Bite the Bullet and kiss Bubba-buggered screws goodbye!

pairof44sp · Dec 27, 2020

The first screw I chewed up on a Beretta grip broke my heart.

The second screw broke that same heart one time again.

It ain't gonna happen a third time. I'm tired of "screw heads that tell a story," and I'm tired of throwing $20 bills at the problem for screwdrivers from Lowe's that get me nowhere.

Gun friends, I don't care if Midway DOES ding me for $70, I need me 123 revolutionary soldiers in their own footlocker....

... talking about some Hessian Troops right here:

Demi-human · Dec 27, 2020

But, I don’t see any Torx bits...

There is a certain joy to perfectly timed slotted fasteners that is being lost to powered screwdrivers.
To the detriment of man...

Nice set, @pairof44sp.

DoubleMag · Dec 27, 2020

After XXX years that plastic hinge thingies breaks

.
Thank the Lord

for whoever invented gorilla tape, the ''hinge replacer'' hehe

Looks gr8t good luck ! !

ApacheCoTodd · Dec 27, 2020

DoubleMag said:
After XXX years that plastic hinge thingies breaks.
Thank the Lord for whoever invented gorilla tape, the ''hinge replacer'' hehe

Looks gr8t good luck ! !

Thanks for that. My kit is 20 or more years old and the *hinge* and clasp are an embarrassment to the tools inside.

Todd.

Ks5shooter · Dec 27, 2020

I bought this......

Waveski · Dec 27, 2020

Will any of those bits actually fit in the extremely narrow Beretta screw slot?
I wound up simply customizing a Beretta specific screw driver.

film495 · Dec 27, 2020

same story, buggered a screw a little on one of my father's old Winchesters, and got a cheap gunsmith set of drivers, it has fit everything I have need it for in the last several years, and no buggered screw heads.

Walkalong · Dec 27, 2020

A proper set of driver bits for guns is a must if you intend to take them apart, even once.

horsemen61 · Dec 27, 2020

Walkalong said:
A proper set of driver bits for guns is a must if you intend to take them apart, even once.

Amen to that!

lightman · Dec 27, 2020

I have an inexpensive set of Chapman bits that stays in my range bag and a much larger set from Brownells that stays in my gun cleaning/gun tool box. I have gradually added lots of spare an/or special bits to the Brownells set. Everybody needs a good set of screwdrivers if they tinker with guns.

Howland937 · Dec 27, 2020

Lots of companies make similar sets for reasonable money. I've got a MAC Tools set I've had for years. Including Torx, metric and standard hex and square drive. It was about half the cost of the ones from Brownells and Midway.

Demi-human said:
But, I don’t see any Torx bits...

Reloadron · Dec 27, 2020

Buy once and cry once. There is no substitute for quality tools. I like the Brownell's stuff but as long as you buy quality and not stuff made from case hardened peanut butter.

Ron

entropy · Dec 27, 2020

I have about 4 different sets, so I have every type I need. The Brownell's stay on my gun bench, the other go where they're needed.

Deus Machina · Dec 27, 2020

I honestly don't see why people are so averse to buying the appropriate tools in the first place.
Then again, I'm a tool guy. If something is best done with a specific tool, I want it.

entropy · Dec 27, 2020

Likewise. I was raised in a family full of mechanics. Grandpa owned a shop, Dad and my uncle worked for him before Dad became a cop, my uncle became a High School auto shop teacher. I still work on cars, not because I like to, but because I can and it saves me money. (Put a alternator in my truck yesterday, actually.) I like to work on guns. I take my time, do it right, and use the right tools.

Tommygunn · Dec 27, 2020

Reloadron said:
Buy once and cry once. There is no substitute for quality tools. I like the Brownell's stuff but as long as you buy quality and not stuff made from case hardened peanut butter.

Ron

"Case hardened peanut-butter." :rofl:

Sounds yummy, if a bit crunchy! :evil:

Tommygunn · Dec 27, 2020

Walkalong said:
A proper set of driver bits for guns is a must if you intend to take them apart, even once.

Absotively and posilutely Korrekt! I bought a Brownell's set a few months ago. I didn't realize they sold the bits in a bag along with the case .... and spent a bit of time finding the right socket for each bit. But, quality second to none.

Ks5shooter · Dec 27, 2020

The wheeler set is designed that the bit will break before it strips the screw etc. The upside to that is replacement bits are $1.99 or so.I bought 5 or 6 of the most popular as backup. Also have the Fat wrench for torquing rings bases etc and all bits interchange with the set.

22250Rem · Dec 27, 2020

DoubleMag said:
After XXX years that plastic hinge thingies breaks.
Thank the Lord for whoever invented gorilla tape, the ''hinge replacer'' hehe

Looks gr8t good luck ! !

......... Thanks for the tip. I was sick of that broken hinge on one of my two gunsmith screwdriver sets. Why didn't I think of that? Always getting inspirations and enlightenments here on TRH; and I even had some Gorilla tape handy....

...

..

Dunross · Dec 27, 2020

Brownells sells the extra-thin bits needed for Beretta screws. Mine fit perfectly in mine and a buddy's Berettas.

dcloco · Dec 27, 2020

Buy a couple of these. I have.

GUNSMITH 51 PC TOOL KIT OUTERS (cdnnsports.com)

Mr. Zorg · Dec 27, 2020

Ks5shooter said:
I bought this......
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I received one of those sets completely unexpectedly from my father in law for Christmas last week. I'm sure I'll be able to get good use from it.

Aim1 · Dec 27, 2020

I bought this on sale for $68. Seems to work well so far.

Don't know if Real Avid is known for quality or not. Maybe people on here know.

Ks5shooter · Dec 27, 2020

Mr. Zorg said:
I received one of those sets completely unexpectedly from my father in law for Christmas last week. I'm sure I'll be able to get good use from it.

The numbers on the lid are the replacement sku #s. Buy direct from wheeler...free shipping.

rust collector · Dec 27, 2020

Actually, although I hate to see a fine firearm defaced, marred screws tell me the gun needed repair and whoever attempted it wasn't up to the task.

Now that all you gun monkeys are getting proper turnscrews, the trail of suspicion disappears.

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