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Real Avid Gun Tool AMP 1911.

ca Offline Chako

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Real Avid Gun Tool AMP 1911.
on: December 22, 2022, 01:30:49 AM
Here is a neat tool for those of you interested in maintaining your 1911 handgun. This is a rather large and hefty tool that comes in a hard multifunctional belt sheath. The tool itself slides out once you push a red lever that releases the built in screwdriver built into the sheath. The sheath also features a nice assortment of driver bits all held in via magnets. This makes retrieving and putting away driver bits a breeze to use. The design is very well thought out.

20221220_165345A by Chako, on Flickr

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Here are a few photos of the tool and the sheath.

20221221_172905A by Chako, on Flickr

20221221_172931A by Chako, on Flickr

20221221_172944A by Chako, on Flickr

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To release the tool from its sheath, you have to press down on a red leaver which unhooks the driver. Once this is done, sliding upwards the tool from its sheath is easy.

20221221_173010A by Chako, on Flickr

Here is the backside of the sheath showing the fully deployed driver, but also the metal belt loop.

20221221_173025A by Chako, on Flickr

Sliding the tool out of the sheath.

20221221_173043A by Chako, on Flickr

Once the tool is out of the sheath, you can now access the built in bit storage. The sheath also contains the driver. This is a bit awkward to use if you decide to wear the sheath on your belt, necessitating the removal of the sheath from your clothing.

20221221_173058A by Chako, on Flickr

A closer look at the unlocking mechanism.

20221221_173118A by Chako, on Flickr

Here is the tool removed from the sheath.

20221221_173132A by Chako, on Flickr

I really like the red liner locks which give the tool some class.

20221221_173140A by Chako, on Flickr

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20221221_173158A by Chako, on Flickr

In addition to 2 different barrel bushing wrenches built into the body, you get 5 rotating tools/carrier.

20221221_173337A by Chako, on Flickr

A carrier for 4 laser/sigh/trigger hex keys.

20221221_173243A by Chako, on Flickr

A pick tool with built in hex wrenches for 4mm, 5mm, 1/4", and 5/16".

20221221_173250A by Chako, on Flickr

A 2.6" drop point knife blade.

20221221_173257A by Chako, on Flickr

Mainspring housing pin punch.

20221221_173303A by Chako, on Flickr

Bottle opener, metal file, and flat carbon scrapper.

20221221_173330A by Chako, on Flickr

Government profile bushing wrench and Officer profile bushing wrench. On the end of the tool is a tap hammer.

20221221_173420A by Chako, on Flickr

20221221_173428A by Chako, on Flickr

The minimal instruction page included is enough to get you started...which is good because I thought I could figure this out without looking at the instructions...yeah that didn't go so well for me. RTFM lol!

20221221_173517A by Chako, on Flickr

My initial thoughts on the Gun Tool AMP 1911 are varied. I thought the tool would be smaller and less heavy and was a bit surprised at the size and weight once I got it in my hands. If you know anything about Real Avid's original Gun Tool, that was a good tool but mostly built out of plastic. I am happy to say that Real Avid sure has upped its game from its initial creation. I love the build quality, and especially the red liner locking plates. The contrast makes this a beautiful tool in my opinion. However not all is golden. The built in utility in the sheath is great until you decide to use the driver if belt carrying. The bottom of the metal belt loop on the sheath does open, however, there is a bottom U shape that grips your belt nicely, making the sheath an issue to get off your belt. Now if you decide to carry this in your range bag, then this isn't an issue at all. Another issue I had was storing the small Hex keys back into the tool. These tiny keys tend to get out of alignment easily, making the move back into storage a bit of a chore as the tiny tools block your movement towards the inside of the tool. I guess a bit of practice might make this easier in the long run.

Overall, if you need to maintain a 1911, this is one handy piece of kit so long as you are willing to lug this beast around with you. I think most will carry it around in a range bag personally.





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Re: Real Avid Gun Tool AMP 1911.
Reply #1 on: January 04, 2023, 03:42:13 PM
I like that tool and may get one! I bought a Real Avid tool off Amazon a few years ago that I really like. It is a big bruiser of a tool and has a great 1/4 inch driver! It was the Gun Tool Max and I got it for about $37.00. I bought it because it was different than anything else I had. I do not own a gun. What size bits does this tool use?


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Re: Real Avid Gun Tool AMP 1911.
Reply #2 on: January 08, 2023, 03:13:54 AM
I just got one and I will give my first impressions. First off, it was missing 3 bits. No big deal as I have a ton of them in tool kits. Second, I am trying to figure out why they made such a large tool which appears to be pretty robust, but the clip that releases the driver and tool from the sheath is plastic. The pivot on the red plastic clip that releases the driver would be a concern as it looks like it would easily break. The tool is already large and heavy and making this piece steel would not have made a noticeable difference in weight but would have made the tool stronger. The piece to unlock the driver is also plastic. As far as the driver itself, at first I thought the  pivot on it was attached to plastic, but it looks like that is not so. The sheath is a mixture of steel and plastic and it looks like it would bend or break if too much torque was applied. I could be wrong on this, so this is just an initial observation. The driver looks like it would work better and be stronger if the tool was attached to it while using it. It is also more comfortable in my hands this way. The knife feels good in my hands and was pretty sharp out of the box. The hammer and file\bottle opener look useful also. The other tools are mainly for use on firearms, which I do not own so I cannot really comment on that.  The allen wrenches on the tool also do not seem to want to stay down when opening the implement they are on which keeps it from closing sometimes. I may just remove them if I keep this tool as I do not think they would have a use for too many things.


 

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