Browns fan
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Looking to get a set of good screwdrivers for s&w revolvers looking for recommendations. Thanks All
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Screwdriver For S&W Revolvers
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I use wheeler and had great success. Someone, I think maybe midway had the big set on sale recently
flgolfer29
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I have a set like this, been using it for years.
89 Piece Professional Gunsmithing Screwdriver Set | Wheeler
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StrawHat
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I have had several good sets of screwdrivers, Wheeler, Pachmyar, and a couple of others I don’t recall. Currently, I am using a very cheap set of driver bits. But, I grind them to fit whatever screw I am driving. I can purchase an endless supply of bits for very little money and by shaping them myself, get a perfect fit every time.
Kevin
Kevin
I just received my 89 piece set from Ruger. $94.99 but I got the 20% discount from Ruger new owner registration for buying a Wrangler 
This is the same set I use.
Brownell’s Magna tip super set.
Green Frog
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At one time Brownell offered a set of their bits, with an appropriate handle, sized specifically for S&W screws (if you don’t want to buy the whole big $et)
Froggie
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They still list it but it's on backorder.
BROWNELLS S&W 4-in-1 Combo Screwdriver
I have a master set from Brownells and the thin bit add-on. I use them all the time. I rarely ruin a screwhead anymore.
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When I was new to the gun world, I bought a set of eight screwdrivers at the gun shop. I made the mistake of lending it to my brother who only returned four of them.
I was given a Chapman set which is pretty nice.
However, for the most part I use a set of cheap bits that I got who knows where. The slotted bits are hollow ground so they fit gun screws well and the set includes Phillips from 0 to 3, hex bits, and Torx. Magnetic handle and I'm good to go.
I was given a Chapman set which is pretty nice.
However, for the most part I use a set of cheap bits that I got who knows where. The slotted bits are hollow ground so they fit gun screws well and the set includes Phillips from 0 to 3, hex bits, and Torx. Magnetic handle and I'm good to go.
Brownell's sells a short screwdriver, they call it a LE or Law Enforcement drive.
I like it better than the longer shanks, I feel it allows for better control.
I like it better than the longer shanks, I feel it allows for better control.
That's what I have.
I bought Grace metal products hollow ground screw drivers after going through S&W armorers school in 1979 and I am still using them.
I bought the LEO screwdriver with interchangeable bits from Brownells and twisted one of the bits into an S shape.
The Brownell bits are soft.
I bought the LEO screwdriver with interchangeable bits from Brownells and twisted one of the bits into an S shape.
The Brownell bits are soft.
I've been using the Chapman gunsmith set for years. They seem to have a bit that fits any screw for my S&W revolvers. The replacement bits are inexpensive, strong enough to get the job done, but with enough give to bend and not bugger a stubborn screw head.
I've always just used older good quality screw drivers and ground
or filed the tips to fit what I need.
You should be able to file a screw driver tip with a good quality sharp file. If you can't, then the screw driver tip is too hard.
Screw driver bits are hardened and then drawn back to 'spring hardness' (the good ones are/were).
Same as a flat or V spring..you can file it with a good sharp file.
I know most people like the kits with the interchangeable screwdriver tips. But I just can't work with them at all.
I just find myself frustrated picking & kicking thru the different bits and snapping them on and off the driver handle.
Seems odd maybe, but a pile of odd length, different handle color and shaped screwdrivers from all sorts of sources suits me much better.
Most are Gimmees or bought at garage sales and such for 25 to 50cents each.
or filed the tips to fit what I need.
You should be able to file a screw driver tip with a good quality sharp file. If you can't, then the screw driver tip is too hard.
Screw driver bits are hardened and then drawn back to 'spring hardness' (the good ones are/were).
Same as a flat or V spring..you can file it with a good sharp file.
I know most people like the kits with the interchangeable screwdriver tips. But I just can't work with them at all.
I just find myself frustrated picking & kicking thru the different bits and snapping them on and off the driver handle.
Seems odd maybe, but a pile of odd length, different handle color and shaped screwdrivers from all sorts of sources suits me much better.
Most are Gimmees or bought at garage sales and such for 25 to 50cents each.
bwade
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I have Chapman, Grace and Brownells precision screwdrivers and bits. I also make my own flatheads depending on the screw. However, I use an old Craftsman Micro-Tech set that seems to have 3 different flatheads that fit S&W revolvers perfect. They are hardened steel but will give under extreme pressure. I just bought a set of: "Wera 5345270001 Micro Slotted Precision Screwdriver Set" because they have a very similar pattern as the Craftsman. They do not make the Craftsman set anymore, they are about $100 on ebay for a used set now. The Wera will serve as a backup to my Craftsman set. The craftsman set has gray handles and come in a red plastic clear and red flat pack.
As you can perhaps tell by it's condition, since 1980, this very 'exclusive' and 'expensive' 6" Craftsman 1/8" slotted blade screwdriver has been my Smith and Wesson revolver tool.
For the incredible sum of $6.50 you receive........ a perfectly sized tool, both in length and weight for the screws, a plastic "hammer" for sideplate removal, and a tool that exactly fits the end of the flat ground rebound slide spring making it easy to return it to it's place of origin.
I have purchased both Chapman and Brownell's screwdrivers over the past 40+ years, and I rarely use them.
Give one of these a try, you'll never need all that other stuff.
Carter
For the incredible sum of $6.50 you receive........ a perfectly sized tool, both in length and weight for the screws, a plastic "hammer" for sideplate removal, and a tool that exactly fits the end of the flat ground rebound slide spring making it easy to return it to it's place of origin.
I have purchased both Chapman and Brownell's screwdrivers over the past 40+ years, and I rarely use them.
Give one of these a try, you'll never need all that other stuff.
Carter
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I will ONLY use Brownell's Hollow Ground screwdriver bits with the "Law Enforcement" handle on gun screws. The Craftsmen screwdrivers I still have left are reserved for opening paint cans, scraping, and general rough use. For general household and automotive use I use a set of Snap-on's, an old wooden handled Stanley Yankee set, or set of Craftsman Professional (once made by Snap-on).
