Tools of the trade

[Toyman]

30 years ago I had the great fortune to attend the Smith and Wesson armorer's school at the factory. Roomed at the Holiday Inn with the revolving resturant on the top. Prowled Springfield at night and might have gotten into trouble except for
some very understanding Springfield PD officers ! Anyone remember the Wagonwheel and the strippers ?
Following is a photo of my tools some from the factory some added through time.
Files
Grace hollow ground screw drivers
Peening hammer
Peening block
Yoke strecher
Babbet- well used !
Chuck for tightening-loosening extractor rods
fixture for checking run out of extractor rod
Staking tool for rear sight blade nut
Split driver for rear sight blade nut
Factory feeler gauges for head space and barrel cylinder gap
Hand window file
Factory punches with rounded tips so they will not slip of pins
Hardened center pin to check alignment of yoke to frame
Fixed center pins to check funtion of the action with the cylinder/yoke out of gun
Stones

 

[2Loud4You]

Pretty cool!

 

[jimmyj]

Hi:
Great set of tools.
When I attended the Sig-Sauer Armorers School in another State We where given "NOTHING".
We were offer the opinion to purchase Sig Tools.
My Agency issued Sigs is the reason I was sent.
Jimmy

 

[Jack Flash]

We'd rather see photos of the strippers.

 

[handejector]

Anyone remember the Wagonwheel and the strippers ?

What are strippers?
You mean stripper clips?
Was the Wagonwheel a gunshop?

That hammer ain't very big- obviously jus' for "adjustments", and not for serious repairs.....

 

[Alpo]

Originally posted by Toyman:
Following is a photo of my tools some from the factory some added through time.
Files
Grace hollow ground screw drivers
Peening hammer
Peening block
Yoke strecher
Babbet- well used !
Chuck for tightening-loosening extractor rods
fixture for checking run out of extractor rod
Staking tool for rear sight blade nut
Split driver for rear sight blade nut
Factory feeler gauges for head space and barrel cylinder gap
Hand window file
Factory punches with rounded tips so they will not slip of pins
Hardened center pin to check alignment of yoke to frame
Fixed center pins to check funtion of the action with the cylinder/yoke out of gun
Stones

So, the stories I've heard, about the way to correct P.O.I. on a fixed-sighted Smith is to whack it with a bar of lead, are true?

 

[Toyman]

The longer and the thinner the barrel the easier to do !

 

[Alpo]

Okay. I'm not gonna be hitting any of my Smiths, but just out of curiosity, let's say my gun is shooting left.

Would I hit it near the frame, on the right side, on the theory that the barrel would kinda try to wrap around the bar of lead, thus moving to the right?

Or would I hit it near the muzzle, on the left side, to push the barrel to the right?

I wonder if this would work with other-type guns? I have an Ithaca 49, 22 single-shot rifle. It shoots so far left that I have the rear sight drifted to the right as far as possible, and the front sight drifted to the left as far as possible, just to get it on paper. Hmmm. Might be tempted to give it a try on a 60 dollar gun. Got a 16 or so inch long skinny barrel. Hmmm.