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Yeap, opened up the magwell on a few polymer pistolas. Also trimmed the front end of some old Walther P99 mags so they don't hit the bottom of the feedramp in a PPQ (the new/old mags differ slightly there).
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I cut the trigger guard gap tab off of a BCM grip that I used with a lower that had an integrated trigger guard.
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Yes, had to use one to separate some parts form an FAL kit. Used on to remove a foresight from a gas block - actually turned out pretty decent. Ended up selling that gun.
I've used on to make a pistol grip that was slightly out of spec fit better on an AR. No barrel fluting or anything exotic though... |
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Lots of times. Its a must have when de-milling kits, cutting barrels, ect. And I'm a professional, even have a diploma. http://i33.tinypic.com/259g9di.jpg View Quote |
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I dremmel just about every gun I own except for the collectors.
My latest was modifying the ambidextrous safety on my scorpion. I removed and recontoured the right hand selector because it was digging into my hand. Looks like it came from the factory. I’ve shortened the length of pull on my shotguns, trigger jobs, polish feed ramps, modified all sorts of things with a dremmel. It’s likely one of my most used tools in my garage |
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Many a FSB have fallen to my mighty dremel cutoff disk. I think I even sanded finger grooves off a glock once.
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Cut the muzzle device off of a Draco. I also opened up the front sight hood on my Draco as my red dot sat right on the top of the hood. Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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Yeah. I have used one several times. One of my projects was back before low-profile gas blocks were so available and there were no options for having a pinned one except do it yourself. I have posted these here before..
Attached File Attached File Attached File Another project involved cutting the weld off of the muzzle device on an M92 Attached File |
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Yes. Removing the tacked-on muzzle device on a PAP 92. Turned out fine.
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Yeah. I have used one several times. One of my projects was back before low-profile gas blocks were so available and there were no options for having a pinned one except do it yourself. I have posted these here before.. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/116588/fsb01-623844.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/116588/fsb02-623845.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/116588/fsb03-623846.JPG Another project involved cutting the weld off of the muzzle device on an M92 https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/116588/M92-06215A-623848.JPG View Quote |
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It’s hard to be humble, but I’m really good with a Dremel. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/51718/6457B248-BC4E-4767-BDFB-33449B765EE7-623861.JPG View Quote |
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Hundreds off times. I have a couple flex shaft motors hung at my bench and multiple hand helds.
Great tools for a lot of jobs; triggers, feed ramps. inletting, polishing. |
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Hell yea. I "undercut" my Glock trigger guard. Cut some AR delta rings off before. All the good stuff
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Yes for polishing, and sometimes cleaning. Never had problem. Not a gun smith.
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The dremel was pretty handy for fitting the beavertail to the frame and some other misc blending on my 1911 build. Turned out pretty damn good for some idiot in a cramped apartment. https://i.imgur.com/0B5gHnAl.jpg?1 View Quote I got a book that detailed how to build a 1911, and a Caspian frame and slide. Read the book, sold the book and parts. I can do some stuff like bedding rifles, refinishing stocks, etc, but that 1911 stuff was waay outta my league. Sweet pistol, hope it shoots as nice as it looks!! |
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I had to reshape a couple of magpul grips to fit the Aero .308 lowers I was building. |
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Yes, ground down a hammer on a RIA M1911A1 that was drawing blood from hammer bite and ground down the worthless fucking finger lumps and thumb blades off my Glocks.
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I used one of those electronic Dremel stencilers to engrave my beater MP5 clone. It worked, but it isn’t pretty.
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Yes. I had to shorten an aluminum handguard for use with a suppressor. I marked it off with tape and removed about a 1/4" and finished off the cut with a file and sanded it smooth. It looks factory.
I have also used it to cut off delta rings. |
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Quoted: I got a book that detailed how to build a 1911, and a Caspian frame and slide. Read the book, sold the book and parts. I can do some stuff like bedding rifles, refinishing stocks, etc, but that 1911 stuff was waay outta my league. Sweet pistol, hope it shoots as nice as it looks!! View Quote |
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Cut a Muzzle brake off a DSA FN/FAL barrel from back in the ban days. Great success. Probably used it for more but dont remember.
