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Posted: 3/16/2008 7:54:36 AM EDT
| Hello all. Don't want to cause any grief and I have searched the site pretty good(man there is alot of info here), but could not find anything all inclusive. I am looking for a list of tools for a build. I know some folks say you only need a few specific tools, but I would like to compile a nice tool kit. Can anyone give me a link or list of a good AR build kit to include headspace gauges, punch sizes, wrenches, etc? Also the cheapest source anyone has found. Thanks |
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Alright, I'll give it a stab. This is from memory so I may be forgetting something. Basic hand tools from your toolbox- *Workbench with vice *Flathead and phillips screwdrivers of various sizes *Small jewelers screwdrivers *Vice Grips (these will be wrapped in tape to work as a makeshift press) *Circlip pliers (delta snap ring, etc) *Small gunsmithing hammer - mine has replaceable dual heads, one is brass and one is nylon *Drift punches (brass, full set) Custom tools specifically for AR's *Good quality Armorer's wrench. This will have the buttstock wrench (rifle and carbine), barrel wrench, FH wrench, and a flathead screwdriver all built in. I think mine is a DPMS. *Lower receiver vice block *Upper receiver vice block (necessary when doing barrel changes so the vice doesn't collapse the upper) *1/4" Cotter pin (not sure this is the right name, there's another thread about it - for installing forward retaining pin detent and spring) *Headspace Go/NoGo gauges - not normally necessary but nice to have Plenty of other stuff you can get, but I did everything with what's listed above. I told my friends not to bother to buy the tools, they just use mine now. No sense in doubling tooling costs! |
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