With the MI-URR you can install forward assists and dust covers without having a barrel installed.
This tool also works great for barrel nuts and muzzle devises as it has a spline that goes through the charging handle slot and takes the stress off of the barrel extension index pin.
Both, just like the Windham Weaponry barreling jig and the 2UnqueLLC barreling jig. This type of design keeps your indexing pin from shearing and your sights in alignment while tightening or loosening a barrel nut. Unlike the standard reaction rod style tools.