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General discussion => Gun Building => Topic started by: Brian Jordan on March 08, 2018, 10:55:06 PM
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I'm looking at the Brownell's Magna tip screw drivers. You guys have any experience with these? Any kits in particular you like? Perhaps other brands of screw drivers? I have a small Wheeler kit that I don not like at all. The inserts are loose and fall out of the handle.
Thanks
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Call Wheeler, they will replace your handle free of charge. Great people. Bob
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I have a set of the Bonanza Screw Drivers from Brownells that I have been using for 35 years. I ground the tips to match the screw slot sizes that use in the building process. There are six in the set and I find that these are all I deed for gun work.
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If Wheeler does not, another screwdriver handle for changeable bits will work. The Wheeler bit shank is the same hex shape and size as all my other screwdriver bits.
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I have and use the Brownells screwdriver set. I like them, particularly because the large selection of widths and thickness enable one to get a perfect fit.
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X2 on the Brownells set. Quality set with lots of available bits.
Fred
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I have Brownell's 44 piece set and love it. Though I have never used the short handle, always the long one.
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I have a set of Chapman Mfg screwdriver bits that I like.
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I have the 44 piece set and almost always use the short driver.
I do like it.
Fleener
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I have Brownell's Magna Tip set. I use it for the first disassembly, then I file a V notch in all my screws. I have two traditional flat screwdrivers that I use for assembly/disassembly after that.
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I also have the Brownells magna tip set. Very handy across many era's of firearms.
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I'm looking at the Brownell's Magna tip screw drivers. You guys have any experience with these? Any kits in particular you like? Perhaps other brands of screw drivers? I have a small Wheeler kit that I don not like at all. The inserts are loose and fall out of the handle.
Thanks
Melsdad,
I have a large Wheeler kit I've used for some time. The screw driver handle should have a small magnet in the bottom of the socket which holds the tips in place quite well. If your magnet is missing, contact Wheeler for one and things will work as they should.
Mole Eyes
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I have used a set from Chapman Mfg. for at least 28 years! Probably a lot less $$ than Brownells, and they have survived this long!
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I have and use the Grace set from Brownell's. Excellent screw drivers.
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get the red Forster/Bonanza (I don't think they use the Bonanza name now) screwdriver set. Really good quality and you can reshape the tips, if necessary, as the whole shank is full diameter. I've used mine for at least 20 years.
I would never be able to use any of the removable tip ones. They would all get lost in short order.
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I have been using a set of Bonanza screwdrivers for 25+ years with no complaints. I shied away from the magna tip screwdrivers because I was worried that I would lose all the tips like Stophel stated. A few months ago a friend of mine gave me a Wheeler 72pc Professional Gunsmithing Screwdriver Kit and I love it! It takes just a second but I always have the exact size tip that I need and it only takes a second to put everything back into the kit. With self discipline I have not lost any tips in 3 months of use.
David
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Been using the Magna Tip super set for over 20 years ...wow !!
I lost one or 2 tips .. and broke a few, thin bladed ones on stubborn rusty screws .
What I like most is that my workbench isn't cluttered with a bunch of screwdriver handles .. I use 2 long ones but rarely mr stubby ..
Allen
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I have been using the Brownell's drivers for perhaps 30 years or more, and consider them go-to tools. I know they're guaranteed, but I've not broken one yet.
I had a set of Grace screwdrivers once. I would get something from a big box store before I would go back to the Grace.
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Through the yrs have had the pleasure of looking at various screwdrivers when visiting hardware stores and depts. and have bought many "cheap" screwdrivrs , but only w/ wooden handles. I then regrind the tip on one to fit whatever the slots are for whatever screws I'm using . I've amassed over 60 screwdrivers and although most are cheaply priced, I haven't had one w/ soft or too hard steel....amazing. ......Fred
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While I do like my Forster screwdrivers, and use them a lot, and definitely recommend them, probably my most used screwdriver is a no-name, yellow and red plastic handled, fairly short screwdriver that is probably about as old as I am. It's easy to find good quality old screwdrivers and grind them to the size and shape you want, just like Fred said. ;)
That said, I am now on the lookout for the flat bladed "cabinet screwdrivers", which, though most all of them to be found today are late 19th-early 20th century, APPARENTLY are fairly similar to 18th century "turn screws" (?). I just ordered a couple off ebay, wanting one small enough to carry in my shot bag. Larger/longer ones are easier to find, it seems, but I don't want to make a sheath for one on the back of my bag. :D