Where can I find a decent Armorers kit. . .

[Shift Zombie]

That doesn't cost the life of my first born child? I was looking at brownells buuuuuuut. . .300 dollars for a 1911 basic armorers kit! WTF!!! Really?!!!! I was a computer technician and my kits never cost anything near that. I spent ~150 on a kit that would give me the tools to work on just about anything. 300 is rediculous. I could buy a new gun for that much. Do you guys/gals have any recommendations for a decent, but much less expensive, kit?

 

[IndyGunworks]

when it comes to gunsmithing tools, spend the money, its worth it.

 

[indyjoe]

I bought the largest gun smith screwdriver kit I could find and use if for guns only. This makes regular screwdrivers that are not warn out and don't mar screws.

If you expect to use the tools for years or decades: buy once, cry once.

Buying junk tools is just too expensive. Because it makes the cost of the real tool the price it was PLUS the price of the junk tool.

 

[Shift Zombie]

I have been schooled. I would like to take a 1911 armorers course in September and there's no way in hell I could justify buying a 300 dollar tool kit to my wife, what tools do you recommend to begin with? In other words, what can I get by with?

Thanks,

Zombie-

 

[IndyGunworks]

Magnatip kit. http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=41571/Product/MAGNA-TIP-reg-SETS

the one thats almost 50 bucks, either the regular handle or for my little hands i like the LE handle.

A brownells gunsmithing hammer

A set of steel and a set of brass punches

a plastic bench block

add the grip bushing tip to the magnatip set.

that should be all you need for "armorers" class besides maybe a good nicholson file.

 

[IndyGunworks]

may also want a plastic non maring bushing wrench.

 

[Shift Zombie]

Wow, thanks! uhhhhhh. . . I feel the need to give you a rep point.

 

[IndyGunworks]

Wow, thanks! uhhhhhh. . . I feel the need to give you a rep point.

Well... What are you waiting on?




HEY MODS, maybe this thread is yet another reason for a gunsmithing forum.

 

[Shift Zombie]

Errr. . . I'm not sure how. Is it just like a trade/sale transaction rep point?

 

[IndyGunworks]

Click the icon in betwen the ONLINE status and the REPORT POST button, on the left hand side of this post. then type in THANKS, and click submit

 

[Shift Zombie]

Hah, thanks again!

 

[IndyGunworks]

Hah, thanks again!

Your welcome.

 

[Cerberus]

If you think $300 is expensive, then any sort of prescision metal working trade is not for you. A single measuring tool can cost $300+.

If you plan on earning a living with tools, buy the best you can get.