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Posted: 3/27/2024 11:52:47 PM EDT
Anyone know where I can get one?
Arrington Accuracy has retired. I have Googled the world over, no luck. |
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Specialized Armament used to sell one iirc.. the site is down but maybe it’s worth sending an email
Did you try Brownells? They used to sell the Arrington wrenches |
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Other than the already mentioned stand by sources, the secondary market or a fab/machine shop is likely your best bet.
As far as the 6940 and M5, confirmed that both nuts are identical? |
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Can't never could 'til try came along.
"All welchers should be removed from the EE".-Aimless R.I.P. to the EE |
Brownell's and SA were No Go's.
Would need a barrel nut to have one fabbed. SA sells these for $75 lol. I had forum member text me they may have one for Sale. Thanks, |
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Scroll down > here < to post #14 for Specialized Armament's review of Arrington Accuracy's 6940 barrel nut wrench. It wasn't good, but I think I remember hearing that the Arrington Accuracy 6940 wrench may have improved in a later generation.
Arrington Accuracy also chimed in there on post #15. I know there are no good available options here short of sending anything involving 6940 barrel installation/removal off to Specialized Armament... And that's not really a great option either. |
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Originally Posted By 556Cliff: Scroll down > here < to post #14 for Specialized Armament's review of Arrington Accuracy's 6940 barrel nut wrench. It wasn't good, but I think I remember hearing that the Arrington Accuracy 6940 wrench may have improved in a later generation. Arrington Accuracy also chimed in there on post #15. I know there are no good available options here short of sending anything involving 6940 barrel installation/removal off to Specialized Armament... And that's not really a great option either. View Quote The person who texted me he thought he had one wasn't able to locate it. Thanks Cliff, I have read that thread before. Im going to order the nut from SA over the weekend and get a local machinist to fab me up a wrench of my own design. |
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Originally Posted By OTDR: The person who texted me he thought he had one wasn't able to locate it. Thanks Cliff, I have read that thread before. Im going to order the nut from SA over the weekend and get a local machinist to fab me up a wrench of my own design. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By OTDR: Originally Posted By 556Cliff: Scroll down > here < to post #14 for Specialized Armament's review of Arrington Accuracy's 6940 barrel nut wrench. It wasn't good, but I think I remember hearing that the Arrington Accuracy 6940 wrench may have improved in a later generation. Arrington Accuracy also chimed in there on post #15. I know there are no good available options here short of sending anything involving 6940 barrel installation/removal off to Specialized Armament... And that's not really a great option either. The person who texted me he thought he had one wasn't able to locate it. Thanks Cliff, I have read that thread before. Im going to order the nut from SA over the weekend and get a local machinist to fab me up a wrench of my own design. I'm kinda surprised that the 6940 barrel nut is $75 from SA... It's not like these are discontinued. Brownells needs to carry these, but it seems like they can't even get standard Colt parts restocked. |
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Still looking, had a couple of leads but both fizzled out!
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Originally Posted By OTDR: Originally Posted By TGWLDR: Other than the already mentioned stand by sources, the secondary market or a fab/machine shop is likely your best bet. As far as the 6940 and M5, confirmed that both nuts are identical? Yes! Thanks. |
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Can't never could 'til try came along.
"All welchers should be removed from the EE".-Aimless R.I.P. to the EE |
Got something coming on this wrench finally, hope to have Friday.
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Can't never could 'til try came along.
"All welchers should be removed from the EE".-Aimless R.I.P. to the EE |
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View Quote Looks solid. And pricey. |
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Can't never could 'til try came along.
