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If you buy a gun, spend a little more money and invest in quality screwdrivers
Posted on 9/10/14 at 7:15 pm
Posted on 9/10/14 at 7:15 pm
Buggered screw slots are the mark of a rank amateur, and the 'gunsmith' screwdriver kit you are buying at the box store is Chinese crap. Spend a few dollars and invest in quality like the set below from Brownells:
Set for a 1911 but they carry others - just search on their site
Plus here are a few tips for free:
- Use a screwdriver bit that fills the slot without moving and is almost as wide as the slot
- Take a file and chamfer the corners of the bit to avoid gouging the screwhole in the gun
- Use firm downward pressure when turning gun screws
NEVER EVER use anything other than a hollow ground screw driver bit for gun screws. Using a 'hardware store' screwdriver will guarantee damage and you will be ridiculed by the OB.
#themoreyouknow
Set for a 1911 but they carry others - just search on their site
Plus here are a few tips for free:
- Use a screwdriver bit that fills the slot without moving and is almost as wide as the slot
- Take a file and chamfer the corners of the bit to avoid gouging the screwhole in the gun
- Use firm downward pressure when turning gun screws
NEVER EVER use anything other than a hollow ground screw driver bit for gun screws. Using a 'hardware store' screwdriver will guarantee damage and you will be ridiculed by the OB.
#themoreyouknow
This post was edited on 9/10/14 at 9:41 pm
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Posted on 9/10/14 at 7:18 pm to weagle99
very good info...I didn't know gun-specific screwdrivers were made...
what does the term "hollow ground" mean?...
what does the term "hollow ground" mean?...
Posted on 9/10/14 at 7:20 pm to weagle99
I only use Klein tools. 
Posted on 9/10/14 at 7:20 pm to Spankum
quote:
what does the term "hollow ground" mean?...
The end of the bit is ground so that the sides are exactly parallel, not tapered like a 'hardware store' screwdriver.
Posted on 9/10/14 at 7:28 pm to weagle99
i didn't know that. good info
Posted on 9/10/14 at 7:49 pm to weagle99
Buggered one once and I always use a gunsmith's set of tools now. 
back then but 
now.
back then but now. Posted on 9/10/14 at 9:19 pm to weagle99
Good advice, weagle99. I bought a Brownell's screwdriver set MANY years ago and it's been some of the best money I ever spent. 
Posted on 9/10/14 at 9:28 pm to weagle99
Invest in a damned torque-driver too.
Posted on 9/11/14 at 7:48 am to Clames
quote:
spend a little more money and invest in quality screwdrivers
This is especially true on the old brownings. Those thing have the slimmest screw slots I've ever seen.
Posted on 9/11/14 at 10:02 am to ducksnbass
Brownells also sells a set for the Brownings that have thin screw slots.
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