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Posted: 6/15/2025 8:19:03 AM EDT
| I have applied for a stamp for my FN pistol but I realized that I don’t know how to take the old off and get the new on? If anyone can offer some guidance so I can have the right tools handy when the stamp comes back. The stock has this swollen Phase 5 piece on the buffer tube? I’m a noob so any and all advice and or direction is so appreciated. |
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Originally Posted By Meanaction: I have applied for a stamp for my FN pistol but I realized that I don’t know how to take the old off and get the new on? If anyone can offer some guidance so I can have the right tools handy when the stamp comes back. The stock has this swollen Phase 5 piece on the buffer tube? I’m a noob so any and all advice and or direction is so appreciated. The old what? Are you trying to remove a pistol brace, the buffer tube itself, a foam tube around a tube? First lesson, as you indicated you're a noob, is describe the problem clearly. You gave some details, but the problem isn't clear yet. Second is pictures always help. If what you want is to remove the pistol buffer tube so you can replace it with a carbine buffer tube, you need a castle nut wrench. Wheeler's is alright but not great, Real Avid makes one too, so do dozens of others. Google "castle nut wrench buffer tube" and you'll find plenty of options. Others here will probably chime in with their favorites. Whichever one you choose, get a magwell block and use a vise to hold the magwell block, and put the receiver on the magwell block. When using the wrench on the castle nut, use your second hand to hold the wrench's teeth in the castle nut/keep the tool and nut aligned. Castle nut wrenches slipping off the nut is a common issue as you're learning to hold the tools steady, so watch the fit and alignment. Also, welcome to the forums, and post on! |
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