The Firing Line Forums

Go Back   The Firing Line Forums > The Skunkworks > Gear and Accessories

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old September 6, 2012, 08:19 AM   #1
'88Scrat
Senior Member
 
Join Date: July 11, 2011
Location: Kansas
Posts: 546
Your favourite range tool

What is your guys's favorite range tool? For example I used to carry a Husky multi-tool and a Benchmade Model 51 to the range for everything from clearing jams to adjusting scopes. A guy I work with told me about a multi-tool that was made specifically for firearms but I can't remember what it was called.
__________________
BOOM
'88Scrat is offline  
Old September 6, 2012, 08:26 AM   #2
Magnum Wheel Man
Senior Member
 
Join Date: July 26, 2006
Location: Southern Minnesota
Posts: 9,333
I have a medium sized tackle box I've modified to a range bag, it's easy to carry, & holds anything I've ever needed, contains basic hand tools, cleaning tools & supplies, & a wide assortment of screws, springs, & etc. that I might need, as well as a bore light, some spray lubes & etc. ( sorry no specific range tool, just the box that holds them all... in that situation, I prefer the correct tool, rather than something that tries to be everything )

my actual favorite range "tool" ( sorry again, as I know it's not what you were after ) is my 4 seater Kawi Mule... makes going out to the 200-300 yard targets easy for me & up to 3 of my shooting buddies... it's had alot of work done to it, & I trim branches from the aluminum diamond plate roof, to keep my range branch free...

I do have a nice damaskus hand crafted Screwknife, that my wife bought for me... they are the "tool" to have for CAS
__________________
In life you either make dust or eat dust...
Magnum Wheel Man is offline  
Old September 6, 2012, 05:53 PM   #3
Kreyzhorse
Senior Member
 
Join Date: April 12, 2006
Location: NKY
Posts: 12,463
My favorite range tool is a spotting scope on a tripod. Makes sighting in and general target practice a little easier to see exactly where you are hitting.

My favorite tool tool is a Craftsman multi bit screw driver set. Perfect for virtually all range needs.
__________________
"He who laughs last, laughs dead." Homer Simpson
Kreyzhorse is offline  
Old September 6, 2012, 06:23 PM   #4
4V50 Gary
Staff
 
Join Date: November 2, 1998
Location: Colorado
Posts: 21,823
Agree with spotting scope. It speeds up sighting in and gives you quick feedback.

I generally bring an armorer's kit when I go to the range.
__________________
Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. Molon Labe!
4V50 Gary is offline  
Old September 7, 2012, 08:22 AM   #5
Rifleman1776
Senior Member
 
Join Date: April 25, 2010
Location: Arkansas
Posts: 3,309
Spotting scope on an old camera tripod I used to use as a professional photog. Scope is a 45 year old Redfield and as good and reliable as day one. Tripod was purchased in 1963, still going strong.
Rifleman1776 is offline  
Old September 9, 2012, 08:37 PM   #6
Drudge
Member
 
Join Date: July 22, 2012
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 37
I guess I like my tripod...
Drudge is offline  
Old September 10, 2012, 11:25 PM   #7
Yung.gunr
Senior Member
 
Join Date: November 11, 2010
Location: Phoenix area
Posts: 1,442
Well since it's a question on favorite tool, I would have to say my old Gerber multi tool (Leatherman style but I like it better then the Leatherman).

I usually bring my M-Pro7 cleaning kit with me in case of a stuck case or needed oil.

I would love to get a spotting scope, but the range I go to rents them for $2. So, I can't justify spending $60 for a crummy one, much less $$$$$$ for a good one. Their old beat up rentals work good enough for my skill level. Hopefully one of these days I will be able to improve my skills to where a good spotting scope is needed...
Yung.gunr is offline  
Old September 11, 2012, 10:26 PM   #8
ClydeFrog
Junior member
 
Join Date: May 1, 2010
Posts: 5,797
Thumb buster...

In the early 1990s while still a "lower enlisted", , I got a mail order magazine loader that aided me & prevented many "sore thumbs" over the years.

Mag loaders are more common now in 2012. Some top firms like Beretta & Springfield Armory include them with new semi-auto pistols.

Clyde
Big ups goes to the "Go-Jo" & "Fast Orange" cleaning products that remove the gunk/grit/lead/etc. I've taken it to a few ranges and it's always in the restroom of the security school where I do my yearly re-quals.
ClydeFrog is offline  
Old September 11, 2012, 11:11 PM   #9
TheSILENTtype
Senior Member
 
Join Date: September 11, 2012
Posts: 139
my gun.............. ha ha

checkout tasker multitools - I swear by them. They are pretty wickedly cutting edge and can be specfied to your needs.

i guess it is one of those, why have one ; when you could have them all in one choices for me!
__________________
THE SILENT TYPE
TheSILENTtype is offline  
Old September 12, 2012, 08:46 PM   #10
Jo6pak
Senior Member
 
Join Date: August 5, 2010
Location: West Coast...of WI
Posts: 1,663
I've got a large tackle box with nearly everything you could want/need at the range.

