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<blockquote data-quote="tulsacrittergetter" data-source="post: 2909462" data-attributes="member: 41264"><p>Beardking,</p><p></p><p>You need a special tool in order to remove the stock barrel nut, and <strong>you will also need a barrel vise</strong>. Tacticool22.com sells a kit that has everything that you need here, and it is <span style="color: #ff0000"><strong>$79</strong></span>: <u><a href="https://www.tacticool22.com/product/free-float-handguard-kit-sw-mp15-22-modified-4-piece/" target="_blank">https://www.tacticool22.com/product/free-float-handguard-kit-sw-mp15-22-modified-4-piece/</a></u></p><p><u></u></p><p>**IMPORTANT: <u>DO NOT</u> attempt to do this without the barrel vise. You cannot clamp the receiver or the handguard and try to remove the flash hider or the barrel nut. You can easily screw up your rifle by twisting the barrel inside the receiver housing, and it will become misaligned and unusable. You have to clamp the barrel in a barrel vise</p><p></p><p>Or, you can save $25 - $30 and get it on Amazon (still from Tacticool22). In total, I paid (with shipping) <span style="color: #ff0000"><strong>$55.51</strong></span>. This is where I got mine....</p><p></p><p>1. <u><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GX4Y1J8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1" target="_blank">Barrel vise and barrel nut wrench (pro)</a></u>.</p><p>2. <u><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GRDFCOI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1" target="_blank">Free-float handguard converter nut + wrench</a></u> (different from barrel nut wrench)</p><p></p><p>This is the YouTube video that I watched before I did my conversion. It's a pretty simple process really: [MEDIA=youtube]T6lEcjpSeWg[/MEDIA]</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6lEcjpSeWg" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6lEcjpSeWg</a></p><p>If you live in the Tulsa area, we can meet up and I'll help you swap out your handguard so you don't have to buy the kit from Tacticool22. That will save you some money and help you get a nice handguard. Send me a private message if you want to do that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tulsacrittergetter, post: 2909462, member: 41264"] Beardking, You need a special tool in order to remove the stock barrel nut, and [B]you will also need a barrel vise[/B]. Tacticool22.com sells a kit that has everything that you need here, and it is [COLOR=#ff0000][B]$79[/B][/COLOR]: [U][URL]https://www.tacticool22.com/product/free-float-handguard-kit-sw-mp15-22-modified-4-piece/[/URL] [/U] **IMPORTANT: [U]DO NOT[/U] attempt to do this without the barrel vise. You cannot clamp the receiver or the handguard and try to remove the flash hider or the barrel nut. You can easily screw up your rifle by twisting the barrel inside the receiver housing, and it will become misaligned and unusable. You have to clamp the barrel in a barrel vise[U][/U] Or, you can save $25 - $30 and get it on Amazon (still from Tacticool22). In total, I paid (with shipping) [COLOR=#ff0000][B]$55.51[/B][/COLOR]. This is where I got mine.... 1. [U][URL='https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GX4Y1J8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1']Barrel vise and barrel nut wrench (pro)[/URL][/U]. 2. [U][URL='https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GRDFCOI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1']Free-float handguard converter nut + wrench[/URL][/U] (different from barrel nut wrench) This is the YouTube video that I watched before I did my conversion. It's a pretty simple process really: [MEDIA=youtube]T6lEcjpSeWg[/MEDIA] [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6lEcjpSeWg'][/URL] If you live in the Tulsa area, we can meet up and I'll help you swap out your handguard so you don't have to buy the kit from Tacticool22. That will save you some money and help you get a nice handguard. Send me a private message if you want to do that. [/QUOTE]
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