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Posted: 3/29/2012 3:06:51 PM EDT
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I've been looking for a complete tool kit for building or maintaining an AR-15. It seems I could piece one together but don't want to pay shipping on all the various parts either... I put together my first AR lower but bought the upper complete, and now I have the bug and would like to build. Any suggestions or list of tools to get without breaking the bank?
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| Brownell's will have everything you need, they even have a kit but it is expensive and includes a lot of stuff you don't need. I would piece together items. Hard part is you won't know what you need until you start building for some things, others are personal preference. |
| If you already have what you need to build the lower then you only need a few more things for putting together an upper. Things like a barrel nut tool, a torque wrench (which alot of people don't bother with), and I would recommend a good clamshell type upper reciever vise block and maybe a good strap wrench for some free float forends. Unfortunately though, alot of the free floaters have their own proprietary nut and therefore all require that company's tool to install. |
| Of course there are quite a lot of options for tools and quality will vary but there is this kit from JSE Surplus. I ordered one myself but have not received or used it yet so I cannot say much more about it. |
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Quoted: Of course there are quite a lot of options for tools and quality will vary but there is this kit from JSE Surplus. I ordered one myself but have not received or used it yet so I cannot say much more about it. This seems like it includes most of the tools you need but several you probably already have, you basically need a: Good barrel wrench upper receiver vice block ( the clamshell or two peice kind not the one that pins in or goes off the lower) a good small punch set. going down to at least 1/16th decent small hammer probably some needle nose pliers a stock wrench and the orange plastic front sight tower block brownells sells would be highly recommended by me. |
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