Which Armorers tool?

[rideordie]

Need a new armorers tool. Which one should I go with? Here are the two I was looking at. What do you think?

1. Gem State Armory

http://www.gem-state-armory.com/ar-armorers-wrench/

2. DPMS

http://www.dpmsinc.com/DPMS-Multi-Tool_p_1123.html

[JDay]

I'd go with #1, looks much nicer and higher quality than the DPMS wrench.

[m98]

I have the dpms. It's actually pretty well made. I picked it up on midwayusa for 20 or 30 bucks. I think it now goes for like 33 bucks. You can spend a few bucks more and try out the GSA one. It looks like quality built from the pics

[appagohm]

So expensive, i just picked up a cheap 15 dollar tool that looks like number 1, so far built over 15ar's with them, no problems. plus the cheap one i got has a square in the middle to connect a torque wrench.

[dieselpower]

either one or even just a barrel wrench and stock wrench is all you need.

my stock wrench cost $3.99 at a gun show, has worked for me for over 12 years.

my bushmaster barrel wrench has been used over100 times and does the job fine...http://www.bushmaster.com/products.asp?cat=15 cost 13.00. you need a 1/2 drive torque wrench to use it.

I'd get a clamshell receiver block and a lower block as well as wrenches.

EDIT-- OMG... just looked at that bushmaster page I linked...they are now charging a whole $7.00 for the stock wrench... price gougers!! LOL thats a joke people.

[DrewN]

http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-tools-supplies/rifle-tools/wrenches/ar-15-m16-m4-ar-style-stock-nut-wrench-prod23305.aspx?psize=96

http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-tools-supplies/rifle-tools/wrenches/ar-15-m16-ar-10-barrel-nut-wrench-prod27412.aspx?psize=96

These are my go-to's.

[1911su16b870]

The Gem state one has the barrel nut and the 3 prong stock nut wrench and looks good.

I use the dpms barrel nut wrench and a separate 3 prong stock nut wrench.

[Xanatos]

I broke a DPMS wrench in half trying to remove a non-staked, non-loctited castle nut. Never buying their cheap pot steel "armorer's tool" ever again.

[m98]

I broke a DPMS wrench in half trying to remove a non-staked, non-loctited castle nut. Never buying their cheap pot steel "armorer's tool" ever again.

I'm gonna have to call bs on that if you dont actually have pics of the broken dpms wrench. The dpms that I have can withstand bashing in the aluminum buffer tube, castle nut, lower and upper receivers. You possibly got an airsoft china clone or a really bad lemon.

[1911su16b870]

My dpms barrel nut wrench has loosened and tightened hundreds of AR barrel nuts.

[Xanatos]

I'm gonna have to call bs on that if you dont actually have pics of the broken dpms wrench. The dpms that I have can withstand bashing in the aluminum buffer tube, castle nut, lower and upper receivers. You possibly got an airsoft china clone or a really bad lemon.

Because I'm going to keep a broken piece of metal for 3 years...