AR toolkit

[510dat]

What tools do you need to assemble & maintain an AR?

I've got an M1A, but I'm wondering how much overlap there is between the requirements, and approximately how much I would need to invest should I decide to get an AR.

Thanks!

[00BuckShot]

Any standard tool kit should suffice. (Screwdriver, hammer, alen set, vice grips, maybe a crescent wrench) Add a decent punch set, some eletrical tape and you're good to go. Not nearly as many tools as your M1. You can completely take down an AR in about 10 minutes. Unless you're getting into taking the barrel and receiver apart. That's a little more involved.

[Macadelic4]

I only have an armorer's wrench aside from the basic cleaning tools for maintenance. A $15-$20 wrench is all you need since it will screw on castle nuts, flash hiders, free-float barrels, etc.

It's possible to build (read: assemble AND barrel+put on FH) an AR with only the following:
-Armorer's wrench
-Needle-nose pliers (for putting together D-ring assy)
-C-clamp/vice and blocks of wood
-Rubber mallet and hammer
-Masking/painter's tape
-Headspace gauge

I used only these tools to build my flattop AR. Also, you don't absolutely need punches though they do make things easier.

[510dat]

Thanks, I assumed there would be a whole list of required equipment.