mikemyers
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I think most people involved with working on guns either already know (or soon will know) of the need to use tools designed for working on guns, not the ordinary screwdrivers, etc., that you buy at the local hardware shop.
My question for someone here who is a qualified gunsmith, is using tools such as the "Chapman Mft. Co. #9600 Gun Screw Driver Kit" adequate, or do you recommend more specialized tools? The application I'm thinking of is disassembly, cleaning, and re-assembly of a handgun, using the "right" tool, so screwheads remain looking factory-new.
Cheap tools get rounded off over time, break, damage the screws they're supposedly tightening or loosening, and if you look closely at the screwhead after using them, the screw might look damaged. I assume this is because the screwdriver is not the exact size needed for that particular screw.
If the Chapman set is NOT adequate, how is one to know what specific tools they should have on hand, to work on a particular gun?
(The Chapman set I'm looking at now dates back to the 1980's.... it's still available today, http://www.amazon.com/Chapman-9600-Starter-Gunsmith-Screwdriver/dp/B0002S7YBI, and I assume it's pretty much the same.)
My question for someone here who is a qualified gunsmith, is using tools such as the "Chapman Mft. Co. #9600 Gun Screw Driver Kit" adequate, or do you recommend more specialized tools? The application I'm thinking of is disassembly, cleaning, and re-assembly of a handgun, using the "right" tool, so screwheads remain looking factory-new.
Cheap tools get rounded off over time, break, damage the screws they're supposedly tightening or loosening, and if you look closely at the screwhead after using them, the screw might look damaged. I assume this is because the screwdriver is not the exact size needed for that particular screw.
If the Chapman set is NOT adequate, how is one to know what specific tools they should have on hand, to work on a particular gun?
(The Chapman set I'm looking at now dates back to the 1980's.... it's still available today, http://www.amazon.com/Chapman-9600-Starter-Gunsmith-Screwdriver/dp/B0002S7YBI, and I assume it's pretty much the same.)