Newbie question here.
What are some must have tools and equipment that make range visits and firearms upkeep easier?
Newbie question here.
What are some must have tools and equipment that make range visits and firearms upkeep easier?
Last edited by zygtac; 01-19-2024 at 11:21 AM. Reason: Was not specific enough
Corded variable speed 3/8" drill, 7 1/4"circular saw.
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Tool for woodworking? Metal working? Gunsmithing? Weaving baskets?
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Personally, I find buggered up screw slots to look amateurish and ugly - so I would suggest to start with a good set of gunsmith screwdrivers - old school English would call them "turn screws" - so parallel or slightly hollow ground so they engage the screw all the way down inside the slot. Most mechanic and household screwdrivers are tapered sides - only engage to top corner of the screw slot - with torque pressure, that top corner of the screw rolls over. You should be able to insert and remove a slotted screw without making a mark on it - but that takes snug fit - I think the set I have has about 60 size tips or so, and I still occasionally have to grind a tip to fit a particular slot. I think Brownells used to sell a set of SIX sizes for dismantling a Winchester 94 rifle - is that many different size slots on that ONE rifle. There are some rifles here where the screw head has been engraved into the engraving on the receiver - so no doubt that screw would cost many hundreds dollars to replace - makes a specific driver for that screw very inexpensive, in comparison. Is also some rifles with "timed" slots - so every screw slot is North / South in a line on that rifle. I think "modern" is commonly to use a Torx style, rather than learn to use a slotted style.
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Gunsmith screwdriver set with extra Allen keys, multi tool, knife, staple gun and staples, brass hammer and brass punches, red/blue Loctite, gun oil, nitro solvent, toothbrush.
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Torque screwdriver, set of punches, small hammer with plastic and brass tips, dentist syringe filled with grease