AR Wrench
It’s a good wrench for the price. It will last forever.
Heavy duty tool
This is definitely a heavy duty tool but unfortunately it did not fit anything on my ATI .300 pistol.
Good tool
Good tool. Decent price.
Handy tool for AR work
The parts of the tool I have used definitely get 5 stars, but I haven't used every part of this wrench yet, so I'm going to leave off 1 star because I can't give a full review of all of the features. I've swapped out a few milspec buffer tubes, and it fit the castle nuts perfectly. The 5/8" slot was also useful in replacing the muzzle device on my 308 AR. The little oval shaped cutout on the castle nut end of the wrench was the perfect size to manipulate a rifle length extension tube.
I'm happy with it
My first effort in customization: change the end plate on my DPMS AR-15 to accommodate a new, single-point sling. The wrench worked as advertised to remove the coil spring tube with little fuss. I will add one caveat! The wrench WILL leave small marks on the coil spring tube as you learn to use it.
Good wrench for the price
The only thing I had a hard time with was tighting the castle nut due to my magpul asap attachment point getting in the way somewhat.
Solid tool
I liked the tool when I was searching to a Armorer's wrench and picked this when I seen it was on sale. I'm happy with all but one thing, when attaching my 1/2" ratchet style torque wrench to torque the barrel nut (standard type) I found the 1/2" attachment point to close to the pins (used for Free floating barrel nuts) that blocked my torque wrench from attaching. I had to use a short extender between the wrenches, it will fit fine when using the Free Floating pins. This needs to be moved a little add clearance in future models. Other than that the wrench looks and feels solid and no one has a warranty like Brownell.
Quality Wrench
This wrench is heavy and solid. The only problem I had with it was trying to remove the buffer tube nut on a AR pistol with brace. The way the tool was made it will not fit over or around. I had to cut off the fourth notch to make the wrench work.
Great Brownell's Wrench
Another great product for the AR-15 crowd offered by Brownells. this rugged well balanced and nicely finished wrench will provide results in the numerous AR-15 tasks required for both novice and journeyman smittys alike. The castle wrench easily allows a snug fit to the most recalcitrant/red glued lock rings found. The barrel nut end gives the choice of 2 sides to work with. The raised tooth side can both engage & hold the barrel nut secure when higher torque is needed. Even at 90 ft/lbs I never had a slip off/knuckle debrider occur from the wrench itself. 5 stars are narrowly and the "hard to use" con are listed only because the 1/2' drive cut is unfortunately located just a little too close to the wrench teeth thus prohibiting a good working fit with my ratchet style torque wrench. I did manage to skin my knuckles at 60 ft/lbs when the extension I rigged between the torque wrench and the tool slipped causing howls of pain. I think if the 1/2" drive slot was moved say, 5/8' toward the opposite end, one could easily attach a stout 1/2" drive torque wrench to do the job. Other than that, it is a joy to use.
