Wheeler Firearms Accurizing Torque Wrench with Inch/Pounds Measurement, Bits and Storage Case for Scope Mounting, Gunsmithing and Maintenance

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Not sure what you mean by "average" but the idea is to beat the lowest available price. For $1.57 more I can order it on Amazon and have it at my house the next day. Just saying

Isn’t that wrench $35 on amazon? Wheeler Firearms Accurizing Torque Wrench with Inch/Pounds Measurement, Bits and Storage Case for Scope Mounting, Gunsmithing and Maintenance https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0012AXR4S/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_pJnzFbHP9PCB1

$38.24 on Amazon Warehouse + Free Shipping.

Real deal in the comments. Free shipping and free returns through Amazon.

it's $35 on Amazon with prime

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The Wheeler torque wrench is marketed to gun repair and maintenance tool but it is perfectly suitable for the 3d printer work

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am i high?

yes

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This is handy for many things: Wheeler Firearms Accurizing Torque Wrench for optics rings, flashlight mounts etc..

Torque wrench is essential too. Sorry if it's listed already.

Punch kit.

Also make sure you don't over tighten your rings to much. Thats one one of the issues I see a lot. I use a FAT Wrench torque wrench to install all of my scopes. 18inlbs is about right. Amazon has them pretty cheap.

On my stock I believe it's 60 to 80 inch pounds or foot pounds. I bought the wheeler torque screwdriver https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0012AXR4S/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_399cEb9Y64T75

For other folks reading this: pretty much universally scope manufacturers will beg you to not use loctite on scope rings.

Instead use a torque driver like the FAT wrench and torque bolts to spec, usually 18-20 ft-lbs.

If screws are still loosening up it's probably because the threads/ rings are poor quality. And for the love of dog, if you do decide you need to use loctite, only use BLUE NOT RED.

It might be worth investing in a torque driver like this in the future. And then some good quality bits too. But this comes with some that fits all the gas block screws I’ve tried. Sometimes no torque rating is specified, but 25 in/lbs seems to be a good spec for most. Even that is pretty friggin tight.

Only built one AR so take it FWIW. But I did swap the gas block on it twice 😂

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I broke a few v6 brass nozzles and one e3d aluminum heater block so i got a cheap 1/4" drive harbor freight inch\lb torque wrench. E3d says 3nm torque which is about 26in/lb. The torque wrench was very awkward and I broke my mirror tile once when I dropped it. Now I switched to a torque screwdriver which I am happy with. Currently I am using e3d copper volcano heat blocks and NozzleX which are both a little harder to strip then the brass/aluminum parts.

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Fat wrench $42 shipped on amazon

What is expensive to you? I got the Wheeler and have found it excellent and reasonably priced.

Wheeler Firearms Accurizing Torque Wrench https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0012AXR4S

There would be no difference so long as inch pounds of torque are correct per manufacture specs. I have the same or similar scope and torque the rings to 18 inch pounds per Vortex specs and the mount to 30 inch pounds. This works AOK for me.

The instruction manual that came with my Vortex Viper PST scope did not specify torque values. I found a tag in the box "ATTENTION: DO NOT exceed 18 inch pounds torque value on the ring screws." Caps as written on tag. They seem serious.

Not sure if you have these already but I'd suggest a wheeler scope levelling kit and a wheeler fat torque screwdriver if you might be prone to stripping the screws on your scope rings.

Also USE BLUE LOCTITE so that your screws never back out. Just mentioning all of this because you mentioned you were a scope noob lol

Levelling kit I use:

https://www.amazon.com/Wheeler-Engineering-Professional-Construction-Gunsmithing/dp/B07TMR1ZB3?th=1&psc=1

Torque screwdriver:

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Arisaka leveling tool, loctite, get a fat wrench for proper torque

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Congrats! I LOVE mine. I posted this in r/rimfire, but copying here. Hope it helps:

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I spend most of my time shooting this rifle. I could go on and on about it. I love it. I'll give you the best tips off the bat:

1. Buy a 10 round standard box magazine. Never use anything else. (Unless you use a PITA Sled.) This has been proven to help accuracy. The mag it comes with causes the bullet to be nicked upon entering the breach.
2. Get a torque wrench and check the stock screws. Some have reported they are loose from the factory. https://www.amazon.com/Wheeler-Accurizing-Measurement-Gunsmithing-Maintenance/dp/B0012AXR4S
3. If you do the above, and you should, buy some aluminum tape and bed the action. Takes only a few minutes.
4. Get a notebook and take notes on ammo per DISTANCE. I've got ammo I would bet my life on at 50yds, and its crap at 100. I write down how ammo performs at 50,100,and 200yds. With what mil/moa adjustments are needed for each.
5. Cold bore shots are typically 3-6 inches low at 100yds.
6. Don't clean the barrel. Maybe run a bore snake after 1000rnds. but generally I don't clean it. (I can hear the arguments in people's heads already with this, LOL!)
7. Enjoy the hell out of it!

