Quoted: The stock is synthetic and seems tight. How difficult is shimming the gas system?
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shimming is easy. The shims are $7 from Fulton Armory. A Castle Nut Wrench is $35-45 -- a bit pricey, but a good piece of gear to have.
To shim: remove the flash suppressor set screw. Remove the castle nut. Slide off the castle nut and flash suppressor.
Next, remove the gas cylinder plug, then the gas cylinder lock. Then, slide off the gas cylinder.
Next, put the 3 shims on, thickest first. Put the gas cylinder back on. Twirl the gas lock back on. Your goal is twofold: have the gas port in the gas cylinder align with the gas port in the barrel, and have the gas lock rotate finger-tight to 4 o'clock if looking down the muzzle. Past 4o'clock, use a wrench to turn it to 6 oclock.
Hint: if at first the gas hole and gas port align but the gas lock doesn't spin to 4 oclock, try reversing the gas lock. If that doesn't work, adjust shims as necessary.