Hollow-ground screwdriver suggestions?

[Angel Eyes]

I'm considering getting a set.  Any particular brands I should look for or avoid?  Thanks.

[T.O.M.]

I'm also shopping for a set, or maybe bits to fit my Kobalt handles...

[Cliffh]

I've got a set from Brownell's that I like.  Included with the set was a stone for re-grinding, if/when needed.

Also have a set of 1/4" hex-bits.  Can't remember where they came from, but I'd bet on Brownell's.

[lee n. field]

I'm considering getting a set.  Any particular brands I should look for or avoid?  Thanks.

For gunsmithing?  I have a set of Forster screwdrivers that seem well made.  Honestly haven't used them much.

[Matthew Carberry]

For gunsmithing? No real torque? Any of the Brownells or Midway sets with decent reviews.

[230RN]

I got this set from Harbor Freight and whenever I use it, I seem to have to use one size smaller than the screw slot actually is, leading to burring of the screw slot if one is not careful.

Not recommended.

[MechAg94]

If you are talking about a gunsmithing screw driver set, I got a Wheeler set from MidwayUSA.  I don't know if it is great or not, but so far it has done well.  There is always a bit that fits tight in any screw I have come across so far.  I am happy to have it.  However, I only use it occasionally tinkering around.

[Ben]

I got this set from Harbor Freight and whenever I use it, I seem to have to use one size smaller than the screw slot actually is, leading to burring of the screw slot if one is not careful.

Not recommended.

Given they don't work well, that may be a cheap (insert country here) knockoff of a set that looks just like that (except in a red box) that I got from Brownell's and am very happy with.

[brimic]

I bought a set of B-square screwdrivers from the local Fleet Farm about a decade ago. They cost me about $25 at the time and are still in use.

[AmbulanceDriver]

Brimic, is it the set in the gray plastic case?   If so, I've got the same set.   The only issue I have with it is the strength of the smallest bits.  I've bent the tip of the smallest flat screwdriver.   But it's still usable.

[HankB]

If you are talking about a gunsmithing screw driver set, I got a Wheeler set from MidwayUSA. I don't know if it is great or not, but so far it has done well.  There is always a bit that fits tight in any screw I have come across so far.  I am happy to have it.  However, I only use it occasionally tinkering around.

I've got this set too . . . it's not something I use every day, but the times I HAVE needed a close-fitting screwdriver, it's worked exactly the way its supposed to without the bit breaking or bending; so far, so good.

Here's a picture & some manufacturer's information: (i.e., ad copy.)  http://www.battenfeldtechnologies.com/wheeler-engineering/catalog.asp?product=Professional-Gunsmith-Screwdriver-Set-89-pc

[Angel Eyes]

I've got this set too . . . it's not something I use every day, but the times I HAVE needed a close-fitting screwdriver, it's worked exactly the way its supposed to without the bit breaking or bending; so far, so good.

Here's a picture & some manufacturer's information: (i.e., ad copy.)  http://www.battenfeldtechnologies.com/wheeler-engineering/catalog.asp?product=Professional-Gunsmith-Screwdriver-Set-89-pc

I saw that set on Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Wheeler-89-Piece-Deluxe-Gunsmithing-Screwdriver/product-reviews/B001C63M7O/ref=dp_db_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1) 

Reviews have been decidedly mixed.

[HankB]

The Amazon reviews are SO different I have to wonder whether or not they've been using the same supplier/subcontractor all along.

I bought mine "on sale" at Sportsman's Warehouse for about 1/2 the list price and like I wrote, so far so good; quality and strength of the bits seems better than a cheap "Chapman" gunsmithing screwdriver set I won as a door prize. In fact, my only complaint is that the case doesn't hold the handles/extensions very securely - tip or tilt it, and they tend to rattle around some.

(One of the Amazon reviewers mentioned Wheeler's FAT torque wrench: now that is an item I've read a lot of negative reviews about.)

[zxcvbob]

I got this set from Harbor Freight and whenever I use it, I seem to have to use one size smaller than the screw slot actually is, leading to burring of the screw slot if one is not careful.

Not recommended.

Maybe you're supposed to sharpen them before use?  That way you can fit the driver to the specific screwslot.

[brimic]

Brimic, is it the set in the gray plastic case?   If so, I've got the same set.   The only issue I have with it is the strength of the smallest bits.  I've bent the tip of the smallest flat screwdriver.   But it's still usable.

Yes.

[AJ Dual]

Maybe you're supposed to sharpen them before use?  That way you can fit the driver to the specific screwslot.

If it's an old, expensive, or important gun, that's the only way it's done. Unless the bit is a 100% perfect fit.