Metal not hardened well enough. Bent immediately
Metal not hardened well enough. Bent immediately. They make you insert a minimum number of characters to submit the review
Not a good product
When trying to use it, the bit bent then snapped instantly. this was under hand force using a wheeler screw driver. The other bit did not fit the new S&W staking nut either
spanner did not fit
The spanner did not fit the nut. Had to modify with a small file.
Glad I didn't need them.
Used to install Meprolight tritium sights on a Model 69 Combat Magnum. Pins were too fat to fit into either the old nut or the new nut and bent easily when sanded to fit.
Fortunately you can move the rear sight leaf to the right all the way, then use your manly man muscles to shear the screw. It's undercut to make this practical. The job went well, but only because I ended up not needing these.
Made of too soft steel
One had bend pins on arrival, the second bend doing first use.
Garbage
I had read all the poor reviews about this product but I ordered it in spite of those because I could not find any spanner bits to remove a rear sight blade on a S&W anywhere else except Brownells. Turns out I should have listened to the reviews. This product is junk, do not buy. I bought it and waited for it to be delivered and as soon as I got it both bits broke right away without even loosening the windage nut at all. So now I'm going to have to just take it to a gunsmith to finish the job. I called customer service and they were very helpful and ended up reimbursing me 100% (although at first they only wanted to reimburse me for the cost of the product, and not the shipping). My advice is to just have your local gunsmith do this job or find a good quality spanner bit somewhere else (which proved impossible to me). Good luck
Just terrible
They made the legs on this WAY too long, so they break with even minimal pressure. The fact they send them in packages of two give you hint of just how fragile this tool is.
Really Poor Quality
The points on this spanner are so narrow and thin that they are useless for any purpose. They bend and break even with finger force directly on the bit body. I had to make my own tool from a screwdriver to get my sight disassembled.
Fun to break
The prongs are particularly delicate. You would be better served to take a small flat blade screwdriver and grind a notch in the middle of the blade to make your own spanner. Save your money.
