AR TOOL, GAUGE & JIG LIST

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My Students often ask for suggestions about what AR Tools, Gauges, and Jigs they should buy. When I am asked this question its quite difficult for me to narrow down or compartmentalize a list due to the vast collection I have amassed. I promise my reluctance is not because I don’t want to help, it’s just a difficult task.  I try to buy every AR Tool, Gauge, and Jig available on the Civilian Market. I also collect U.S. Government M4/M16 Tools and Gauges. USGI Gauges and Tools are somewhat rare, very expensive, and collectible. My list will include alternatives to USGI options.  If certain Tools, Jigs, or Gauges are not available on a commercial market, I make them. I do this because having a variety allows me to select the best tools for certain jobs. My Students also get to use, hammer on, and wrench on the tools, so I get to see how well they hold up. Students can mess up a cheap tool right quick.  So here it goes. Remember, this list is geared towards the AR but many of these items can be used to service your other firearms. If I dont suggest something you own, please don’t take offense. This list is a guideline, not the The Good Book. There will be 4 levels:

I will add part #’s when time permits, I’ll do my best to answer any questions.
Spreadsheet below created by Niko Garcia

Tool	Consumable	Armorer Tools	Gunsmith Only	Direct Buy	Special Order Only	Price	URL
.080 Weed Eater Line	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	11.99	View Part
Aeroshell 64 (Barrel Nuts and Castle Nuts)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Varies by Volume	View Part
Birchwood Casey Barricade (Great for external wipe downs)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Varies by Volume	View Part
Blue Stick Loctite (NOT the liquid type)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Varies by Volume	View Part
Campfire Wood Skewers	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Varies by Volume	View Part
Canned Air (Could get a shop compressor instead)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	47.99	View Part
Gas Block Geanie, HB Industries Gas Block Alignment Pins, or Pasta	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	6.95	View Part
Loctite 271/272	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Varies by Volume	View Part
Loctite 620 or Permatex Indian Gasket Shellac (Barrel Bedding and for Carrier/Gas Key Installs)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Varies by Volume	View Part
Lubricant (JELLO SAUCE)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Varies by Volume	View Part
Rocksett	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Varies by Volume	View Part
Simple Green Precision (NOT regular Simple Green)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Varies by Volume	View Part
Stainless Shim Stock in .0005 and .0010 for Barrel Extension Shimming/Bedding	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Varies by Volume	View Part
Synthetic Grease (Assembly Lube)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Varies by Volume	View Part
Vibratite VC3	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Varies by Volume	View Part
Vise Pads	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	9.99	View Part
Wipe Out Products (Bore Cleaner)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Varies by Volume	View Part
Wood Block	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	0
YHM Lock Ring Wrench/Tool	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	40.95	View Part
.061-.250 Pin Gauge Set	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	69.99	View Part
.251-.500 Pin Gauge Set	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	111.99	View Part
.501-.625 Pin Gauge Set	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	135.99	View Part
.625 SLR or BRDE Barrel Dimple Jig	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	34.01	View Part
.750 SLR or BRDE Barrel Dimple Jig	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	34.01	View Part
Â½â Foot Pound Clicker Torque Wrench	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	54.99	View Part
1 3/16-16 UN 2A GO Thread Ring Gauge	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	298.45	View Part
1 3/16-16 UN 2A NO GO Thread Ring Gauges	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	298.45	View Part
1 3/16-16 UN 2B & 3B GO (Both have the same dimensions) Thread Plug Gauge	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	109.36	View Part
1 3/16-16 UN 2B & 3B NO GO (Both have the same dimensions) Thread Plug Gauge	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	109.36	View Part
1 3/16-16 UN 3A GO Thread Ring Gauges	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	298.45	View Part
1 3/16-16 UN 3A NO GO Thread Ring Gauges	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	298.45	View Part
1 3/16-16 UN 3B NO GO Thread Plug Gauge (3x)	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	328.08	View Part
1.4636 Forster .223 GO Headspace Gauge	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	31.99	View Part
1.4646 Forster 5.56 GO Headspace Gauge (Brownells)	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	32.99	View Part
1.4736 Brownells 5.56 Field Headspace Gauge	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	30.99	View Part
1/2â³ Drive 2â+ Breaker Bar	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	39.99	View Part
2# Hammer	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	11	View Part
4 to 8 Ounce Ball Peen Hammer	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	11.99	View Part
4â³ to 6â³ Vise	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	166.1	View Part
