Lorenj26
HAM Shooter
I'm looking to get into gunsmithing for air guns what tools do I need to get? Looking to work on all air guns. Rifle, pistol, BB, pellet, anything and everything
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Gunsmithing tools
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Woogie_man
HAM Wizard
Wheeler makes some good kits for firearms, and most should be able to be used for airguns.
Aside from the basic tools, a good strong set of allen keys, torq bits, and a few sockets. There will always be the custom tools that you will need for regulator work, or other things depending on the rifle.
Aside from the basic tools, a good strong set of allen keys, torq bits, and a few sockets. There will always be the custom tools that you will need for regulator work, or other things depending on the rifle.
wolfmangreg
HAM Ranger
Snap ring pliers for regulators, at least all that I've worked with.
Rare case where a cheap ones are perfectly fine, unless you also need to use them for other, more demanding work.
Use the saved cash to buy higher quality Allen wrenches, driver bits etc.
Rare case where a cheap ones are perfectly fine, unless you also need to use them for other, more demanding work.
Use the saved cash to buy higher quality Allen wrenches, driver bits etc.
wolfmangreg
HAM Ranger
Torque driver calibrated to inch pounds is a must have.
Roamin Greco 1
HAM Sniper
I am no gunsmith, but I tinker with my airguns. You need to have a god set of hollow-ground screwdriver bits. The standard screwdriver bits at the hardware store slant gradually to the tip and will slip out of the screw head slots and bugger your guns' screw slots. Hollow ground tips have a curve and end in a tip that is very square and parallel to the wall of the screw heads' slots. Also, get some flea market screw drivers that can be ground down to make custom screw driver tips. I have a few guns with uniquely-sized screws and bolts.
A set of roll pin punches is essential for working on Crosman Mark I and II pistols. You'll figure out what is needed as you work on different guns.
A smart phone with a camera is an essential tool for taking pics of an unfamiliar gun as you take it apart, so you can put it back together again.
A set of roll pin punches is essential for working on Crosman Mark I and II pistols. You'll figure out what is needed as you work on different guns.
A smart phone with a camera is an essential tool for taking pics of an unfamiliar gun as you take it apart, so you can put it back together again.
I bought a set of metric spanner wrenches that are thin so I can squeeze them into tight spots which regular thickness wrenches won't go, like removing air gages. Bought them on Amazon.
A large solid bench vise is most definately needed eventually. Along with really good strap wrenches. Get a good set of bicycle wrenches (they're thin) for regulator work, that and a good pair of adjustable thin wrenches. Quality dental picks. Do not skimp on your bits for metric and sae screwdrivers. A punch set. Hemostats, with a fine tip are useful. A full drill index, especially handy for checking the size of things physically, and not just trying to measure. A good vernier caliper, I like the mechanical Starrett. A micrometer. A jewelers scale (cheap on Amazon). A dremel. A worksharp. A hand drill and a drill press. Cylinder hones if you plan to work on springers. A trigger pull guage. Get a good headlamp too. There is never enough light. Snap ring pliers. Cratex bits. What I don't have, that I would get if I could drop 30 years, is a mill/lathe combo. The world is your oyster if you can do all of your own machining. I should get a borescope at some point myself. And finally, a huge collection of orings in all sizes and types. This should get you started, along with whatever tools you already have in your kitchen parts drawer.
What do you mean by "bench blocks"?
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I keep buying the same tools at Harbor Freight, that I already have. Nowadays, when I need a tool, the first thing that I do is to figure out where I am going to put it away after, and then I go look there first. I saved a lot of money and time doing that! lol
@Lorenj26 The tools needed depend upon the type of work you intend to do. Re-seals require certain tools like hex drivers and dental styled picks (I prefer brass). The tools needed for reseals will vary from gun to gun. Regulator work will require different tools as @Pumacarl mentioned. You’d probably was a reg tester for that. Modifications are another thing altogether. Not knowing what sort of work you’re interested in doing is going to garner a wide breadth of answers as you will see when you log in. If you’re thinking, “I want to learn everything,” then go ahead and buy yourself a machine shop if you don’t already have access to one.
A rubber mallet has not been mentioned, but is important. Wooden dowels of diameters that can fit into an airgun bore, but remain stout should you need to remove jammed projectiles are handy to keep around.
A rubber mallet has not been mentioned, but is important. Wooden dowels of diameters that can fit into an airgun bore, but remain stout should you need to remove jammed projectiles are handy to keep around.
CTAirgunner
HAM Wizard
I definitely recommend a punch set from brownells.
I use Wiha for screw drivers , a nice set of pics, and wiha for allen wrenches.
I use Wiha for screw drivers , a nice set of pics, and wiha for allen wrenches.
I'm gonna second this one. I have a set as well and they have come in very handy many times.
Many good items already posted. Not sure if I missed it, but some varying size rubber mallets are essential to bang on things and not make dings and dents.
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