Just stopping in to show of my nutcracker..

[Dono12b]

Just stopping in to show off my nutcracker-15 lol I had the chance to snag a meme lower from PSA and I’m pretty happy with it. Took a good while to get here. I also purchased an aero lower about a week ago and it’ll be here this week. Super excited to get to building these. Anyone have any good place to get a good set of punches I got as far as I could with no punches and no trigger. So not very far lol.

 

[99zhuggerz99]

I have not used a punch in a while. I have a set, but find it much faster and less stressful to use a set of pliers for the roll pins.

Get a Knipex parallel jaw style 86-03-180. normally Menards has them in stock.

they have so many uses around the house, and not limited to roll pins like a set of roll pin punches would be.

 

[BIGE7.62]

Midsouth shooters supply has a nice kit
It's called the Delta Series.
I can't figure out how to share a link .
I'll send you a picture of it

 

[AZ D]

I have not used a punch in a while. I have a set, but find it much faster and less stressful to use a set of pliers for the roll pins.

Get a Knipex parallel jaw style 86-03-180. normally Menards has them in stock.

they have so many uses around the house, and not limited to roll pins like a set of roll pin punches would be.

Same here. I do the pliers and electrical tape thing.

 

[jinks]

I assembled a PSA Nutcracker receiver for my grandson's Christmas. His mother has given him a collector Nutcracker, each Christmas, for years. I wanted him to have one he could use.

 

[Dono12b]

I assembled a PSA Nutcracker receiver for my grandson's Christmas. His mother has given him a collector Nutcracker, each Christmas, for years. I wanted him to have one he could use.

Nice!

 

[churchmouse]

Brownells has as complete a selection of gun smith tools as I have found.
Standard/ roll pin /roll pin starter specific punch sets. I have all of these.

Black tape and pliers.....

No knock but seriously peoples. If you intend to build/work on anything firearm's get some tools. They well be so much easier to use in the long run.

JMHO of course.

 

[fullmetaljesus]

I have worked on my lever gun, and have built two ar-15's using this kit.

Amazon product ASIN B07SN3PZWH
I have since lost all non-musket guns in a horrible boating accident.

 

[DadSmith]

Brownells has as complete a selection of gun smith tools as I have found.
Standard/ roll pin /roll pin starter specific punch sets. I have all of these.

Black tape and pliers.....

No knock but seriously peoples. If you intend to build/work on anything firearm's get some tools. They well be so much easier to use in the long run.

JMHO of course.

So you use electric tape too CM. I switched to it after my 1st scratch on my 1st lower using masking tape. 2 layers of electrical tape protects really well unless you go full stupid trying to get a roll pin in.

 

[churchmouse]

So you use electric tape too CM. I switched to it after my 1st scratch on my 1st lower using masking tape. 2 layers of electrical tape protects really well unless you go full stupid trying to get a roll pin in.

I use tape but I have a proper roll pin starting punch. No pliers.

 

[DadSmith]

I use tape but I have a proper roll pin starting punch. No pliers.

I do also now. I usually start it with the punch and finish with taped small channel locks i also have tape on the receiver. That 1st lower and upper I did got a lot of training experience on them lol.

 

[BIGE7.62]

This .

 

[1nderbeard]

I have worked on my lever gun, and have built two ar-15's using this kit.

Amazon product ASIN B07SN3PZWH
I have since lost all non-musket guns in a horrible boating accident.

When I used to own AR15 ("Assault" rifles that can fire 15 bullets a second) I also used this set.

 

[99zhuggerz99]

I use tape but I have a proper roll pin starting punch. No pliers.

I have, and use, roll pin punches to start and finish; pliers for the push. But for the average guy putting a lower together; spending more money than the lower cost, may not be in the cards.
I would be uncomfortable with ‘normal’ pliers, but would never regret buying and using the above mentioned...even without tape.

I know people that have tapped lowers together with nails and 2x4’s.

Different strokes for different blokes I suppose

 

[churchmouse]

I have, and use, roll pin punches to start and finish; pliers for the push. But for the average guy putting a lower together; spending more money than the lower cost, may not be in the cards.
I would be uncomfortable with ‘normal’ pliers, but would never regret buying and using the above mentioned...even without tape.

I know people that have tapped lowers together with nails and 2x4’s.

Different strokes for different blokes I suppose

Makes me break out in Hives.....

 

[DadSmith]

I have worked on my lever gun, and have built two ar-15's using this kit.

Amazon product ASIN B07SN3PZWH
I have since lost all non-musket guns in a horrible boating accident.

That's not a bad looking tool kit is it small enough to throw in the range bag or side pouch of one?

 

[DadSmith]

I have, and use, roll pin punches to start and finish; pliers for the push. But for the average guy putting a lower together; spending more money than the lower cost, may not be in the cards.
I would be uncomfortable with ‘normal’ pliers, but would never regret buying and using the above mentioned...even without tape.

I know people that have tapped lowers together with nails and 2x4’s.

Different strokes for different blokes I suppose

You scratch one and it's very irritating. Like I said earlier that first upper and lower was a learning experience and it received a few scratch which made me angry at myself. Now its down to a fine art and maybe 30 minutes tops if something is stubborn on a lower about the same for an upper. You learn little tricks as you go.

 

[fullmetaljesus]

That's not a bad looking tool kit is it small enough to throw in the range bag or side pouch of one?

It fits in my s&w pistol range bag but it's a good sized bag.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Ever watched Larry Potterfield's How to build an AR video? In the intro the amount of tools that he says you NEED to build one is comical. An entire workbench covered in them. All sold by him of course.

And I found a modified finishing nail is a perfect pin driver for the bolt catch lever. Dremel the tip flat and its awesome. My punch set's tips are about an inch too short to do it without scuffing the lower, even with tape.

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

So relieved. I thought this was going to be a first wife thread.