AAC 3 Prong Flash Hider Tool	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	34.99	View Part
AR General Purpose Brush	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	17.99	View Part
Arisaka Leveling Kit	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	38	View Part
Armorers flange tool LAW tactical	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	45.99	View Part
Badger Ordnance Dead Level	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	165	View Part
Broken Shell Extractor or Cerro Safe 308/7.62	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	29.99	View Part
Broken Shell Extractor or Cerro Safe 556/223	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	19.99	View Part
Brownells Castle Nut Tool	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	44.99	View Part
Brownells Gas Tube Wrench/Vise	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	26.99	View Part
Brownells Impact Driver	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	42.99	View Part
Brownells Magazine Catch Install Tool	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	15.99	View Part
Brownells Magazine Lip Gauge	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	59.99	View Part
Brownells Screwdriver (Best) or Wheeler Gunsmith Screwdriver Set (Good)	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	59.99	View Part
Bucket Heater	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	35.99	View Part
Cheap Steel & Brass 17pc Punch Set	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	38.99	View Part
CKT Level	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	24.99	View Part
Crows Foot Wrench Set	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	287	View Part
Daves Metal Works Upper Receiver Fixture	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	299.99	View Part
Demagnetizer	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	32.65	View Part
Digital Depth/Anvil Gauge	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	98.95	View Part
Digital or Analog Calipers	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	176.02	View Part
DPMS Armorers Tool	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Discontinued	View Part
FCD Castle Nut Wrench	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	45	View Part
Feeler Gauge Set	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	13.84	View Part
Forster 11 Piece .223 Match Headspace Gage Set or PTG 5.56 11 Piece Set	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	572	View Part
Geissele Gas Tube Punch Set	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	25	View Part
Geissele Hammer & Trigger Install Pin Tool	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	15	View Part
Geissele or Surefire Suppressor Alignment Rods	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	71	View Part
Geissele Reaction Block or Kley Zion Buffer Tube Jig	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	200	View Part
Granite Slab	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Varies by Volume	View Part
Harbor Freight Plastic Dead Blow Hammer	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	12.99	View Part
Harbor Freight Rubber Mallet	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	4.99	View Part
Hawkeye Borescope	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	2245	View Part
Inch Pound Torque Wrench	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	31.87	View Part
Iosso AR Nylon Brush Set	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	17.86	View Part
Iron Pipe (cheater bar I assume)	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Varies by Volume
Jewelers Screwdriver Cobalt 759897	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	27.99	View Part
KNS Hammer Cage Tool	No	Yes	No	No	No	Discontinued	View Part
Large Frame AR Tools	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Unspecified
Law Tactical Tool	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	5.99	View Part
LCGW Trigger Guard Press	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	39.95	View Part
Little Crow Gunworks Bolt Catch Tool	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	19.95	View Part
Lower Receiver Hammer & Trigger Bore Taper Plug Gauge	No	Yes	No	No	No	Unknown	View Part
Magpul BEV Block	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	49.95	View Part
Mark Brown Customs Gas Tube Gauge	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	35.99	View Part
Merchant/Brownells Throat Erosion Gauge	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	46.99	View Part
M-Guns Throat Gauge	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	80	View Part
Midwest URR	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	125.95	View Part
Mitutoyo 0-1" Micrometer	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	146.56	View Part
Needle Nose Plier Set	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	11.99	View Part
NoMar Rail Blocks or YHM Rail Blocks	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	22.99	View Part
NRA Trigger Weight Kit	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	149.99	View Part
Obsidian Arms AR15 Punch Set	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	61.75	View Part
One Piece Cleaning Rod and AR Upper Receiver Bore Guide	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	29.99	View Part
Parts Washer	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	119.99	View Part
Pivot Pin Install Tool (Real Avid)	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	11.99	View Part
Propane Torch	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	23.99	View Part
PTG Barrel Straightness Gauge	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	75	View Part
PTG Muzzle Erosion Gauge	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	76	View Part
