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Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2025
The wrench is good quality and came with a red rubber handle. It fit the barrel nut and castle nut fine. Sometimes these wrenches are off with the tolerances for the castle nut and end up marring the threads of the receiver extension. I didn’t have that problem here. I keep it in my range bag.
TheGeckoGuy
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2025
This multifunctional wrench is very nicely made from cast steel (or iron) and has a solid, heavy-duty feel in the hand. The plastic-dipped handle provides a comfortable grip, making it easier to use.-Durable cast steel (or iron) construction-Feels solid and heavy-duty in hand-Plastic-dipped handle for a comfortable grip-Fits items well with good tolerances-Great value for the moneyFor the price, it's an excellent tool that performs well and should hold up to regular use. Highly satisfied with the quality and functionality.
Highpointdog
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2025
This is an armorer’s tool specifically designed for the AR15 rifle. It works with military-specification parts and accessories for the AR rifle. If you own an AR rifle, this is an essential tool to have in your toolbox. I used it to upgrade the flash suppressor and castle nut around the buffer tube for a sling point changeout.This tool is well-designed, heavy-duty, and reasonably priced. The original price I was charged was $24, but it’s now available for $16 here and there. Regardless of the price, it’s still a great value compared to traditional wrenches.
Tampa Hoosier
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2025
This is a heavy-duty armorer's wrench that is 11.5 inches long and 1/4 inch thick. It has both a standard AR barrel nut opening along with a 3 pin barrel nut connector. It also has accommodations for a muzzle device and an A1/A2 (full length) buffer tubes. It has two castle nut options (one with 3 nubs and one with a single nub) built into it. And most importantly for me, it has a 1/2" socket spot in the center that makes it easy to attach a torque wrench. The wrench has what appears to be a thin powder-coat layer protecting the steel. I suspect it was this powder coating that made it a tight fit on my standard mil-spec castle nut, causing it slip off a couple of times when tightening to 40 ft lbs. The handle has a very thin rubber "grip" wrapped around it. It is not much use for cushioning, but the thickness of the tool ensures it doesn't really hurt your hand. And for the serious wrenching, you can attach a torque wrench or even a breaker bar to the 1/2" connector.In the end, this performed the job I needed it to. I am impressed by how heavy-duty this tool is. But I am a little disappointed in the finish that makes attaching to things with tight tolerances like castle nuts and barrel nuts much more difficult than it needs to be. But that said, it just means you need to be a bit more careful using it, or maybe even a couple light passes with sandpaper or a small file. It still got the job done for me and I anticipate using it for future builds and maintenance down the line. Overall a very solid performer.
Peter P.
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2025
Not sure why it is listed the way it is. You can clearly tell that this is the tool that every 2A person has in their top drawer. It has the barrel nut tool, receiver extension tube nut spanner and the correct muzzle device wrench. Honestly, I've not used the other parts of the tool except for the 1/2 square drive when I'm adapting to a torque wrench to set the torque on the barrel nut. I will say this, the layout is nice and provides lots of leverage to get things loose or tight. There's a hole in the handle to hang on a peg board or lanyard if you like. The rubber grip works. On to the critical part. The steel is not as thick as my other wrench and looks to be stamped steel not forged or cast. Neither should be considered an issue, especially at this price point. I have fitted it onto some nuts and there's no slop, so the tolerances appear to be in order. I would keep this in my range bag or travel tool set. It's probably not the tool, if you're building professionally or an armorer, but for the hobbyist, DIY person, it's a winner.
Motofish
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2025
This is a decent, low cost armorer style wrench for your AR platform builds. The castle nut wrench (3-lug in the half circle cutout) fit well on all the castle nuts I tried it on. It was a bit of a tight fit over the threads of one of the buffer tubes at first, but the powder coat got scraped a bit on the threads and it fits snug now, but it fits. Next, I tested the smaller open ended arch shaped cutout on the A2 muzzle devices that I have on hand, and it fit decently well on most of them, although one was a little loose. I think it would have still worked just fine (I can't remember where I got the looser of the A2 devices, but I have a feeling it was a cheap one, so I don't fault the wrench since it fit well on many others). I was able to try the standard (drop-in style) barrel nut wrench for fit, but I could not show a picture of it due to where the barrel nut is installed. It fit nice and tightly on the example I have, which is a completely standard milspec example.I did not get a chance to try the older style single lug wrench. The only complaint I would have right now, is the hole for the 1/2" torque wrench anvil to clip into. It feels like its rectangular, and if you put the anvil in with the ball in the wrong orientation, there is enough space that it will just slide right back out without touching. Rotate the anvil (or the wrench) 90° and it will hold in the armorers wrench, although it is quite a sloppy fit. It would require a little extra attention when torquing anything down.Overall, this wrench would fit the needs of a casual user, and I plan to keep mine in a sort of light duty mobile range tool bag for range days and competition related emergencies. The rubberized handle does a lot to aid user comfort while applying torque to a castle nut or muzzle device. The only real complaint I can bring up is the weirdly rectangular hole for the 1/2" torque wrench (socket wrench) anvil. Otherwise, the design is quite serviceable.
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