A MUST have for building AR lowers

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There was an arfcom guy that taught his son to make and sell them. His were basically a 5/16 or so rod faced and drilled on the end to lightly hold the pin. The kicker is the hole was offset over to one side so that you could get over where you need it to be against the receiver

Painters tape around the mag catch and some vice grips do a great job of slowly pushing in evenly. Lowers are so easy to build. I would do them at my office desk in a few minutes. Painters tape, vice grips, tap hammer and little else. Or if you are doing the buttstock, a center punch and a nut wrench, a vice and mag block is handy, but the guts are simple
 
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Painters tape around the mag catch and some vice grips do a great job of slowly pushing in evenly. Lowers are so easy to build. I would do them at my office desk in a few minutes. Painters tape, vice grips, tap hammer and little else. Of you are doing the buttstick, a center punch and a nut wrench, a vice and mag block is handy, but the guts are simple


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I’ve done it both ways. Better than Vice grips and or channel locks are a set of smooth jaw Knipex. Still yet The purpose built punch is well worth the sub $10 price tag
 

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I didn’t have any blocks when I did my first one. I have a piece of railroad track that I use as an anvil. I zip tied the lower to it so it would hold in place while I did my tapping and stuff. Actually worked pretty well
 

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