PTG or Brownells Lapping Tool	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	39	View Part
PTG or Brownells Upper Receiver Lapping Tool	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	39	View Part
Saturn Barrel Blocks	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	139.99	View Part
Schuster Barrel Nut Alignment Rod	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	6.99	View Part
Schuster Sling Staking Tool	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	54.99	View Part
Schuster Thread Concentric Gauge	No	Yes	No	No	No	Discontinued	View Part
Sight Adjustment Tool	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	9.99	View Part
Site Lite Bore Sight Laser	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	64.99	View Part
Sweeny Site A Line Spud	No	Yes	No	No	No	Discontinued	View Part
Tapco Multi Tool Green Armorers Wrench	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	24.99	View Part
Thread Checker	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	9.99	View Part
Toaster Oven for Thermal Fit items	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	67.9	View Part
Two 3/32â³ x 12â³ Drill Rods	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	17.29	View Part
UltraSonic Cleaner	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	39.99	View Part
USGI 1 3/16-16 Thread Comparator Gage	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Unspecified	View Part
USGI Barrel Nut Wrench with 3 Prong F.H. Tool	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	21.99	View Part
USGI Firing Pin Hole Taper Plug Gage (RARE)	No	Yes	No	No	No	Unknown	View Part
USGI Lower Receiver Hammer & Trigger Bore Taper Plug Gauge (RARE)	No	Yes	No	No	No	Unknown	View Part
USGI Magazine Well Plug Gauge # 8439649	No	Yes	No	No	No	Discontinued
USGI/USMC Lower Receiver Pivot Recess Gage	No	Yes	No	No	No	Discontinued
#8 Cratex Bullet Fine (Brownells Part # 190-025-083)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Varies by Volume	View Part
#8 Cratex Bullet Coarse (Brownells Part # 190-025-081)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Varies by Volume	View Part
.625 Flex Hone	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Varies by Volume	View Part
.750 Flex Hones	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Varies by Volume	View Part
1/4â³ Bullet Tip Stone (For cutting the Barrel Extension Ramps ONLY)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Varies by Volume	View Part
1/4â³ x 3/8â³ x 1/8â² Felt Bob (Brownells Part # 839-500-025)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Varies by Volume	View Part
555 Polish (For Felt Bob â Brownells Part # 080-555-001)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Varies by Volume	View Part
Aluminum Black (Aluminum Touch-up)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Varies by Volume	View Part
Brass Crown Repair Laps	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	12.99	View Part
Carbide Drill Bits for Dimple Jig	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Varies by Volume	View Part
Feed Ramp Rework Polish Kit	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Varies by Volume	View Part
Kroil Oil (Seized Fasteners)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Varies by Volume	View Part
Leather Remnants, Brass Sheets, and Lead Sheets	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Varies by Volume
Ruby Stones for FCG Stoning and Deburring	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	10.6	View Part
Super Blue (Steel Touch-up)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Varies by Volume	View Part
Tap Magic Aluminum	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Varies by Volume	View Part
Tap Magic Standard	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Varies by Volume	View Part
#4 Pointed Mandrel for Cratex Tips (Brownells Part # 190-001-004)	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	21.99	View Part
4-40 Tap for Takedown Set Screw Modification	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	4.91	View Part
Bead Blasting Cabinet	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	229.99	View Part
Black River Tactical Gas Block Insert Tap Set	No	No	Yes	No	No	Unknown
BRDE FSB Jig	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	360	View Part
BRDE Universal Gas Plick Pin/Drill Jig	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	510	View Part
Brownells Chamber Reflector Tool	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	9.99	View Part
Bushnell bore sighter/collimator	No	No	Yes	No	No	85.49	View Part
Damaged Screw Extractors	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	19.99	View Part
Dremel	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	99	View Part
Dremel flex attachment	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	34.97	View Part
Drill Press/Mill	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Owned Already
M-Guns Gas Tube Bender	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	30	View Part
M-Guns Throat Reamer	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	280	View Part
Taps & Dies 1/4-28, 8-32, 10-32, 1/2-28, 1/2-36, 5/8-24, 1 3/16-16, 1 1/4-18	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Varies by Volume	View Part
Harbor Freight Diamond File Set	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	6.99	View Part
8. Additional AR Gauges (Gauges: Headspace, Barrel Straightness, Muzzle Erosion, Throat Erosion, Suppressor Alignment Gauge) (Calibers: .300 Blackout, .308, 6.5 CM, 6.5 Grendel, 6.8SPC, 7.62Ã39, 7.62Ã51 NATO, 9mm Luger, .22 L.R., .458 SOCOM)
Proprietary Barrel Nut Wrenches
Proprietary KAC AR Tools

					Total	10893.53

AR TOOL, GAUGE & JIG LIST￼

AR TOOL, GAUGE & JIG LIST