I purchased this punch set to be able to work on my firearms without fear of damaging them. This is not a tool you are going to use on an everyday basis but when you do need it, you need it. I have not had a chance to punch anything with these yet but there is not alot that can go wrong with them. They are brass punches so of course they are soft and if you break them you probably should have been using steel ones.
They came packaged well, the storage pouch is well made and holds the punches quite securely. As others have noted they will leave brass filing all over your hands when you touch them at first, I would attribute this to the knurling on the handles. Just take them all out and blow them off with a blowgun. All of the punches I received were perfectly straight and clearly well machined. You can tell they are a quality made tool just by the look and feel of them. To be honest I would hate to ding them up by hammering on them but that is what they are for.
The price is not cheap to be sure. But if you take care of them and use them as intended I expect they would easily last a lifetime unless you are a professional gunsmith and use them on a daily basis. Very happy with this starrett purchase. If you ever have to work on your firearms I would highly recommend this set. If you scratch or ding up a gun worth $1000+ using steel punches you are going to wish you just paid the 50 bucks and got these instead!
*Edit 9-10-2013*
Since I received this punch set I have found myself using them quite often. I keep them in my gun cleaning/range bag and use them to take apart and clean my AR rifle. Perfect sizes for pushing out pins and such. I also did use them to punch out a couple of things as well and they have proven to be more useful than I originally anticipated. When changing out a trigger guard I did slightly mushroom the top on one of the punches, I admit, they were not the correct tool for the job of punching out a roll pin but did just fine and the soft brass was easily reshaped with a couple taps of the brass hammer. They are soft for a reason!!! Still very pleased!
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At this price point, I would expect a high quality tool maker like Starrett to put a little more effort into making sure their products survive shipment. I received my set with a noticably bent 1/16" punch. I was able to carefully straighten it, but I shouldn't have to.
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- TechNickReviewed in the United Kingdom on November 20, 2024
Nice Quality And A Good Storage Pouch
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Olivier M.Reviewed in France on January 5, 2022
La rolls du chasse-goupilles, c'est ça!
