Proper turnscrews

[Pete]

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Anyone bought any proper turnscrews recently and care to make a
recommendation?

I'm not worried about wood handles, I just want the correct untapered
heads - steel handles will do just fine.

Cheers


ps Shot my .58 flintlock pistol yesterday for the first time.....oh
what fun!
Pffft....cloud of smoke...BANG!

Cheers again!
From Pete

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[john]

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Pete <pete.ansbro@virgin.net> wrote in
news😱r2ud0helq7a2vmvb6r9kfod44udh5tl4s@4ax.com:

> Anyone bought any proper turnscrews recently and care to make a
> recommendation?
>
> I'm not worried about wood handles, I just want the correct untapered
> heads - steel handles will do just fine.
>
> Cheers
>
>
> ps Shot my .58 flintlock pistol yesterday for the first time.....oh
> what fun!
> Pffft....cloud of smoke...BANG!
>

What-ho Pete,

I usually swap the screws on my rifles to Alan type bolts but if I can
not, I grind screw drivers down to fit the slots.
These days fairly good steel screw drivers can be purchased with a very
reasonable price tag but you need the “old” fashion type doesn’t chisel
off.
I picked up half a dozen in a car boot sale, old wooden handle types.
The steel is fine and there was plenty of meat to grind away. I’m not
sure if it’s the right thing to do but after grinding, I submerge the
tip in water to harden it a little (the screw driver that is). Total
cost was less than a pint of ale and the result was no unsightly screws
holding my rim fire together.


John