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re: Official AR-15 thread
Posted on 7/22/15 at 2:31 pm to Broke
Posted on 7/22/15 at 2:31 pm to Broke
After reading through the link in the first post of this thread, the list of tools they mention:
- AR-15 Vise Block
- Roll Pin Punches
- Roll Pin Holders
- Bolt Catch Pin Punch
- Starrett 264E Center Punch for Staking Castle Nut
- Stock Wrench
- Ball Peen Hammer (4 Oz.)
- Nylon/Brass Hammer
- Brownells Pivot Pin Detent Installation Tool
- Additionally a small diameter non-marring punch or something similar like a Takedown Tool is needed to depress the Magazine Release Button far enough in to properly install the Magazine Catch.
Are all of these necessary? Anything you would add or remove from this list?
- AR-15 Vise Block
- Roll Pin Punches
- Roll Pin Holders
- Bolt Catch Pin Punch
- Starrett 264E Center Punch for Staking Castle Nut
- Stock Wrench
- Ball Peen Hammer (4 Oz.)
- Nylon/Brass Hammer
- Brownells Pivot Pin Detent Installation Tool
- Additionally a small diameter non-marring punch or something similar like a Takedown Tool is needed to depress the Magazine Release Button far enough in to properly install the Magazine Catch.
Are all of these necessary? Anything you would add or remove from this list?
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Posted on 7/22/15 at 2:50 pm to Mark Makers
- AR-15 Vise Block
No, this is for assembling an upper. Yours will already be assembled.
- Roll Pin Punches
Yes, any set of brass punches will do.
- Roll Pin Holders
Not necessary
- Bolt Catch Pin Punch
Not necessary
- Starrett 264E Center Punch for Staking Castle Nut
Not necessary
- Stock Wrench
Not necessary
- Ball Peen Hammer (4 Oz.)
Not necessary
- Nylon/Brass Hammer
Yes, you don't want to mess up your parts with a steel hammer.
- Brownells Pivot Pin Detent Installation Tool
Not necessary
- Additionally a small diameter non-marring punch or something similar like a Takedown Tool is needed to depress the Magazine Release Button far enough in to properly install the Magazine Catch.
Not necessary
You basically should get a set of brass punches and a brass hammer. Cheap all in one kits can be found at Harbor Freight and other places. Regular tools you will find in any tool box will work fine for the rest. I also find a set of precision flathead screwdrivers handy to hold little springs in place while being secured in.
No, this is for assembling an upper. Yours will already be assembled.
- Roll Pin Punches
Yes, any set of brass punches will do.
- Roll Pin Holders
Not necessary
- Bolt Catch Pin Punch
Not necessary
- Starrett 264E Center Punch for Staking Castle Nut
Not necessary
- Stock Wrench
Not necessary
- Ball Peen Hammer (4 Oz.)
Not necessary
- Nylon/Brass Hammer
Yes, you don't want to mess up your parts with a steel hammer.
- Brownells Pivot Pin Detent Installation Tool
Not necessary
- Additionally a small diameter non-marring punch or something similar like a Takedown Tool is needed to depress the Magazine Release Button far enough in to properly install the Magazine Catch.
Not necessary
You basically should get a set of brass punches and a brass hammer. Cheap all in one kits can be found at Harbor Freight and other places. Regular tools you will find in any tool box will work fine for the rest. I also find a set of precision flathead screwdrivers handy to hold little springs in place while being secured in.
This post was edited on 7/22/15 at 2:55 pm
Posted on 7/22/15 at 3:10 pm to Mark Makers
Here is what I used to assemble my first few lowers:
Posted on 7/22/15 at 3:28 pm to Mark Makers
quote:
- AR-15 Vise Block - Roll Pin Punches - Roll Pin Holders - Bolt Catch Pin Punch - Starrett 264E Center Punch for Staking Castle Nut - Stock Wrench - Ball Peen Hammer (4 Oz.) - Nylon/Brass Hammer - Brownells Pivot Pin Detent Installation Tool - Additionally a small diameter non-marring punch or something similar like a Takedown Tool is needed to depress the Magazine Release Button far enough in to properly install the Magazine Catch.
don't need most of that. just makes it way more convenient. bare minimum, get a punch set
Posted on 7/22/15 at 9:08 pm to Mark Makers
- AR-15 Vise Block
Not necessary but I think it is easier to assemble with one. Especially the front takedown pin detent.
