Gun Trade World is a monthly magazine for gun buyers and sellers around the world. Available on-line and in print, the publication reaches over 10,000 production, retail, and wholesale outlets each month. Firearms enthusiasts in over 125 countries also enjoy the magazine's free digital edition, which contains informative articles about pistols, rifles, and shotguns, as well as the shooting trade in general. Feature articles about gun cleaning and maintenance bolster the magazine's broad appeal.
Flexible Honing for Firearms
The
August 2012 edition of Gun Trade
World features the Flex-Hone for Firearms, a line of brush tools designed
especially to improve surface finish in firearms components. Since the late
1970s, when a Belgian shotgun company first tried the Flex-Hone, firearms
manufacturers such as Beretta, Colt, Kimber, and Smith & Wesson have all chosen
this surface finishing tool. By machining internal surfaces to a plateau
finish, gun makers remove tool marks, reduce jamming and brass scarring,
and improving firearms performance.
Gun
Maintenance for Shooters and Hunters, Too
In the "The basics
for gun maintenance," Gun Trade World explains how gunsmiths,
shooters, hunters, and hobbyists use the Flex-Hone for Firearms with an
electric drill to achieve an OEM-quality surface finish. After the weapon is
unloaded and disassembled, users secure the workpiece in a padded vice and the
flexible hone in a chuck or collet. Next, they generously lubricate
the tool with honing oil, introduce it to the part at low RPMs, and rotate at full RPMs once fully inserted.
Brush Tool
Selection and Gun Maintenance Tips
Flex-Hone for Firearms tools are listed by the caliber of the gun and are
available in two main abrasive types: silicon carbide (SC) and aluminum oxide
(AO). As the Gun Trade World article explains, SC comes in 180-grit (coarse)
and 400-grit (medium). This abrasive has a sharper grain structure, making it
suitable for the removal of rust, pitting, and tool marks. For regular gun
maintenance and an optimal final finish, choose a flexible hone with 800-grit
AO (fine) instead. As a rule, we recommend choosing the finest grit tool for the job.
Instructional Video
Flex-Hone tools are designed to produce the optimum plateau
surface finish in any type or size cylinder, slide, chamber, magazine tube, or
smooth bore barrel. For more information, read the
Gun Trade World article and watch our new Flex-Hone for Firearms Instructional Video.
Author's Note: This blog entry originally appeared in BRM's Flex-Hone Blog.
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