what tools for first AR build

[Browtine]

Guys,

I'm going to be starting my first lower build project in the near future and want to start acquiring the right tools for the job. What tools do you guys recommend one has to make the build go smoothly?

 

[taymoor]

for just the lower? you'll need a castel nut wrench (armorer's wrench) and a set of roll pin punches at minimum.

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/default.aspx?productNumber=885858

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/default.aspx?productNumber=925277

 

[taymoor]

other useful implements include a set of vise blocks.
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/default.aspx?productNumber=829522

And I personally always use my schuster to install the bolt catch.
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/default.aspx?productNumber=694883

 

[Chambers]

All you REALLY need are a set of straight punches and a hammer.

The other tools make it easier but are not necessary.

 

[Matt1911]

^^ what Chambers said.

Just remember when you're tapping in the roll pin for the triggerguard to make sure you have something to support the other side. It's real easy to break off one of the tabs if done improperly.

 

[LuckyDucky]

Actually, at the very minimum, you need a castle nut wrench and a hammer. <_<

However, needlenose pliers, a flathead screwdriver, roll pin punches, and tape can help make the process easier.

 

[technetium-99m]

The castle nut is easily installed with a punch and a hammer. Done carefully it works very well.

 

[taymoor]

so in other words, you just need fingers. How about we stop having a pissing match and have the OP go ahead and buy all of the above. If one is wanting to start building ARs, one needs to get out of one's niggardly ways :85:

 

[Matt1911]

Don't forget eyes. It's hard to put it together without eyes. And a bench vise makes putting on the buffer tube a much easier process.

 

[Burk Cornelius]

so in other words, you just need fingers. How about we stop having a pissing match and have the OP go ahead and buy all of the above. If one is wanting to start building ARs, one needs to get out of one's niggardly ways :85:

I heard that you once built a complete AR using only a paper clip and small roll of adhesive tape (and not the real good stuff either). True or False?

 

[taymoor]

I heard that you once built a complete AR using only a paper clip and small roll of adhesive tape (and not the real good stuff either). True or False?

It is true. I taped the paperclip to a forklift's arm and delicately controlled the machine in order to assemble the lower.

 

[LuckyDucky]

Don't forget eyes. It's hard to put it together without eyes. And a bench vise makes putting on the buffer tube a much easier process.

I just held the lower with my thighs while I attached the buffer. No vice needed.

:91:

 

[taymoor]

I just held the lower with my thighs while I attached the buffer. No vice needed.

:91:

Did you also tighten the barrel nut sans vice?

 

[Matt1911]

I just held the lower with my thighs while I attached the buffer. No vice needed.

:91:

It can be done like that, I've done it like that too, but it's so much easier with a vise and you can get the castle nut tighter.

 

[Burk Cornelius]

This sounds like a continuation of the classic Accurate Ron thread

 

[Browtine]

This sounds like a continuation of the classic Accurate Ron thread

Man, I'm glad I asked about AR tools. I would have never found the Accurate Ron thread on my own! That's some funny shiat!

 

[Spiff]

It is true. I taped the paperclip to a forklift's arm and delicately controlled the machine in order to assemble the lower.

I once removed a man's appendix with a grapefruit spoon.

 

[Wall]

I once removed a man's appendix with a grapefruit spoon.

Accurate Ron removed a grapefruit spoon with a man's appendix.

oops...wrong thread

 

[Jefpainthorse]

I just bought mine in a box. Added boolits to the mag thingy and went shooting...........

A couple of those tools come in handy... if you don't like blood or marred parts.


I totally took apart a 1911 .... under a tent canvas, in the dark, in a flooded swamp during the rain, with a pen light in my mouth- to get the mud out of it. I used the 1911 parts to take the thing apart (just like JMB visioned it).... but It's a lot easier with TOOLS!

 

[Matt1911]

I totally took apart a 1911 .... under a tent canvas, in the dark, in a flooded swamp during the rain, with a pen light in my mouth- to get the mud out of it. I used the 1911 parts to take the thing apart (just like JMB visioned it).... but It's a lot easier with TOOLS!

Chuck Norris could do that with a stare.