Need barrel Nut tightened

[DJespersen]

Hello friendly shooters,

As the title states, I need help tightening my barrel nut. It's something I could have done myself but I'm living in an apartment in brookaven now and don't have the vice or torque wrench I had back home.

Anyone in the area able to tighten it for me? Local gunsmith quoted me $50! Getting it to the proper torque and a look through the back end of the upper and see that it's aligned correctly is all I need.

Thanks for any help!

 

[railin93]

If you were closer id be more than happy to help...hope someone near you chimes in for ya

 

[DJespersen]

Thanks railin93. Willing to travel if it's feasible. If all hope is lost, id rather pay to ship it home and have my dad or brother do it before paying a guy $50 to put on the torque wrench and tighten to the click...

 

[railin93]

Ill do it for free...if i got the right wrench...can you snap a pic of the nut so we can see

 

[ItBeMe]

What kind of gun. Post a picture I will do it for Free.

 

[DJespersen]

I will post a picture at home. It's an ar15 upper receiver, barrel, and the barrel but that tightens the barrel to the receiver. It's not difficult, but normally requires a vice with a bev block or some way to lock the upper receiver stationary, armorers wrench (I have) or barrel nut key (I have) and torque wrench (don't have).

 

[freedom]

In Covington if you want to come out this way.

 

[kuduman]

It's slightly more involved than "looking through the receiver to see if it's straight". The gas tube has to not bind on the carrier key. This may take multiple tries to get right, and there's a technique to it, and ways to check the alignment. Not hard, but not necessarily easy, even with the tools.

$50 is a fair price. I probably paid over $100 for the tools...

But I'm sure someone will help you.

EDIT: It's NOT simply tightening to a given torque. There's a suitable range of torques, but the alignment is the issue.

 

[DJespersen]

It's slightly more involved than "looking through the receiver to see if it's straight". The gas tube has to not bind on the carrier key. This may take multiple tries to get right, and there's a technique to it, and ways to check the alignment. Not hard, but not necessarily easy, even with the tools.

$50 is a fair price. I probably paid over $100 for the tools...

But I'm sure someone will help you.

EDIT: It's NOT simply tightening to a given torque. There's a suitable range of torques, but the alignment is the issue.

Totally agree with you. But largely these are mandatory details that don't largely complicate the overall job. Important details to consider though. I still personally don't think that the job costs more than the price of a lower receiver.