- Roll Pin Punches
I used a single 1/8" punch (Stanley from Lowes) to assemble 3 ARs. Mine wasn't brass which means you need to be more careful. I just tapped around the area I was working on in case I ever slipped.
- Roll Pin Holders
Wheeler pivot detent tool. $7-8 will have tool which makes it easier to install the front detent and will have a roll pin starter you can use on the bolt catch.
- Bolt Catch Pin Punch
See the wheeler tool.
- Starrett 264E Center Punch for Staking Castle Nut
Hard core AR guys and operators all say stake the castle nut. I didn't stake mine and I've never had a problem. Mine are just range toys though.
- Stock Wrench
I don't even know what that is
- Ball Peen Hammer (4 Oz.)
I used the handle of a polymer handled screwdriver to hammer in the bolt catch roll pin. That way it wouldn't scratch my receiver. Actually just started it with the screwdriver handle and wheeler detent tool and got it 98.52% of the rest of the way with pliers covered in tape. Much easier than hammering. BTW the red tubes you get with bottles of stuff like WD40 work great to hold the bolt catch in alignment as you hammer in the roll pin. I finished with my 1/8" Punch.
- Nylon/Brass Hammer
Everything I own is a hammer. Used the polymer handle of a screwdriver.
- Brownells Pivot Pin Detent Installation Tool
I would recommend the wheeler tool. $7-8 from amazon or Academy. Not necessary but helpful.
- Additionally a small diameter non-marring punch or something similar like a Takedown Tool is needed to depress the Magazine Release Button far enough in to properly install the Magazine Catch.
Rubber eraser end of a pencil worked for me.
Only special tools I bought to build ARs are the magwell vise block, wheeler detent tool, and a combo barrel wrench and castle nut wrench. Just be careful when you are doing the front detent and the spring loaded pin thing that holds in the buffer. You could easy poke out an eye with either.
Not necessary but I think it is easier to assemble with one. Especially the front takedown pin detent.
- Roll Pin Punches
I used a single 1/8" punch (Stanley from Lowes) to assemble 3 ARs. Mine wasn't brass which means you need to be more careful. I just tapped around the area I was working on in case I ever slipped.
- Roll Pin Holders
Wheeler pivot detent tool. $7-8 will have tool which makes it easier to install the front detent and will have a roll pin starter you can use on the bolt catch.
- Bolt Catch Pin Punch
See the wheeler tool.
- Starrett 264E Center Punch for Staking Castle Nut
Hard core AR guys and operators all say stake the castle nut. I didn't stake mine and I've never had a problem. Mine are just range toys though.
- Stock Wrench
I don't even know what that is
- Ball Peen Hammer (4 Oz.)
I used the handle of a polymer handled screwdriver to hammer in the bolt catch roll pin. That way it wouldn't scratch my receiver. Actually just started it with the screwdriver handle and wheeler detent tool and got it 98.52% of the rest of the way with pliers covered in tape. Much easier than hammering. BTW the red tubes you get with bottles of stuff like WD40 work great to hold the bolt catch in alignment as you hammer in the roll pin. I finished with my 1/8" Punch.
- Nylon/Brass Hammer
Everything I own is a hammer. Used the polymer handle of a screwdriver.
- Brownells Pivot Pin Detent Installation Tool
I would recommend the wheeler tool. $7-8 from amazon or Academy. Not necessary but helpful.
- Additionally a small diameter non-marring punch or something similar like a Takedown Tool is needed to depress the Magazine Release Button far enough in to properly install the Magazine Catch.
Rubber eraser end of a pencil worked for me.
Only special tools I bought to build ARs are the magwell vise block, wheeler detent tool, and a combo barrel wrench and castle nut wrench. Just be careful when you are doing the front detent and the spring loaded pin thing that holds in the buffer. You could easy poke out an eye with either.
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