Great Value [...]
I'm a professional gunsmith and use these screwdrivers on a daily basis. They just feel great in the hand and are very well made. I finally managed to break one with a very stubborn Browning A5 screw. Called the folks up with the dimensions and they are sending me a new one - no charge, didn't even have to return the old one (I'll re-grind it for that "special screw" that will inevitably pop up).
I'm buying this again....
Bought my first set of Grace screwdrivers 44 years ago, and I just placed my second order for an 8-piece set and the Special "Handgun" set. I still have several of my original set in my over-the-bench rack, and I'm only ordering replacements for what I have literally used up over the years. They can be ground to exactly fit any screw needed, unlike cheap drivers, as the bits are through-hardened The handles of my originals have NEVER loosened up, no matter how hard they were twisted, and the square shank is perfect for using a tiny 3" adjustable wrench for those rusted-in "headaches" while leaning on the handle end. The fixed blades are more rigid than any changable bit driver can ever be. If a gunsmith doesn't have a well-worn set of Graces' over their bench, (in addition to the fancy replacable bit drivers), you better not leave your gun there. I have every set of "Professional" replaceble bit drivers on the market. What do I grab first on S&W Sideplates, SAs' and S X S s'? Guess!!A more perfect screwdriver for gun use I cannot imagine. (Now, if GRACE would make some fancy-handled "turnscrews" for replacing those missing ones in the cased doubles I work on....)
Grace srewdriver set
These are very well made. Though not "perfect for every job they do what they are supposed to.
Grace 8 Piece Screwdriver Set
I use these screwdrivers strictly for working on my firearms and nothing else. The thing I like best about them is they fit the screws perfectly, and with the large handles I can apply the necessary torque to remove some of the stuborn overly tight screws.
Blades are too thick!
I purchased a set of these Grace screwdrivers because I wanted a nice set for working on firearms. The problem is the blades are far too thick to use on firearm screws. You almost always have to use an undersized screwdriver to find one with a blade thin enough to use on a firearm. I find myself getting out a file and re-shaping the blades. I would not recommend.
A5, 10- screw driders, 0
Two of these blades were torqued when I tried to take out the stock screw. The keeper screw came out fine.
Nice handle but soft tip.
Bought to attempt to remove a stuck screw in a new unused pietta black powder 1860 44 snub nose revolver but failed as the tip twisted. IWOULD RATHER THE TIP WOULD HAVE SNAPPED OFF. ?The screw head was not originally damaged but the screw was not bottomed out either. It had jammed without having secured the backstrap to the frame.would not budge out or in? Those italian made replicas look great but all 3 I have recently bought require skilled work to get the function up to U.S.A. Quality.
I must not know how to use a screwdriver
I was excited to get these screwdrivers. I was making my first attempt at adding a short-stroke to my new Uberti 1873. I thought I was getting the right screwdriver for the job. I had two stubborn screws. An H2 screw twisted and I filed the head to an H3 screw. Both blades torqued out of shape. No...they did NOT come out of the screw head. They twisted instead. I straightened the blades. Another H2 screw twisted the blade. I didn't try the H3 blade. Seriously? I guess I'll have to talk to my friends about what to do. Any advice would be appreciated. Welcome to gunsmithing, huh? I am not going to say these screwdrivers are horrible, but they did not do what I needed them to do. I will take everybody else's word that they are good screwdrivers. I will keep them and use them once I get 2 screws loosened.
