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Flexible
honing tools are used to finish and polish shotguns, rifles, revolvers, pistols,
and paint ball guns. Suitable for any smooth bore, these reliable gun tools are
ideal for any type or size of barrel, cylinder, chamber, slide, or magazine
tube. Trusted by gunsmiths and the firearms industry alike, Flex-Hone tools for
firearms are also preferred by hunters and target shooters. This video explains.
Tool Types,
Abrasive Types, and Grits
Selecting the right Flex-Hone for a shotgun
or rifle is also an easy task when you know how BRM gun tools are specified. When
you visit the
Flex-Hone Tools for Firearms page on our website, choose the image for either
the Flex-Hone for Shotguns or the Flex-Hone for Rifles. The page that displays then
shows one or more product types. There are three types of Flex-Hone tools for
Shotguns: barrel hones, chamber hones, and forcing cones. The Flex-Hone for
Rifles is designed for rifle chambers.
On the BRM website, each gun tool has three
dropdown boxes. The top one is labeled Type. Use it to specify the gauge (GA),
caliber (CAL), and/or model of your weapon. Use the other dropdown boxes to
select the abrasive type and grit. Choose aluminum oxide (AO) abrasive for
finer finishing, polishing, and cleaning. Choose silicon carbide (SC) for
removing tool marks, oxidation, and corrosion.
Grit selection is important to consider. As a
rule, the lower the grit, the coarser and more aggressive the Flex-Hone
for Firearms. Use 800 grit for a final finish. If your gun's surface is in
good condition, a single grit may be all that's necessary. For working on pitting,
oxidation and corrosion, choose 180 grit. Many gunsmiths need something between
180 grit and 800 grit, however, so BRM also offers 400 grit.
Gun Tools
for Shotguns and Rifles
As noted above, there are three types of Flex-Hone tools for shotguns: barrel
hones, chamber hones, and forcing cone hones. Flexible hones for shotgun barrels
feature a protective shrink tube coating on the stem wire to protect the
barrel. Shotgun chamber hones have a 3" abrasive part and 12" overall length
(OAL). With forcing cone hones, the abrasive part of the gun tool is 1-5/8" and
the OAL is 10".
Shotgun barrel hones are available for 10,
12, 16, 20, and 28 GA as well as .410 bore. Medium and fine grits are offered
for each gauge, and users can choose 180 SC, 400 SC, or 800 AO barrel hones. All
shotgun chamber hones feature fine-grit 800 AO for an ultimate finish. Choose 10,
12, 16, 20, and 28 GA or .410 bore. For forcing cone hones, select medium,
fine, or ultra-fine grits for 12, 16, 20 and 28-gauge shotguns.
Flex-Hone tools for rifles remove
residues, surface imperfections, and machining marks while imparting a
wear-resistant finish. Available in SC abrasive, these gun tools have a 1-5/8"
abrasive part and come in OALs of 6", 8", 12", and 14". BRM supplies rifle
chamber hones for a wide variety of guns, including .17 CAL/.22 MAG, .223
Remington, .243, .357, 25-06, 30-06, .308, .44 MAG, .44 CAL, .45 COLT, 50 BMG, 5.56
NATO, 6.88MM, 7.62x39MM SAAMI, and 7.62x51MM NATO.
Author's Note: This CR4
blog entry originally appeared in the Flex-Hone
Blog.
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