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Offline NENick

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Tool for Truing receiver on AR15
« on: December 23, 2015, 03:10:41 PM »
Hey Team,

Does anyone have the tool for truing the face on an AR15 receiver?

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Re: Tool for Truing receiver on AR15
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2015, 04:28:01 PM »
I don't have the tool but it raises a question.  What will you do if your barrel isn't true?

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Re: Tool for Truing receiver on AR15
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2015, 04:39:53 PM »
Not sure. Is it not worth doing?

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Re: Tool for Truing receiver on AR15
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2015, 05:18:27 PM »
I'd ask Shooter.  He has everything.

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Re: Tool for Truing receiver on AR15
« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2015, 05:45:44 PM »
 I can check the trueness of the barrel and barrel extension, but don't have the tools to do the receiver
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Re: Tool for Truing receiver on AR15
« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2015, 06:00:59 PM »
Brownells has a lapping tool to do the face of the receiver, cost looks to be less that someone doing it for you

   http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-tools-supplies/rifle-tools/receiver-tools/ar-15-m16-upper-receiver-lapping-tool-prod20220.aspx
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Re: Tool for Truing receiver on AR15
« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2015, 06:07:23 PM »
eh.... i'd suggest just buy another upper and sell that one as blem unit and note its condition.
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Re: Tool for Truing receiver on AR15
« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2015, 07:03:24 PM »
Bkoenig does per another thread if I recall correctly

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Re: Tool for Truing receiver on AR15
« Reply #8 on: December 23, 2015, 07:46:09 PM »
I do, but I don't use it much.  I haven't really noticed a difference in accuracy. 

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Re: Tool for Truing receiver on AR15
« Reply #9 on: December 24, 2015, 09:45:19 AM »
Not sure. Is it not worth doing?

If properly torqued, I doubt it's worth doing.  Once your barrel is torqued down, it shouldn't move.  If it doesn't move, it's consistent.  Consistency is the key to accuracy.

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Re: Tool for Truing receiver on AR15
« Reply #10 on: December 24, 2015, 10:21:14 AM »
I'll note that when you have a bolt action receiver accurized the gunsmith will true the face of the receiver and recut the barrel threads so they're perfectly straight with the bore.  When you're building a custom precision rifle you're already using a match grade barrel, though, and you're doing everything you can to squeeze every last bit of accuracy of out of it.  In theory having some misalignment of the barrel with the receiver may affect accuracy on an AR, but I doubt if you'll notice any difference unless you have a very good barrel and have eliminated all the other variables.  I would do it on a precision AR with a heavy match grade barrel, but probably wouldn't bother otherwise.


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Re: Tool for Truing receiver on AR15
« Reply #11 on: December 25, 2015, 01:01:38 PM »
I could see where initial accuracy might be affected ... until the sights were adjusted to compensate.  Once the sights were adjusted, though, how would any misalignment affect accuracy?

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Re: Tool for Truing receiver on AR15
« Reply #12 on: December 25, 2015, 08:03:31 PM »
Once the sights were adjusted, though, how would any misalignment affect accuracy?

I seem to recall reading somewhere that if the barrel extension is not square to the front of the receiver, more pressure is applied to one area when torquing the barrel nut, and as result, when the assembly heats up the uneven application of pressure at the barrel extension/receiver interface increases the likelihood of a shift in POI
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