FORSTER - STOCKMAKER'S HANDSCREWS

I used this set to glass bed a sporterized 1917. As such the takedown screw on my rifle is quite short. It was therefore necessary to shorten the corresponding stockmaker screw to fit but that was the only modification needed. Wear and tear was saved on the original screws and these Forster tools were much handier during the glass bedding process. Given the proliferation of sporters made from military rifles it would seem impossible to make a set that would work with every rifle right out of the box. At the price point here, the investment of these tools is worth it even for one job.

Bought these based on bedding instructions from stockys, but they were too short for my application. They appear well made.

I use these for installing pillars and bedding actions. On my Ruger G. Scout the front bolt is 1/4-28, the rear is 10-32. Im going to try using a Remington 700 bedding screw on the front.

Nice idea. I'd classify this product as a "swing and a clean miss." The threads are correct, but the diameter of the rebated shaft won't fit into the screw recess of custom bottom metal (in my case, a Sunny Hill drop-box magazine and trigger bow). This is another one of those cases where it seems like it might save you time to buy the tool, but in fact it's a bigger waste of time. I'd have been further ahead just making my own. As it is now, I wonder whether it's worth returning these and making my own or driving out the T-handles, chucking it up in a lathe and turning down the offending diameter...