Need help with custom tool equip replication

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  1. What do you want to achieve? Keep it simple and clear!
    Im trying to make a custom system in which my mecha can dual wield multiple weapons without having to be hardcoded. I’ve mostly succeeded so far but im struggling with some replication issues.

  2. What is the issue? Include screenshots / videos if possible!
    My mecha is equipped with 2 guns, 1 is assigned to the right hand and 1 to the left.
    I press “R” to equip the left one via tool parenting and equip the other normally. The system works by first equipping to the right hand and taking the grip weld and putting it onto the left hand. So far this works perfectly on client. But for some reason doesnt replicate to the server unless Im already dual wielding. Further inspection shows that on the servers side the grip is not created in the right hand until I equip the righthanded weapon and Im not sure why this happens.

Client Side - Left handed tool is equipped without fault
https://gyazo.com/0d3c043931bc31f4adc57a46fc4b4a67

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Server Side - Tool spawns on ground as there is apparently no grip for it to “steal”
https://gyazo.com/70cddfd75eff1c5b2ccd9b9658f325f1

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Client/Server - After equipping the right handed tool first the tools then work properly on both client and server
https://gyazo.com/7da3cc07279b684e4a58b2ae37797400

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  1. What solutions have you tried so far? Did you look for solutions on the Developer Hub?
    Ive tried creating a new server side weld but this makes things more complicated and broke a lot more things. Im not sure what to do

Client Script that handles equipping the tool

local RS = game:GetService("RunService")
local UIS = game:GetService("UserInputService")
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local Player = game.Players.LocalPlayer

local c = workspace.CurrentCamera
wait(1)
local character = Player.Character
print(character)

local GunEquip = ReplicatedStorage.TSFWeapons.ServerEvents.GunEquip

local HoldAnim = script:WaitForChild("HoldGunRight")
local HoldAnimL = script:WaitForChild("HoldGunLeft")
local humanoid = script.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.Character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")

local HoldTrack = humanoid.Animator:LoadAnimation(HoldAnim)
local HoldTrackL = humanoid.Animator:LoadAnimation(HoldAnimL)

local Tool = script.Parent.Parent

local gunEquipped = false

local hardpoint = Tool.Handle.AssignedHardpoint

Tool.Equipped:Connect(function()
	if hardpoint.Value == "LH" then
		if Tool.Parent.RightHand:WaitForChild("RightGrip") then
			Tool.Parent.RightHand.RightGrip.Parent = Tool.Parent.LeftHand
			Tool.Parent.LeftHand.RightGrip.Part0 = Tool.Parent.LeftHand
			GunEquip:FireServer(Tool)
			HoldTrackL:Play()
			gunEquipped = true
		end
	else
		HoldTrack:Play()
		gunEquipped = true
	end

end)

Tool.Unequipped:Connect(function()
	HoldTrack:Stop()
	gunEquipped = false

end)

Server script handling equipping

local ReplicatedStorage = game:WaitForChild("ReplicatedStorage")

local GunEquipped = ReplicatedStorage.TSFWeapons.ServerEvents.GunEquip

GunEquipped.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, Tool)
	if Tool.Parent:IsA("Backpack") then
		return
	else
		if Tool.Parent.RightHand:WaitForChild("RightGrip") then
			Tool.Parent.RightHand.RightGrip.Parent = Tool.Parent.LeftHand
			Tool.Parent.LeftHand.RightGrip.Part0 = Tool.Parent.LeftHand
		end
		
	end

end)

Its probably worth noting that when equipping the left handed tool on its own
a warning is presented…

Infinite yield possible on 'Workspace.Player1.RightHand:WaitForChild("RightGrip")'
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