GJUK Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 Hello, What is a good GUNSMITH SCREWDRIVER SET please to buy? (sorry for the caps lock, copied the text) Cheers, Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 To do it properly, and to stop damaging the screws you needs Turnscrews or at least hollow ground screwdrivers. Those that end with a taper can lever out of tight screws and either wreck the screw or damage whatever is next to it when you slip. This sort of thing is best, but it depends what you are doing, if you just need the stock off an O/U for instance then anything will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 Hello, What is a good GUNSMITH SCREWDRIVER SET please to buy? (sorry for the caps lock, copied the text) Cheers, Jon At the risk of being pedantic... they are called turnscrews in the gun trade This term might help a google search .... Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJUK Posted January 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 Thanks guys very helpful. Cheers. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 Get in touch with poacher, he`s your man ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 It might be worth mentioning that a good gunsmith will have a large selection of turnscrews and he will try a number of them until he finds the perfect fit. If he does`nt have one that fits precisely he will grind one to fit. Don`t assume that, since the turnscrews are of good quality, that they will automatically fit the slot perfectly. Nick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 It is also worth noting that most of the slot drivers that come in the sets for electric screwdrivers are hollow ground. Whilst not sugesting the use of an electric drive on guns, a wide range of bits of varying widths and thicknesses can be found that are ideal if the corners are ground or "stoned" off. This, however does not account for the "snob" value of traditional turnscrews. D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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