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CUP TIP PUNCHES Reviews & Ratings

CUP TIP PUNCHES

The Brownells Cup Tip Punches are precision-engineered tools designed to facilitate the removal and installation of round-headed pins, particularly those found on Smith & Wesson handguns. Each punch features a concave, "cupped" tip that precisely fits the rounded heads of pins, preventing deformation and maintaining the firearm's aesthetics during maintenance.

Description and Features:

Specialized Design: The concave tips are specifically crafted to match the contours of round-headed pins, ensuring a secure fit and minimizing the risk of slipping or damaging the pin heads.
High-Quality Construction: Made from hardened steel, these punches offer exceptional durability and longevity, standing up to repeated use in gunsmithing tasks.
Variety of Sizes: The punches are available in multiple diameters to accommodate a range of pin sizes commonly encountered in firearms.

Available Sets:

Brownells offers these cup tip punches in several sets to suit different needs:

Set A: Includes punches #1 (0.057" long), #2 (0.066" long), and #3 (0.072" long).
Set B: Comprises punches #4 (0.040" short), #5 (0.050" short), and #6 (0.050" long).
Set C: Contains punches #1 through #6, providing a comprehensive range for various applications.
Set D: Offers the complete selection of punches #1 through #8, along with a Delrin Bench Block (also available separately as Brownells #080-000-644), enhancing the convenience and versatility of the set.

Specifications:

Punch Diameters:
- #1: 0.057" (Long)
- #2: 0.066" (Long)
- #3: 0.072" (Long)
- #4: 0.040" (Short)
- #5: 0.050" (Short)
- #6: 0.050" (Long)
- #7: 0.118" (Long)
- #8: 0.118" (Short)

Customer Insights:

Our customers report that the Brownells Cup Tip Punches are indispensable for maintaining the integrity of round-headed pins during firearm disassembly and assembly. The specialized cupped design ensures that pins remain unmarred, preserving the firearm's appearance and functionality.

Incorporating the Brownells Cup Tip Punches into your gunsmithing toolkit ensures you have the precise tools needed for delicate pin work, enhancing both the efficiency and quality of your firearm maintenance projects.

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Reviews Summary

The CUP TIP PUNCHES receive mixed feedback from users. Many commend their utility in handling rounded pins without damaging them, particularly for guns like SIGs. However, numerous users report issues with quality and durability, such as tips breaking or getting stuck. While the punches are favored by some for precision, overall reliability varies significantly among users.

What Reviewers Are Saying

Product Quality

55%

Many reviews highlight significant concerns regarding the overall quality and durability of the punches. Several customers experienced issues with breakage or malfunctioning tips, indicating inconsistencies in manufacturing. Such quality control problems negatively impacted user satisfaction and confidence in the product's reliability.

Effectiveness

70%

Reviewers frequently praise the effectiveness of the punches in removing round pins without marring or damaging them. Users noted their successful use across various firearms, underscoring the utility of these punches for precise applications, particularly where traditional punches would fail.

User Experience

40%

Several users shared their frustrating experiences with the punches, particularly related to the tips sticking or getting damaged during use. Such occurrences detracted from the overall customer experience, turning what could be a straightforward task into a challenging ordeal, with some reporting damage to their firearms.

Value for Money

50%

While some users consider the punches to be a necessary investment for handling rounded pins effectively, others question their value due to the durability issues experienced. The balance between price and quality remains a topic of discussion, as some feel the tools are overpriced given their inconsistency.

Satisfaction with Performance

45%

Overall, those who had positive encounters with the punches expressed a strong satisfaction with how well they performed in specific tasks. Despite the varied feedback, a subset of users did not experience the issues mentioned by others, highlighting that performance can greatly depend on individual experiences.

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it is almost impossible to fine a good quality pin punch this small .054. works great

by LINDA M. on April 24, 2024

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Cup Tip Punches are very hard to find

you need these punches on guns that have round end pins so you don't scratch the pins banging in or out

by WILLIAMREAR R. on November 04, 2023

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Great Product

Smaller punches are hard to find, this was perfect for replacing a front sight on a Taurus 856 with an upgraded one. Thanks for having the item and quick shipping!

by William W. on August 03, 2023

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Need these for Top Break Revolvers

If you are working on guns with rounded pins, you need these. I have been working on S&W, U.S. Revolver, and H&R revolvers that use the rounded pins to hold them together. I tried regular punches that were flattening the ends of the pins, making it hard to reinsert the pins. These are expensive, but now I don't mess up the ends of the pins. Smashed pins look as bad as a stripped screw on an old gun.

Model 3 .072" Cup Punch

This cup punch worked perfect for removing the trigger pin on a SIG P938 pistol. Make sure the right side of the gun faces up when driving it out and installed with the left side up.

Perfect for AR-15 FSB taper pins

Makes short work of driving out those stubborn taper pins. I used to use standard flat-tip steel punches but they'd always slip, sometimes marring the FSB or mushroom the pins. Got one of these and most pins come out with a few whacks from a 12-oz hammer. Once and a while these find use on other round-head pins, but 99% of my use goes to AR-15 FSB/Gas Block taper pins.

For Sig Slides this is the ticket!

Some of the newer P series pins are very tight and this punch won't slip off an gouge your slide. A must have for tearing down Sig P series slides.

Breaks easily

This punch has a sharp transition between the shaft and the handle/shank, so it is prone to fracture there.

The one I recieved was total junk.

Bought it to drive out a broken sig sp2340 firing pin positioning pin. The pin came out easy enough. Hammering the new one back in though, the punch failed so fast it's useless and the pin didn't even get half way in. I dont' know what kind of steel this thing is made of but it might as well be pot metal. The cup tip is now a convex tip so it can't even be held over the pin, on top of that because it failed so easily causing the metal to squish down and the punch to slam into the frame of my gun the finish on my sig pro which was immaculate is now marred, despite the claim that these keep your pins looking nice the top of my new pin i also ordered is a train wreck, AND i have to take it to a gun smith and spend the extra cash to drive that pin in because i don't have time to wait for a replacement before a shooting trip i got coming up. If this isn't an unlucky bad punch, avoid at all costs. Will be seeing about getting my money back or a replacement if i just got a bad one.

Started w/ Brownells, succeeded w/ SIG's

Short version of Brownells brand punch used to start removal of P229 .40 cal firing pin retention pin from slide. Punch way too soft, located SIG a Armorer's kit with their version and out she came. Brownells steel is too soft. Try one yourself on a new P228/229/226/227, any of the classic pistols. I've only been a SIG certified Armorer at a Federal LE agency for six years, maybe I need more training and experience?