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What's the big deal? It's just a tool like any other and used properly and with a steady hang can improve things greatly.
Polishing feed ramps, fitting a mag well, removing the finger groves and stippling a Glock.. It's no different than someone being careless with a file , pick or a cleaning rod... clumsy = damage |
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I successfully customized some old school triangle hand guards so they would fit on a National Match Service Rifle free float tube.
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What's the big deal? It's just a tool like any other and used properly and with a steady hang can improve things greatly. Polishing feed ramps, fitting a mag well, removing the finger groves and stippling a Glock.. It's no different than someone being careless with a file , pick or a cleaning rod... clumsy = damage View Quote |
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After some serious thinking I'm going with nope still. I have never used a dremel on a firearm for anything.
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3 Poly 80's and a Yugo AK that was a little finicky about mag insertion. No problems whatsoever.
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Yep...undercut and grip reduction on my G19 prior to stippling
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Yep. Use one frequently with a brush on my various 5.7x28 chambers after a lot of shooting. Also used one for stock work for fitting/bedding. Have polished feed ramps with them. I'd say mostly I use one with a wire brush of some flavor when working on a given gun, I do no serious metal grinding/fitting with one as all I'd do is mess something up.
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I used a dremel to remove a bit of kydex from a holster. Does that count?
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P01 Urban Gray - removed scratches from the feed ramp and polished it to get rid of bullet nose into the feed ramp failures to feed. Worked like charm.
Glock M31 - removed part of the damned finger bumps on the front of the grip and undercut the trigger guard where it meet the frame. Actually don't feel too bad in my hand now. Colt Combat Commander - slightly changed the angle of the feed ramp and polished it. That sucker will feed empty cases out of the magazine into the chamber all day. And any brand/weight of hollow point, too. AR15s = cut down 3 A2 stock screws to use on A1 stocks. I prefer the shorter A1 stock. AR15 - cantilever scope mount making contract with the top rail on a quad rail handguard, cut the bottom front thinner to stop the contact from being made. Probably some other stuff, too. I've burned up one Dremel and bought another one. |
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Have you ever used a Dremel on a firearm? It doesn't have to be a name-brand Dremel - any rotary tool is fine. I don't care if you're drilling, buffing, grinding, cutting, polishing, or sanding. I don't care if it was on an AR15, AK87, Glock, 1911, Kel-Tec, or 870. Yes or no. Make your choice. @jlficken View Quote |
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Has anyone used one of the dremel engravers to put sbr info on a lower? If so, how did it do?
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Has anyone used one of the dremel engravers to put sbr info on a lower? If so, how did it do? View Quote I was going for "legally sufficient", not "pretty". |
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Yes. I have bought rifles from Century Arms. Dremel mandatory in that case.
First time--bought a SAR-3, an AK in .223. Best of both worlds. However, the trigger opening in the receiver was not quite right, and the trigger wouldn't travel far enough to trip the sear. Dremeled it slightly, and have loved the gun ever since. Another time, I put a ''scout scope" (long eye relief scope) on an AR. The front scope bell wouldn't quite clear the fat handguard. Handguard is ugly now, but scope fits. Will replace the bubba-ed handguard when I get around to it. |
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Yes. I have bought rifles from Century Arms. Dremel mandatory in that case. First time--bought a SAR-3, an AK in .223. Best of both worlds. However, the trigger opening in the receiver was not quite right, and the trigger wouldn't travel far enough to trip the sear. Dremeled it slightly, and have loved the gun ever since. Another time, I put a ''scout scope" (long eye relief scope) on an AR. The front scope bell wouldn't quite clear the fat handguard. Handguard is ugly now, but scope fits. Will replace the bubba-ed handguard when I get around to it. View Quote |
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I have a variable speed Fordham tool with a foot pedal to control the RPMs. I used some buffing compound on a cotton buffing tool to polish out the chambers on a revolver that had sticky chambers (not due to pressure), and to polish feed ramps on other firearms. FWIW, the Fordham tool is more much more versatile than a Dremel, but accomplishes the same thing.
While technically, I have never used a Dremel tool on a firearm, I would think that using a Fordham meets the spirit of OP's inquiry. |
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