Posted: 3/23/2006 12:19:21 AM EDT
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Try the MWCA show at the State Fair this weekend. I got a nice punch & hammer set at one of the MWCA shows a few years ago for $15. Also, you can get some great advice straight from the horses mouth, i.e., Dustin at DPMS. (Sorry Dustin, I couldn't resist a cheap shot!) 
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I'll try to get the ball rolling: -couple of straight blade screwdrivers, allen wrenches to fit any screws (check inside your grip for what screw that uses -couple of roll pin punches (somebody chime in with the sizes, I'm at "work") -couple of flat punches (again, sizes...) -delrin punch -brass hammer -bench block (chunk of 2x4 with some holes in it will do in a pinch) -needle nose pliers -KROIL! -lube of choice (Militec-1) -barrel wrench (Oly Arms if you can get it, otherwise DPMS isn't bad) -small tube of anti-sieze (the secret mcnielsen ingredient) -ball peen hammer for FSB -action block for barrel installation I'm sure I missed stuff, and now the boss is lurking. Please add, guys. Most of the stuff you miss this weekend can be had from Brownells. |
Roll Pin Punches 5/64”, 1/8”, 3/32”, 5/32” Dasco 3/32” Pin Punch (This punch is long enough for the Bolt Catch Assembly) Roll Pin Holders Hammer Flat Blade Screw Driver Bench Block (Block of Wood) Pivot Pin Installation Tool Oly Arms Universal Barrel Wrench Hand Guard Removal Tool Front Sight Tool Rear Sight Installation Tool Snap Ring Pliers Kroil Militec-1 Anti-Seize Torque Wrench Upper Receiver Action Block Bolt Disassembly Tool |
| borrow the torque wrench from the auto parts store. you can get by without the hand guard removal tool, the rear sight install tool (if you don't do a complete disassembly on the rear site), the upper receiver action block, and the bolt disassembly tool. All of course are nice to have |
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 Rifles TheDefensiveEdge.com |