Hello, gentlemen!
Borka torque driver kit is
application specific product, and was designed as a lightweight, compact and weather (corrosion) resistant package for people who need it. This group of people, who are our primary customers, include competition (match) shooters, long range target shooters and hunters in general, military and LE personnel. They carry tools in a field as a component of their backpack load, and, as it appears so far, like our design concept of a lightweight torque tool kit with enhanced durability and high consistency of torque output. Our latest design is of all metal construction, and uses stainless steel, hard anodized aluminum and plated alloy steel parts in order to effectively resist harsh environmental conditions. Even our screwdriver bits, for example, are hard chrome plated to prevent rust after being exposed to humidity, which is difficult to avoid in the field.
We do not compete with other torque tools on price, and simply offer an optimized package for firearms maintenance. Our package was actually configured with use of suggestions from precision shooters and other related feedback from knowledgeable people.
The original introductory price, which people paid in 2010, had very little to do with actual manufacturing cost of the torque driver in the U.S. This was simply a necessary sacrifice to make for a new guy to get into the business... Also, current design of the torque tool and configuration of the kit, offered in 2014, is very much different, in a good way, from the original 2010 offering, although concept remains the same. Serious kit configuration enhancements and design upgrades cost money, as you all know.
If you have any questions, please ask. You can also find most of the answers to basic questions by visiting
www.shooterstools.com