e-mishka Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Looking for a good quality punch set to work on pistols, any recomendations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind bat Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 I'd also like to know what are the correct punches to use for staking pins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Robinson Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Brownells replaceable tip set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e-mishka Posted September 4, 2012 Author Share Posted September 4, 2012 Brownells replaceable tip set who makes it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RePete Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Starret, Mayhew make excellent punches. So does Snap On and Mac Tools. A 6 piece Starret will run about $50, I don't know about Mayhew, and I haven't bought Snap On or Mac for years. You will also need a good set of roll pin punches, and again Mayhew and Snap On. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbauer67 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I was a mold maker in a previous life, and my punch set of choice are DASCO brand, suprisingly they are sold at home depot around here for a reasonable price. For staking pin holes my tool of choice was a high speed steel drill blank that I ground a 60 point on. But you can also sharpen an old drill bit and get the result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e-mishka Posted September 5, 2012 Author Share Posted September 5, 2012 do i need steel, brass or both types? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Robinson Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Brownells brand replaceable tip punches 080-507-000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Robinson Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Brownells brand replaceable tip punches 080-507-000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Robinson Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Brownells brand replaceable tip punches 080-507-000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e-mishka Posted September 10, 2012 Author Share Posted September 10, 2012 Brownells brand replaceable tip punches 080-507-000 from the few reviews on brownells , people don't seem to like it. How is your experience with this set? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino_aki Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Current Snap-on tool prices will make your eyes roll back in your head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Robinson Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Ive been using the replaceable tip brownells punches for probably 15 years. I think theyre great. I have bent and broker so many standard punches (Starrett, WalMart, Home Depot, Craftsman, etc) over the years. The replacement tip punch tips are hard and a little brittle but you can replace them cheaply and easily. The 3 sizes are really common sizes used on guns. Most sets you buy from retailers have only 1 or 2 that are even usable on gun sized pins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry weeks Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Ed, like all our products, the punches are covered by our 100%, satisfaction, LIFETIME guarantee. We will replace those bent/broken tips for free. Just send them back with a note. I'd be willing to bet that the bad reviews are from people who use them improperly. I've done it myself, can't find the right punch, grab whatever is closest and whack on it. Those are pretty small punches and you can't drive out the pins holding an AR gas block with them. We have a punch for that, but the replaceables aren't it. Using the short, starter tips will also minimize breakage. Thanks for liking our products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Robinson Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Larry, I wish I had a nickel for every dollar I've spent at Brownells since 1994! Thanks for the offer of replacing the tips but I keep a bag of tips on my bench for easy replacement. Besides, y'all didn't break it, I did. Don't expect a mfr to replace something I abused in the first place. Brownells is an excellent supplier and supporter of the shooting community. We appreciate that. One thing though ..... Will y'all please quit rearranging the catalog every year? By the time I get used to finding something, I get a new catalog and it's somewhere else. But seriously, the bad reviews on these punches are probably from improper use. They are 5 stars in my opinion. I have recommended them multiple times to othes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kneelingatlas Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Brownells brand replaceable tip punches 080-507-000 from the few reviews on brownells , people don't seem to like it. How is your experience with this set? +1 on the Brownell's set, I love mine; when you bend/mushroom one of the tips, just yank it out and replace it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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