Quality barrel wrench, vice block adapters for AR?

[ExtremeX]

Not really sure what I should be looking at, but where do I want to look if I want to find some good quality tools to do basic upper receiver work?

Any tool recommendations... Barrel wrench, castle nut, vice block adapters for AR?

[vlady]

For a barrel wrench, try to find one that has more than 2 contact points. Also, if you're using a freeflot handguard, most of the time they come with the barrel nut wrench.

[ar15barrels]

Not really sure what I should be looking at, but where do I want to look if I want to find some good quality tools to do basic upper receiver work?

Any tool recommendations... Barrel wrench, castle nut, vice block adapters for AR?

Where? Brownells.

DPMS Claw is my preferred receiver block.
The Magpul wrench looks real nicely designed, though I have not used it as I still have not worn out my 15yr old DPMS wrench or my $6 Rock River castle nut wrench.

[milotrain]

I have two barrel nut wrenches I like, every other barrel nut wrench I've tried to use has failed me in some way.

1. USGI that I bored out to fit over float tubes.
2. Aluminum tube with three flats and just big enough to fit over float tube nuts with hardened pins. I made this when a friend still had my USGI wrench, I like it better.

I also have a vicegrip chain wrench for cylindrical parts. It takes "touch" to set it right and not deform thin AR parts but it works brilliantly.

[strongpoint]

The Magpul wrench looks real nicely designed, though I have not used it as I still have not worn out my 15yr old DPMS wrench or my $6 Rock River castle nut wrench.

The Magpul wrench is indeed REALLY nice.

I'm also a fan of the JP Universal Vise Clamps for flat-top uppers. I expect ar15barrels will let me know if these are contraindicated for some reason.

[ar15barrels]

I'm also a fan of the JP Universal Vise Clamps for flat-top uppers. I expect ar15barrels will let me know if these are contraindicated for some reason.

Those look nice.
I have the same thing with PRI's aluminum blocks.
They used to sell separate ones for the top and bottom of an upper receiver.
I have both of those.