hungry. He da man fo da Shimmy Shimmy Ya . Wu Tang Represent

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[Hungry]

DM:

Thanks for the belly laugh. I needed that lovin', my man!

Cheers,
Barney

PS: Yes, I have shims for sale, just send me a PM. $ 5 bill for 5 shims mailed to ya!

 

[Dr Evil]

Yo just hit up my homeboy Hungry. He da man fo da Shimmy Shimmy Ya . Wu Tang Represent

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