{"id":33168,"date":"2026-06-15T03:11:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T01:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/italytacticalshop.it\/product\/epes-forward-assist-button-shim-for-ar15-gbb-1mm\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T03:11:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T01:11:07","slug":"epes-forward-assist-button-shim-for-ar15-gbb-1mm","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/italytacticalshop.it\/en\/product\/epes-forward-assist-button-shim-for-ar15-gbb-1mm\/","title":{"rendered":"EPeS Forward Assist Button shim for AR15 GBB &#8211; 1mm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>EPeS<\/strong> brings another innovation for your <strong>GBB<\/strong> gas blowback <strong>AR15 assault rifles (M4\/16)<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>1mm thickness Shim<\/strong>\u00a0allows for <strong>improved bolt impact by Forward Assist Button<\/strong>, resulting in <strong>deeper nozzle insertion into the chamber<\/strong> and <strong>better sealing<\/strong> after manually charging the weapon (<strong>before the first shot<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>No stress, be EPeS!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The\u00a0Forward Assist button<\/strong> is located on the right side of the upper half of the <strong>AR15<\/strong> body. It is used in real firearms for manually engaging the bolt after manually charging\/loading the weapon before the first shot. <strong>It ensures thorough chambering of the round<\/strong>, preventing weapon failure or damage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For GBB gas blowback AR15 rifles, this button<\/strong> (unlike <strong>AEG<\/strong> rifles) <strong>is also functional<\/strong> and serves the same purpose, that is, <strong>pushing the bolt and nozzle<\/strong> more into the chamber, ensuring <strong>better sealing and proper feeding<\/strong> after the initial weapon charge. This is particularly important, as often, out of love for our weapons, we charge them slowly and <strong>do not let the bolt return at full speed<\/strong>. Subsequent engagements will be taken care of by the gas and the recoil <strong>(Blowback)<\/strong> of the weapon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EPeS pad allows the\u00a0<strong>Forward Assist<\/strong> button to press the bolt with nozzle 1mm deeper into the Chamber.<\/strong> <br \/>Understanding the principles of GBB weapon function is necessary for installation.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EPeS brings another innovation for your GBB gas blowback AR15 assault rifles (M4\/16)! The 1mm thickness Shim\u00a0allows for improved bolt impact by Forward Assist Button, resulting in deeper nozzle insertion into the chamber and better sealing after manually charging the weapon (before the first shot). No stress, be EPeS! The\u00a0Forward Assist button is located on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":33169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[80],"product_cat":[35],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-33168","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_brand-epes","product_cat-ricambi-e-interni-accessori-arma","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/italytacticalshop.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/33168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/italytacticalshop.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/italytacticalshop.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/italytacticalshop.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33168"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/italytacticalshop.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/italytacticalshop.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/italytacticalshop.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=33168"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/italytacticalshop.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=33168"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/italytacticalshop.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=33168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}