Mine will shoot golf balls at \~220yds all day.

• Step 1: Mount the scope (Google torque specs for your scope mount, should be somewhere between 35-50in/lbs.)
• Step 2: Put some paper out at 25 yards
• Step 3: Dial from there.

Like Hollywood said, basic rifle maintenance will necessitate taking off and re-mounting a scope. Buying a Wheeler Torque Wrench, and some bubble levels will save you quite a bit as opposed to taking it to a shop to mount it every time. Alternatively you could YOLO the torque specs with some allen keys until you want to buy the torque wrench, its up to you.

Don't buy a laser boresighter. They're trash.

Unless your scope is near the extreme end of adjustment out of the box I doubt you'll be "off paper" at 25 yards.

Not every scope can withstand a double recoil impact in this case a Hawke Airmax is bomb proof fantastic glass with an etched reticle to boot. But there are cheaper options like Gamo or Hatsan Optima scopes as well but you may end up with blurry and slight distortion upon final magnification x9, x12...etc. Once you get a quality scope it really comes down to your set of rings or a ring/riser combo shown in the OP’s photo. There is usually a recoil stop pin either on one of the dovetail scope ring or on the riser itself which must be set inside the hole of the rifle otherwise with each shot the scope ring assembly will start driving itself backward.

Only tool you should invest in is a Wheeler FAT wrench. Scope manufactures have torque settings for rings to ensure your not under or over tightening your rings this way you have equal tightness around your optic and clamped onto the dovetail itself.

Cap Screws: 16-18 in/lbs Base Cross Screws: 20-25 in/lbs

1. Yes. A lot of times those armorers kits are made as cheaply as possible and are marked up in price because they're "specialty tools". I would get the bit driver set over the screw driver set, it'll give you more options and more often the not the magnet that holds the bit in place will also magnetise the bit itself. I also suggest picking up a fat wrench so that you can torque down your optic mount. Many mounts call for 20-30in/lbs for torque, which is easily achievable with one finger, meaning you can overtorque it easier than you'd expect.

2. I've never found the need for brass/nylon punches on an AR, not when I was an armorer for the military or during my time as an armorer on the civilian side. Yes, you can mar your finish with a steel punch but not if you give it light taps, and any pin that needs enough force to drive that it'll mar the finish with deform any brass/nylon punch anyway.

Same price on Amazon now: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0012AXR4S/

Same price at PSA: https://palmettostatearmory.com/wheeler-engineering-fat-torque-wrench-screwdriver.html

Amazon with leveling system $75: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07V2P98H7 which matches all time low on Amazon. Edit: Apparently the leveling system regularly sells on amazon for $40 now so this "bundle" is actually just the current price of the two items.

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Note Amazon just changed these prices. The price changed during a page refresh less than 5 minutes ago.

Hmm. Personally, I would be more on the tool side. A couple ideas are: torque screwdriver, brass punch pin + hammer set, armorer’s wrench, and a 3/8 torque wrench. Not sure of available space, but a decent bench top vise would also be nifty.

With those, he would be able to work on a wide variety of projects.

Oooh, almost forgot, maybe a dremel/ rotary tool set?

This is what I’ve used for Glock sights

ATG Patch and NcSTAR Heavy Duty Universal Pistol Dovetailed Rear Sight Pusher Tool https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DMZDD6V/

BASTION Premium Quality Glock Gunsmithing Tools: Front Sight Tool https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NPLJ4RP/

But you can get away with using a non marring punch of some kind on the rear sight instead of the sight pusher tool

For the scope you could get away with using the supplied hex wrench, but you probably want to use some type of torque wrench so you can torque the screws on the rings to the correct specs

Wheeler Firearms Accurizing Torque Wrench https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0012AXR4S/

A bore sighter of some kind will make your life easier but is not required

Might also want to add a drop of blue loctite to that Glock front sight

Id get an ar15 armorer's wrench, 1/2 torque wrench with breaker bar, wheeler fat wrench , roll pin punch set https://www.midwayusa.com/product/101728952, https://www.plastixrevolution.net/collections/combo-smith-tools/products/multical-223-308-ar15-ar10-upper-lower-vise-blocks , and a good vise for torquing the barrel nut

Should be all the tools to complete the build

Yea. No problem. I still think it was seeing stuff from School of the American Rifle & Netchemica's suggestions that finally got me across the finish line.

I spent a lot of money to get this fixed/right.

1. MI-URR
2. G&G Lapping Tool Torque wrench Fat wrench
3. ½" torque wrench
4. Wheeler FAT torque wrench
5. Extra Raptor CH
6. vice grips
7. wheeler's armorer's block
8. So many extended magazine release buttons