Looking to purchase quality gunsmithing screw driver set For general use.
Browsed the Brownell’s website but was overwhelmed by the choices.
Browsed the Brownell’s website but was overwhelmed by the choices.
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Your are looking in the correct place. I bought a general set from Brownel's and then added as I needed items. I added the S&W set and one for a Redfield scope base and a couple to fit a double I had at one time. I have a Chapman set I used to us back when I worked but much prefer the fit of the Brownel's bits for guns.
You can’t go wrong with the 44 pc magna tip set, if your doing shotgun work add in the thin bit set also.
My handle preference is the law enforcement style, but who am I kidding I have each style.
It gets a little pricey but great tools are worth every penny.
My handle preference is the law enforcement style, but who am I kidding I have each style.
It gets a little pricey but great tools are worth every penny.
the standard sets typically don't include thin/small enough tips, consider getting a thin/small set too
I have a Lyman set and it has allot of variable tips in several size collections and good quality.
I’ve used the Brownells house brand fixed blade (blue/clear handles) ones since 2014 and have had great luck with them.
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I’ve used Grace, Forster, and multiple other brands I don’t remember. If I could do it all over again, I’d still get the Brownells ones.
Keep in mind that fixed blade screwdrivers are always going to give you the most control. The Brownells Magnatip bits are great for chucking in the drill press and turning with a wrench when you need to apply serious rotational torque and downward force at the same time.
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I’ve used Grace, Forster, and multiple other brands I don’t remember. If I could do it all over again, I’d still get the Brownells ones.
Keep in mind that fixed blade screwdrivers are always going to give you the most control. The Brownells Magnatip bits are great for chucking in the drill press and turning with a wrench when you need to apply serious rotational torque and downward force at the same time.
i have 40 +- brownells bits and 3 handles. i have 8 or 10 broken bits. a couple years ago i contacted them to place a order. i questioned them about bit replacement. years ago i needed to return the damaged bits. they no longer have that policy. all you need to do is send a copy of the reciept. how many of you keep reciepts? fortunatly i have reciepts from 20 years in the business. but i need to go thru them. in my opinion that is just a ploy to replace less bits. if they still have that policy i don't know. i no longer deal with them very much. i don't like some of their prices; and they charge for a catalog that used to be free
I have a large Weaver set, a small Wheeler set and a small Brownells set. The Brownells set is superior in the quality hands down.
You got the best response in post #3. I've used all the aforementioned sets above and none compare to Brownells quality or selection. Buy the set, add the thin bits and you've got 99% of any job covered. I keep a couple of spares around to be ground for specific jobs, like the screw in the fore end latch on a TM-1. I've been using the Brownells bits daily for the last 15 years, I've only broken 2 bits to the best of my memory. As the Snap-On dealer says, "Buy once, cry once".
This is JUST personal preference....I prefer the screwdrivers that DO NOT use the universal handle with the multi-bit (magnetic) attachments. Why you ask?? Good question. Once again. Personal preference, but I do not like the small amount of play or 'slop' (or whatever you want to call it) between tightening and loosening (clockwise/counterclockwise) that all the bits have in a universal handle application. Just my suggestion... FWIW...
Maybe the magnetic bit type screwdrivers may not bother you one bit... (Ha..Git it? )
Seriously thought, if you can afford them, consider the 'fixed blade set'.
BROWNELLS FIXED-BLADE SCREWDRIVER SETS
Maybe the magnetic bit type screwdrivers may not bother you one bit... (Ha..Git it? )
Seriously thought, if you can afford them, consider the 'fixed blade set'.
BROWNELLS FIXED-BLADE SCREWDRIVER SETS
Buy swap meat and yard sale screw drivers and learn how to grind those to fit your needs.
Yes the Brownells is good, but grinding your own, especially for once in a long time or once ever job. In my humble opinion and training is running circles around Brownells and every other product out there!
For very fine screws and chucked up in a drill press, I can't beat a high speed ( spade) wood drill ground to fit perfectly.
Three of my most used screw drivers are 50 cent yard sales finds. Ground to fit an odd screw and now fitting more than I thought I would use them, thinking they were one off grinds. I only have two drawers full of potential one off screw driver blanks waiting to get ground for "THAT IMPOSSIBLE SCREW!"
Al
Yes the Brownells is good, but grinding your own, especially for once in a long time or once ever job. In my humble opinion and training is running circles around Brownells and every other product out there!
For very fine screws and chucked up in a drill press, I can't beat a high speed ( spade) wood drill ground to fit perfectly.
Three of my most used screw drivers are 50 cent yard sales finds. Ground to fit an odd screw and now fitting more than I thought I would use them, thinking they were one off grinds. I only have two drawers full of potential one off screw driver blanks waiting to get ground for "THAT IMPOSSIBLE SCREW!"
Al
The Brownells Magna sets are ok as long as you understand that many bits are brittle, especially if the fit is slightly undersized. So, extreme caution is necessary when torqueing tight screws. Get the intermediate length driver so you can work closer to your project.
I've broken many of them and instead of returning them I re-grind them when necessary. So do yourself a favor and but a small wheel to re-grind and custom size your bits. My wheel is 1.5 in diameter.
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As @Big Az Al says above...garage sales and thrift stores are good places to get OLD tools. The steel in the old quality screwdrivers is much better than anything made currently.
I've broken many of them and instead of returning them I re-grind them when necessary. So do yourself a favor and but a small wheel to re-grind and custom size your bits. My wheel is 1.5 in diameter.
As @Big Az Al says above...garage sales and thrift stores are good places to get OLD tools. The steel in the old quality screwdrivers is much better than anything made currently.
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