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So let's say I want a set of gunsmithing screwdrivers...
« on: April 08, 2010, 02:13:45 PM »
Should I just bop along to Brownell's page and buy whatever is cheapest, or is there a noticeable difference in quality between the various brands? Any thoughts on good kits to pick up? I'm not a professional and probably don't need eleventy nine different sizes and shapes, but a good practical assortment would be nice.
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Re: So let's say I want a set of gunsmithing screwdrivers...
« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2010, 02:23:19 PM »
I've had a Brownells kit for years.  I've broken a tip (the tiniest flat blade, but otherwise they've worked well.

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Re: So let's say I want a set of gunsmithing screwdrivers...
« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2010, 02:40:08 PM »
i like my bondhus set
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Re: So let's say I want a set of gunsmithing screwdrivers...
« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2010, 02:41:31 PM »
The Wheeler Engineering ones are good.

Although the main thing is to just get hollow ground flat-head screws with square bottoms so they don't gouge fine gun screws.

General woodworking and mechanic screwdrivers are chisel or V shaped at the tip to make inserting them quicker and easier, and it's presumed buggering a screw isn't a big deal as long as you're not stripping it completely.

Or be like me... cheap/lazy and just be careful, or wrap the tips those Craftsman's in a bit of masking tape.  =D

(Although seriously, I've got a cheap set of Chinese multi-bit screwdriver/socket kit where all the flat-blade driver bits are hollow ground and fit gun screws and other machine screws very nicely...)
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Re: So let's say I want a set of gunsmithing screwdrivers...
« Reply #4 on: April 08, 2010, 03:33:06 PM »
I first got a set of Chapman "gunsmithing" screwdrivers at a banquet as a door prize . . . hardened and hollow-ground, they mostly worked OK, but some of the bits were a tad brittle and broke far too easily.

I now have a set of Wheeler Engineering screwdrivers that appear to be of higher quality - none have broken yet, anyway - and am satisfied for now. The set even has a number of specialty bits that are rather uncommon, such as one for reinstalling the trigger rebound spring on an S&W revolver.

(BTW, on the topic of Wheeler Engineering . . . they have a torque screwdriver aimed at the market for installing 'scope rings and such. The on-line user reviews I've seen are NOT very good.)
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