"All welchers should be removed from the EE".-Aimless R.I.P. to the EE |
Originally Posted By OTDR: COLT IAR First picture ever on the internet. https://i.imgur.com/k7Rl6ba.jpeg View Quote Hefty and it's beautiful! |
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Originally Posted By OTDR: Cliff, sent you a PM, and thanks for being here with me the past 2 weeks walking thru all the drama lol. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By OTDR: Originally Posted By 556Cliff: Hefty and it's beautiful! Cliff, sent you a PM, and thanks for being here with me the past 2 weeks walking thru all the drama lol. Thanks for keeping me in the loop! Never did I ever imagine that Ken Elmore would ever be willing to part with one of these wrenches. |
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Can't never could 'til try came along.
"All welchers should be removed from the EE".-Aimless R.I.P. to the EE |
Originally Posted By TGWLDR: Originally Posted By 556Cliff: Never did I ever imagine that Ken Elmore would ever be willing to part with one of these wrenches. Details @OTDR This is the real deal custom made latest generation Specialized Armament 6940 barrel nut wrench. It wasn't cheap, but I'll let OTDR fill in any other details. |
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He's got a video up!
Colt IAR Unboxing Video, "Your not going to believe it" |
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Originally Posted By 556Cliff: This is the real deal custom made latest generation Specialized Armament 6940 barrel nut wrench. It wasn't cheap, but I'll let OTDR fill in any other details. View Quote I cannot thank Ken Elmore at Specialized Armament enough for selling me one of his very rare and very special Colt 6940/M5 Barrel nut wrenches. I would have been happy if I could have found one of the Arrington Wrenches, but now glad I didn't. After I bought my 6940 I also bought one of these Arrington Accuracy Wrenches sold by Brownells. There is quite a history on these Arrington wrenches if one searches. Here is the Cliff Notes. The original design was "open". So no need to drive out the taper pins on the gas block. Although made out of Chrome Vanadium, it wasn't heat treated, thus the tangs bent after a few uses. I found a picture of this during my searches. Phil Arrington then redesigned it to be fully enclosed. That was a stronger wrench. But now you have to drive out the taper pins, but the tool was more robust. I also bought one of these latest generation Arrington wrenches from Brownells. Mine was also the fully enclosed model. The pictures Brownells uses are not always representative of what you actually get. Later I decided I did not need this tool so I returned it in an unopen package to Brownells. Fast Forward a few years and now I own 5 Colts that use this style wrench. I had read a few posts on Arfcom where people allege their Colt 6940 barrel nut came loose just from shooting. Now I had sellers remorse on the wrench. I set out to find another Arrington only to discover Arrington at age 78 either retired or passed away. There will be no more Arrington wrenches made. So I contacted Ken Elmore at SA and asked about buying one of his wrenches. To make a long story short, after talking to him he agreed to sell me one of his very rare wrenches of which there were no pictures anywhere on the net. There are pictures of something similar Ken made for Daniel Defense rails but not this barrel nut wrench. When the wrench arrived I was blown away with the design and quality. Weighs almost 4#, 18" long. Ken and I had a lot of email exchanges, not going to go into private emails but this man is basically the BEST Colt Armorer going and I thank him more than he knows for selling me the 1 wrench of the latest design he had left. Ken told me I am one of the very few if any he has sold this tool to outside Government agencies. He further states on his website he does not manufacture or market this tool for sale. This tool cannot be made cheap. It costs a lot to fabricate. This tool is now the center piece of my AR-15 Tool collection. Yes it was STUPID money, but many people spend stupid money on Colt stuff that they really want. The last email Ken sent me was like 5 pages long, an incredible read. Im not going to into any details or share a private email on a public forum. I did share the entire email with Cliff556 a great friend of mine behind the scenes her on Arfcom and he can verify it was a WOW moment! Before I asked Ken to sell me a wrench I did a lot of searching, many posts here on Arfcom, M4 Carbine and Weapon Evolution boards about others who asked to buy the wrench and was told flat out NO. Maybe I just asked nice lol. Currently there are NO 6940/M5 barrel nut wrenches being produced by anyone. I realize its just a "tool" I spent stupid money on, but somehow, I feel blessed to have it and to have met Ken. Ken also told me I could call him anytime. Moving on to the next project. |
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