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Tommyguns · 03-30-2007, 09:16 AM

I did a search but couldn't fine what I needed.
Can someone suggest a decent gunsmith screwdriver set that includes hollow-ground flat head drivers? I don't want the huge 89 piece Wheeler set since I am not a gunsmith but I do want one with various size heads made from hardened steel. I am about to pick up an 1873 Uberti short rifle and I plan on changing the innards to upgrade it, and I don't want to scratch the finish with an incorrectly fitted driver head.
Thanks.

waynes_world_45 · 03-30-2007, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Tommyguns

I did a search but couldn't fine what I needed.
Can someone suggest a decent gunsmith screwdriver set that includes hollow-ground flat head drivers? I don't want the huge 89 piece Wheeler set since I am not a gunsmith but I do want one with various size heads made from hardened steel. I am about to pick up an 1873 Uberti short rifle and I plan on changing the innards to upgrade it, and I don't want to scratch the finish with an incorrectly fitted driver head.
Thanks.

I have this one. Probably find it cheaper somewhere else.

http://www.wilsoncombat.com/a_tools_...crewdriver.asp

DeltaCharlie · 03-30-2007, 10:20 AM

i picked up a little screw driver with the different bits in the grip that is made by Kobalt. got it from Lowe's i think. anyway, i've been able to open it once. yeah, one time, and i had to use pliers to get it open the first time, now, i cannot get the end cap off at all. don't get this one as a cheap alternative. if i still had receipt and original package, i could take it back.

the wilson link above looks like a good set.

menecer24 · 03-30-2007, 10:14 PM

wheeler makes a really nice set has almost every kind of bit in it. I know Midaway sells them.

I_Route · 03-31-2007, 01:11 PM

You will not go wrong with Brownell's Magna-Tip sets. Do not waste your time or money on anything else. I own the 58pc. set and would not trade it for anything. Worth every penny. They have true hollow-ground bits.

Smaller sets:
http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/sto...ail.aspx?p=501

Larger sets:
http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/sto...ail.aspx?p=417

03-30-2007, 09:16 AM	#1
Tommyguns XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New York Posts: 134	Gunsmith screwdriver set I did a search but couldn't fine what I needed. Can someone suggest a decent gunsmith screwdriver set that includes hollow-ground flat head drivers? I don't want the huge 89 piece Wheeler set since I am not a gunsmith but I do want one with various size heads made from hardened steel. I am about to pick up an 1873 Uberti short rifle and I plan on changing the innards to upgrade it, and I don't want to scratch the finish with an incorrectly fitted driver head. Thanks.

03-30-2007, 10:14 PM	#4
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03-31-2007, 01:11 PM	#5
I_Route XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Merrimack, NH Posts: 850	You will not go wrong with Brownell's Magna-Tip sets. Do not waste your time or money on anything else. I own the 58pc. set and would not trade it for anything. Worth every penny. They have true hollow-ground bits. Smaller sets: http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/sto...ail.aspx?p=501 Larger sets: http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/sto...ail.aspx?p=417 __________________ Later, Jeff If you can read this, thank a teacher. If it is in English, thank a soldier. Last edited by I_Route; 03-31-2007 at 09:10 PM.

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03-30-2007, 10:20 AM	#3
DeltaCharlie XDTalk Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: where my hat is Posts: 50	i picked up a little screw driver with the different bits in the grip that is made by Kobalt. got it from Lowe's i think. anyway, i've been able to open it once. yeah, one time, and i had to use pliers to get it open the first time, now, i cannot get the end cap off at all. don't get this one as a cheap alternative. if i still had receipt and original package, i could take it back. the wilson link above looks like a good set.