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.
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Here are a few photos of the tool and the sheath.
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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.
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Here is the backside of the sheath showing the fully deployed driver, but also the metal belt loop.
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Sliding the tool out of the sheath.
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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.
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A closer look at the unlocking mechanism.
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Here is the tool removed from the sheath.
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I really like the red liner locks which give the tool some class.
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In addition to 2 different barrel bushing wrenches built into the body, you get 5 rotating tools/carrier.
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A carrier for 4 laser/sigh/trigger hex keys.
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A pick tool with built in hex wrenches for 4mm, 5mm, 1/4", and 5/16".
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A 2.6" drop point knife blade.
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Mainspring housing pin punch.
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Bottle opener, metal file, and flat carbon scrapper.
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Government profile bushing wrench and Officer profile bushing wrench. On the end of the tool is a tap hammer.
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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!
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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.