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If the barrel has a 1.25” straight section I would think it would work.
Is it a straight taper barrel?
Is it a straight taper barrel?
I would recommend the "Viper Vise". When you receive it, cut it in half with a ban saw. The two individual pieces will fit like a glove on a tapered barrel like you described.
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Well, if you mean that the barrel is 1.25” at the breech and 1.1” at the muzzle, then the taper is so gradual as to not matter at all in the vise.
Quit like, being so practical n shit!
Totally glossed over the contour dimensions."You see, boys & girls, this is why Lash is here!"
That's what she said....
I use a oak blocks that I drill to the diameter I want with a hole saw and then split them in half with a band saw. I wrap a thin piece of leather around the barrel, put them in the blocks and clamp it in my old 8 inch Wilton vise. I haven't had a barrel slip yet with this setup. I do like the Viper Vise set up. I may make something like that which I can bolt to my metal work and move from vertical to horizontal work.
Indeed. Even some suede patches from Hobby Lobby will work.
I got treats in my van down by the riverYou hobo too? I offer a hotdog, what do you do?
I almost added to my above post, all these small measurements being thrown around, the OP might think he’s talking to his old lady, but I didn’t go there….. Until now.
I just upgraded from the wooden blocks to an actual barrel vise.
even better, i drilled 3 different sized holes in my oak block before I split it.
So far the worst was a 1960s Remington 700. I had to put a pipe wrench on the barrel because of whatever schmoooo was in the threads.
Nothing else has required anything except for rosin.
This is what I have. I broke loose several Tikka and TRG barrels with it. The best thing I did was throw that piece of leather in the trash. A simple wrap with notebook/copy paper keeps the barrel from slipping in the vice and protects the barrel’s finish. The leather will allow a tightly torqued barrel to slip, a lot.
Good to know. Thanks.
A split toilet paper roll grips the barrel nicely without marring it.
Toilet paper rolls for the win then. I’m not proud and will do whatever works well.
Barrel vice sounds kinky......not that that's a bad thing mind you.
Wouldn't 'Barrel vise' be better to work on the rifle this time ?
Wouldn't 'Barrel vise' be better to work on the rifle this time ?
Vise not Vice
Brake not Break
Piqued not Peaked
They’re there for their gathering.
Brake not Break
Piqued not Peaked
They’re there for their gathering.
So I can take a break from running a brake so I can indulge my vice with a vise?
Paper drywall tape works too. Viper vice works great.
I have one of those. Bolted it to a 1-3/4” x 3” x 8 “ piece of aluminum bar stock on edge, so I can simply clamp it into my heavy duty vise when I use it.
Yeah I had trouble with the leather tearing and the barrel slipping.
Suede holds'em. Hobby lobby square patch $5
Dammit, I was hoping for a thread on this…
Because Barrel Vice in the Bear Pit is not about gunsmithing.
Sirhr
Because Barrel Vice in the Bear Pit is not about gunsmithing.
Sirhr
Dont let him fool ya. He is here to stir shit mostly.Quit like, being so practical n shit!
"You see, boys & girls, this is why Lash is here!"
Answering a question here and there, that may or may not be a bullshit answer but always leading back to stirring up shit
Hell, I rarely know what forum I am in. I just scan the “new posts”…..
Hey! Don’t be giving away state secrets!Dont let him fool ya. He is here to stir shit mostly.
Answering a question here and there, that may or may not be a bullshit answer but always leading back to stirring up shit
Sometimes shit just needs to be stirred to keep it fresh.
I agree 100%
