Briley Tube Set Driver

The Briley tube set driver is the purpose built tool for shooters who run sub-gauge tube sets in their 12 gauge competition guns. It is sized specifically for the job, which takes the guesswork and improvisation out of every installation. If you own tubes, this is the tool that belongs in the case with them.

What the Briley tube set driver does

The driver safely seats 20 gauge, 28 gauge, and .410 tubes into a 12 gauge barrel or a carrier barrel. It engages the tube properly so you can apply steady force where it is meant to go instead of prying, tapping, or leaning on something that was never designed for the task.

The detail that makes it worth the money is protection. Positioned correctly during installation, the driver avoids unwanted damage to your ejectors, which are exactly the parts an improvised tool tends to chew up first.

Key features

• Dedicated sub-gauge tube set driver, not a general purpose shop tool pressed into service.
• Fits 20 gauge, 28 gauge, and .410 tubes, covering the standard skeet and sporting progression.
• Installs tubes into a 12 gauge barrel or a carrier barrel.
• Positions away from the ejectors so installation does not mar or bend them.
• Made by Briley, the name most closely associated with sub-gauge tubes.
• Compact enough to live permanently in the tube case or gun box.

Specifications in practice

The specification list is short because the tool is single minded. It is a sub-gauge tube set driver, it fits 20, 28, and .410 tubes, and it installs those tubes into 12 gauge or carrier barrels. Every one of those points is about fit, and fit is the whole story with a tool like this.

Anyone who has priced ejector repair on a fine over and under knows why. A slip with a screwdriver blade or a punch can cost more to correct than a whole case of shells, and the repair means the gun is out of your hands during the season you wanted it.

Tube sets are a serious investment. They let one favorite gun shoot four gauges across skeet, sporting clays, and casual practice days, and protecting that investment with the correct tool is simple common sense. The shooting accessories catalog is worth a look for the case, cleaning, and range gear that rounds out a tube shooter’s kit.

Use, care, and compatibility

Install tubes on a padded bench or a soft mat with the gun supported, not balanced on a knee at the club. Wipe both the tube exterior and the barrel bore before seating, because a single grain of grit between tube and bore is how scoring starts.

Use the driver to seat the tube fully and squarely, then confirm the tube is home before closing the action. Reverse the process for removal, and never force a tube that is binding, since binding almost always means fouling or a burr that wants cleaning first.

The driver is compatible with the tube gauges listed above and with 12 gauge or carrier barrel hosts, which covers the overwhelming majority of competition tube setups in circulation. Keep the tool with the tube case rather than in a general toolbox so it is always where the tubes are.

Steel tools and steel tubes both appreciate a light film of oil in storage. A quick wipe with an oiled rag after a range weekend prevents surface rust and keeps the driver looking and working like new for decades.

Keep in mind that a Briley tube set driver is a lifetime purchase. There are no consumable parts, nothing to wear out under normal use, and no calibration to maintain, so the tool you buy today will still be seating tubes correctly long after the current set of tubes has been retired or passed on.

The right way to do it

A proper Briley tube set driver pays for itself the first time it prevents a slip. From the company synonymous with sub-gauge tubes, this is the correct way to install them, range trip after range trip. Ships direct to your door, no FFL required.