The question came up in the HS Forum regarding magazine lip bending tools. I make my own at a cost of approximately 25 cents each, depending on the cost of a worn out screwdriver at a garage sale!
I wrote up a full article with pictures at my gun blog Mr. Completely. If you are interested, go have a look!
Happy Lipping!
That is a good use for an old screwdriver. I use an abrasive wheel with a Dremel tool to cut the slot to about 0.030 inch on the tools I make. That makes the fit of the slot pretty close to the nominal 0.028 inch thickness of the feed lips on CT magazines.
ReplyDeleteI like the screwdriver idea. I made one out of keystock and a hacksaw, but it is so small I keep loosing it when I need it. The screwdriver will be harder to loose. Jim Barta had good information. You can check it out at http://www.histandard.info/Jim_Barta/
ReplyDeleteYou are right, Wayne, the Dremel abrasive wheel does cut a nicer slot than using a hacksaw. It does take a bit steadier hand, though, compared to a hacksaw!
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