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Displaced Texan
05-01-10, 08:43
HI all,

Its been many years since I have owned an AR type rifle. Havent had once since I moved from TX to NJ.

Ive been lurking here for awhile, trying to soak up some knowledge before I purchaced a new rifle. After quite a bit of research, I picked up a new Colt MT6400C.

My stupid question is: what is the little gadget called that closes the gap between the pistol grip and the triggergaurd.....and where do I get one? I KNOW there is such a device, but for the life of me, I cant think of the name of it.

Thanks,

Jeff
Buckaroo
05-01-10, 09:39
http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=25084/Product/AR_15_GAPPER

Buckaroo
Displaced Texan
05-01-10, 10:19
Thanks!

I've been racking my brain to figure out the name of that little gadget.

Cheers!

Jeff
SpookyPistolero
05-01-10, 10:24
Ah, thank you! I've been looking for a solution to that problem as well. Damn that thing is irritating after only a few dozen rounds.
thopkins22
05-01-10, 10:25
For what it's worth, a foam earplug jammed in there works pretty well as a temporary measure.
DaBears_85
05-01-10, 16:41
I never knew such a thing existed. I don't get it, it bridges what gap? For the life of me I can't picture what this thing looks like on a rifle. Does anybody have a picture of one installed?
thopkins22
05-01-10, 22:47
I never knew such a thing existed. I don't get it, it bridges what gap? For the life of me I can't picture what this thing looks like on a rifle. Does anybody have a picture of one installed?

http://www.ergogrips.net/item-detail.cfm?ID=4085&storeid=1&image=gapper.gif&CFID=174929&CFTOKEN=33110380

Shoot an AR hard at a course, carry one all day, or just shoot the piss out of your rifle and you'll become intimate with and learn to loath that gap.
DaBears_85
05-01-10, 23:01
Yeah I figured that's what it was after taking one of my rifles out of the safe and checking it. I run my rifles pretty hard both in the
military and my personal ones. Never had a problem with that gap. I dunno, everybodys different.
thopkins22
05-01-10, 23:04
Maybe you grab the rifle differently than I do, because if I don't address it with at a bare minimum a foam earplug, I'll be close to drawing blood before long.

Some lowers are worse than others though.
HeavyDuty
05-01-10, 23:12
I never knew such a thing existed. I don't get it, it bridges what gap? For the life of me I can't picture what this thing looks like on a rifle. Does anybody have a picture of one installed?

http://i892.photobucket.com/albums/ac123/HDF62/Gapper.jpg
Abraxas
05-01-10, 23:34
Shoot an AR hard at a course, carry one all day, or just shoot the piss out of your rifle and you'll become intimate with and learn to loath that gap.

I have done all of that, never had it bother me. Whatever makes you happy.
DaBears_85
05-01-10, 23:53
http://i892.photobucket.com/albums/ac123/HDF62/Gapper.jpg

What's going on with your pistol grip there? Is that wood or something?
HeavyDuty
05-01-10, 23:58
It's an old .mil A1 PG.
thopkins22
05-02-10, 01:05
I have done all of that, never had it bother me. Whatever makes you happy.

It's either that I'm a weakling and the gun swims in my hand while I move it, or I simply force my hand higher than some...but it's a problem(easily rectified) for me.
DaBears_85
05-02-10, 03:10
It's either that I'm a weakling and the gun swims in my hand while I move it, or I simply force my hand higher than some...but it's a problem(easily rectified) for me.

Yeah definately, whatever works for you. I'm just hoping that I'm not gonna become concious of it now and have it start affecting me.