Quality screwdrivers??

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Can anyone recommend a quality brand of gunsmiths screwdrivers? I have two different sets of Wheeler and I have broken at least two of them. Today I broke the smallest Torx type driver off in the scope screw for a Ruger scope ring while attempting to remove the screw. Then I went and grabbed a No Name brand out of my regular tool box and promptly broke it as well. Dug through the tools until I found a Fuller brand driver and then broke it off as well.

Yes, I was careless and over torqued the screws to 28 inch pounds instead of 15 inch pounds. Misread a printed chart. Sort of like that old carpenters saying "measure twice, cut once".

My head is just not in the game today. I installed two Ruger Front scope bases/rings instead of one of each. I got lucky and a magnet pulled the broken tips out of the screw heads.

Figured that I better go to the couch before I REALLY wreck something. Any tips on how to remove over tightened screws? LOL
 
50 years ago I bought several screwdrivers from Simpson Sears and ground them to fit specific screws... some I re-heat treated after extensive grinding... I am still using those today. You don't need to buy expensive bits sets.
 
d4dave1 said:
Yeah but 50 years ago Sears made decent quality tools. I am still using my Pa's Craftsmen socket set.
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Still using my grandfathers hand tools. My Wheeler tool sets must be tougher than yours, I can’t seem to be able to destroy mine no matter how stupid i get
 
I went crazy and bought the Mag Tip driver set from Brownells. All flathead, but EVERY flathead I’ll likely ever need. Will expand with torx heads soon, but getting by with Mastercraft Maximum for now. As already noted, a bit of heat may help your cause.
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CranePete said:
I went crazy and bought the Mag Tip driver set from Brownells. All flathead, but EVERY flathead I’ll likely ever need....
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This ^^^^. The problem with gunsmithing is that you run into all sort of sizes of screw slots; there are Brownells bits to fit just about any screw, including very thin slots on some European guns. The Brownells bits are made in the USA by Apex Fasteners (some of the Brownells bits have Apex # on them, such as 445###)

As Dennis said above, another alternative is to grind your own Just make sure the blade is ground parallel and not tapered :)
 
I know I will get shot down over this, but I bought a set of Weaver bit set, in the big green plastic box. Added a set of picks, brass punch set, couple of toothbrushes, and Torx bit to fit CZ rimfire action screws. The Torx I got from CT, come two in a pack.

Matter of fact, I bought Deaner a set too!
 
The Wheeler set is made in China and the steal is soft and breaks easily.They also don't back what they sell.
 
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