Gunsmith tools

[International Harvester]

I’m looking for a gunsmith tool kit for a Christmas gift. I’d like something of good quality for tourquing screws with standard and hex etc. Any recommendations? My Smithing knowledge goes as far as G96 oil and cotton patches lol. Thanks IH

 

[vagrantviking]

GF got me a Wheeler set and extra bits off Amazon last year. It's nice to have.

 

[International Harvester]

Yes I’ve been looking at the wheeler sets, looks like I have to get the tourque driver separately. I also heard that Vortex makes a nice driver but not sure of the drive size. Like most things it’s hard to find the kit that does it all. It will be mostly used on pre 64 Winchester M70’s,M12’s,one Japanese Mark V Weatherby, and Leupold mounts.

 

[Mik123]

Brownells Magna Tip Bit Set

 

[guntech]

I would prefer quality screwdrivers over a torque wrench... a torque wrench is a luxury item, about the last thing a smith really "needs".

 

[WobblyHead]

+1 on the quality screwdrivers with hollow ground tips.

 

[vagrantviking]

It's mostly good in that it has a large array of different flat blade bits. Different widths and thickness. Only used the torque driver for a couple scopes.

 

[BCRider]

A torque driver is one of those things that is nice for when starting out or where one only does such work occasionally. But for those that use these tools and do lots of this sort of work they soon develop a pretty good feel for how tight to torque small screws. The Wheeler kit is fantastic. And if you get the bigger 90 something piece kit it has some duplicates of the more commonly used sizes which can be dressed to slightly narrower to fit specific guns you frequently work on. And that's a rather handy thing.