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Old 03-22-2011, 01:30 PM
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I just got a shooboy's hammer and assorted tips. I have some gunsmithing screwdrivers and a set of hex keys as a start. What else do I need specific to gunsmithing and where can I get quality tools? Thanks to all who point me in the right direction.
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Sir, think you need to give a little more information on what you want to do. What you have is good for a tear down for a good cleaning. What else do you want to do ???
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Bullseye... thanks for the comment. At this time that's probably going to be the extent of my "smithing" activities.
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Brownells is a reliable source for tools and parts.
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Bullseye... thanks for the comment. At this time that's probably going to be the extent of my "smithing" activities.
I forgot about where to get tools, but one of our friends told you about brownells. Just a word of advice. Don't take on a project and screw it up and then ask for help. There is people on the forum that can do anything that can be done to a firearm. So there is no dumb Questions,so ask befor you start. But we do have truck loads of dumb answers (just kidding) .
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Thanks to Bullseye and OKFCO5 for your comments. At my age I know by now to ask for able assistance BEFORE I get into a mess, although I have been there before and probably will be there again! As I tell my staff: "There's no such thing as a dumb question, but there is such a thing as a dumb mistake." As for "dumb answers", even a blind pig finds an acorn now and again!
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