Archive for the 'Gunsmithing' Category

Brownells Top Dead Center Punch

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

The Brownells Top Dead Center Punch is an interesting tool. It’s a vee block that has a level visible on the top of the tool, with the vee below. There’s an adjustable stop that comes out from the front of the tool and a punch that rides in a hole perpendicular and centered on the vee. I bought one at a yard sale without knowing what exactly it was, so it took a bit of sleuthing.

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Samson Field Survivor

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

Attention, gun buffs:  The Sampson Field Survivor contains all the basic tools you need to service your AR15 or M16 rifle, in a package that fits in the standard pistol-grip opening.

Packed with basic cleaning tools, case extractors, hooks, scrapers, adjustment tools, and gauges, the Field Survivor locks into place in the pistol grip by twisting the tool’s base.  You can get this multi-tool from Samson for about $119.

Field Survivor [Sampson]

Posted in Cleaning, Gunsmithing, Samson | 7 Comments »