But the one little tool I use the most is a multi-tool I got when I got my NRA Life membership.
__________________
NRA Life Member, SAF contributor.
Jo6pak is offline  
Old September 14, 2012, 05:18 AM   #11
factoryrat
Member
 
Join Date: March 1, 2011
Posts: 54
chop sticks
factoryrat is offline  
Old September 16, 2012, 12:26 AM   #12
MarkDozier
Senior Member
 
Join Date: February 1, 2010
Posts: 363
I look in the mirror for my favorite tool. Everything else just provides assistance.
MarkDozier is offline  
Old September 18, 2012, 05:52 PM   #13
ClydeFrog
Junior member
 
Join Date: May 1, 2010
Posts: 5,797
Poogy Bait....

When I was a young lower-enlisted soldier a million beers ago, , I recall bringing a lot of "poogy-bait" to the range. Lol.

I remember a old SGM(Sgt Major/E-9) using that phrase at a large formation once. It got a big laugh.
ClydeFrog is offline  
Old September 18, 2012, 05:58 PM   #14
Magnum Wheel Man
Senior Member
 
Join Date: July 26, 2006
Location: Southern Minnesota
Posts: 9,333
so... "poogy bait" ????
__________________
In life you either make dust or eat dust...
Magnum Wheel Man is offline  
Old September 20, 2012, 06:51 PM   #15
TPAW
Senior Member
 
Join Date: January 26, 2005
Posts: 2,860
Quote:
Your favourite range tool
My lunch cooler! Breakfast at home..........shoot.............lunch at the range.............shoot...............back to the home front for dinner.........clean what I got dirty at the range.........
TPAW is offline  
Old September 20, 2012, 07:17 PM   #16
Edward429451
Junior member
 
Join Date: November 12, 2000
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Posts: 9,494
Spotting scope and a chrony. I have a tackle box too that goes, but I'm really there after the targets and data so they're my favs.
Edward429451 is offline  
Old September 21, 2012, 09:18 PM   #17
Ideal Tool
Junior member
 
Join Date: October 6, 2010
Location: Michigan
Posts: 1,080
Bore-Stix Proof Positive coated cleaning rods, & Ivy hardned stainless rods for rimfire.
Ideal Tool is offline  
Old September 23, 2012, 03:26 AM   #18
10-96
Senior Member
 
Join Date: October 19, 2005
Location: Tx Panhandle Territory
Posts: 4,159
I dunno, for me it's a toss up between my spotting scope, shooting mat, and stapler. Life without those just, well it may not suck- but it aint far from it.
__________________
Rednecks... Keeping the woods critter-free since March 2, 1836. (TX Independence Day)

I suspect a thing or two... because I've seen a thing or two.
10-96 is offline  
Old September 23, 2012, 03:41 AM   #19
saltydog452
Senior Member
 
Join Date: August 16, 2004
Posts: 516
As a pistol shooter, these days a walking cane length 'Pecan Picker-Up-Er', Turbine Industries, Wichita Falls, TX 940.766.4253 makes my shooting less of a chore and more enjoyable.

Other goodies like spotting scope, squib rod, plugs, and overlays have been in my gun box for years.

The gadget from Turbine Industries is a new, and welcome accessory.

salty
saltydog452 is offline  
Old September 23, 2012, 04:20 AM   #20
Double Naught Spy
Senior Member
 
Join Date: January 8, 2001
Location: Forestburg, Montague Cnty, TX
Posts: 12,712
Got a stuck bolt?

This tool has been used for several years at my range by neandertal gunsmiths with significant success. It remains at the range.
Attached Images
File Type: jpg Jerry the SKS Gunsmith with his Precision Tools 2.jpg (58.6 KB, 21 views)
__________________
"If you look through your scope and see your shoe, aim higher." -- said to me by my 11 year old daughter before going out for hogs 8/13/2011
My Hunting Videos https://www.youtube.com/user/HornHillRange
Double Naught Spy is offline  
Old September 27, 2012, 12:36 PM   #21
Mike40-11
Senior Member
 
Join Date: January 8, 2005
Location: Missouri
Posts: 841
Quote:
so... "poogy bait" ????
Pogey Bait: Snacks, candy, junk food, etc. So called because it can be used to bait the pogues (rear-echelon, non-field, low-speed, hi-drag types who run all the paperwork) into doing what you want.
Mike40-11 is offline  
Old September 27, 2012, 02:13 PM   #22
Woody55
Senior Member
 
Join Date: June 19, 2012
Location: East Texas
Posts: 407
Staple gun.
Woody55 is offline  
Old September 27, 2012, 03:34 PM   #23
SouthernMarine
Member
 
Join Date: September 4, 2012
Posts: 31
Quote:
Originally Posted by Woody55 View Post
Staple gun.
+1

Sent from my LGL75C using Tapatalk 2
SouthernMarine is offline  
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:03 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
This site and contents, including all posts, Copyright © 1998-2021 S.W.A.T. Magazine
Copyright Complaints: Please direct DMCA Takedown Notices to the registered agent: thefiringline.com
Page generated in 0.07796 seconds with 11 queries