Gun Trade World Features the Flex-Hone® for Firearms

Brush Research Manufacturing (BRM) is pleased to announce that the August 2012 edition of Gun Trade World features the Flex-Hone® for Firearms, a line of honing 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 BRM’s 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. 

Flexible Honing for the Firearms Industry
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.

Gun Maintenance for Shooters and Hunters
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 Flex-Hone® for Firearms in a chuck or collet. Next, they generously lubricate the tool with honing oil (preferably Flex-Hone® oil) introduce it to the part at low RPMs, and rotate the Flex-Hone® for Firearms 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 Flex-Hone® for Firearms with 800-grit AO (fine) instead. As a rule, choose the finest grit tool for the job.

Flex-Hone® for Firearms Instruction
Flex-Hone® tools quickly and easily produce the optimum plateau surface finish in any type or size cylinder, slide, chamber, magazine tube, or smooth bore barrel. For more information, please visit our website, read the Gun Trade World article, and watch our new Flex-Hone® for Firearms Instructional Video.