Quoted: Hello to all, I am planning on attending a M16/AR15 Armorer's course at the Sherbourne Co Gov. center. On the list of equipment needs, it lists: M16 Tool kit, punches, plastic hammer, small needle nose pliers etc. pretty vague!
My question is what do I really need in a Armorer's kit. I am kinda limited on funds right now as I just bought two new guns (Wife doesn't know ) and the fact that my Dept. is too cheap to pay for this training. Any info would be appreciated.
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This is not a course that we teach but I will try to assist. An Armorer's Kit can be had in many configurations. For a pretty good one you might try this:
AR15/M16 Tool Kit . Do you know how much repair, disassembly, and reassembly that this course gets into? Are they going to cover maintenance inspections, as there are many many specialty tools for this. The more that is covered the more that will be needed. I am surprised that you are having to supply your own tools, as for our courses we supply all tools from basic up through specialty tools, Colt even supplies basic tools for their courses. In our courses I actually recommend that tools don't be purchased prior to a course, as the factory kits have lots of stuff in them that is not needed, and these same kits do not have some things in them that are good to have. By holding off a student then can go purchase exactly what they need and want to have for tools.
Here are some basics:
Flat Pin Punches
Roll Pin Punches
Roll Pin Starter Punches
Hammer
Armorers Bench Block
Magnetic Screw Driver with multiple tips
Spanner Wrench
Armorers Wrench
Receiver Extension Wrench (Torque compatible recommended)
Castle Nut Wrench
Stock Tube Wrenches (Colt & Others)
Sight Installation Tools
Sight Tools (A1 and A2)
Front Pivot Pin Installation Tool
Front Pivot Pin Disassembly Tool
Torque Wrench (Foot Lbs)
Bench Vise
Armorers Barrel Blocks
Lower Receiver Vise Block
Upper Receiver Vise Block
Set of Polishing Stones
Chamber Mirror
Chamber Hone
Upper Receiver Hone
Barrel Extension Tool
Elevation Spring Tool
Front Sight Base Alignment Tool
Gas Tube Installation Tool
Gas Tube Wrench
Carbon Scraper
Ejector Tool
Rivot Block
Hex Wrenches
Free Float Tube Spanner Wrenches
Strap Wrenches
Quad Rail Installation Tool
Quad Rail Guage
Firing Pin Guage
Head Space Guages (8 sizes recommended)
Hand Guard Tool
Cup Tip Punches
Bolt Catch Punch
Gas Tube Pin Punch
I might have missed a few, but will post more as I can think of them.
CY6
Greg Sullivan "Sully"
Chief Instructor
SLR15 RiflesTheDefensiveEdge.com