What barrel vise is recommended? I have some barrels I need to remove from my BAT 2 lug actions. I have the BAT action wrench. Just need a nice vise to lock up the barrel in.
Gunsmithing Barrel Vise
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I bought a wheeler vice a while back and have zero complaints. It was cheap and works. I don't have it mounted on my bench. I just grab the base with my bench vice.
www.midwayusa.com
Wheeler Barrel Vise 3 Wood Bushings
The Wheeler Barrel Vise provides plenty of holding force to securely clamp your barrel for removal or installation. Includes 3 wood bushings, one...
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viper vice has done me well and has a pretty paint job
For $76 the one below is a great value!
www.bisontactical.com
The Viper is inexpensive and works great with leather or cardboard wrapped around the barrel. I have been using it for years. It you want a much more expensive version the SAC one is really nice (but a lot more expensive).
Barrel Vice - Bison Tactical - Inexpensive Barrel Vice for Precision Rifles
Click here to get a great deal on an inexpensive but versitile barrel vice for changing your precision rifle barrel. Handles barrels up to 100 ft lbs.
www.bisontactical.com The Viper is inexpensive and works great with leather or cardboard wrapped around the barrel. I have been using it for years. It you want a much more expensive version the SAC one is really nice (but a lot more expensive).
I got the PMA tool one (they make the Viper) and the gen 2 goes smaller for sporter barrels by turning the top clamp 90 degrees.
I mounted mine on a 2” square tube so it gets clamped in a vice or goes in the received hitch.
Has worked great and ordering from PMA tool was a breeze.
They have many nice things for reloading as well.
I mounted mine on a 2” square tube so it gets clamped in a vice or goes in the received hitch.
Has worked great and ordering from PMA tool was a breeze.
They have many nice things for reloading as well.
Viper barrel vise has worked well for me.
I have a bald eagle barrel vise, it was pretty cheap and has worked well.
I use either lead shims or leather straps.
I don't know if they still make them, to be honest, the Viper is probably a better vise for not much more money.
I use either lead shims or leather straps.
I don't know if they still make them, to be honest, the Viper is probably a better vise for not much more money.
The Viper is still being made the original owner, whose name slips me now, sold the rights and equipment to new owners.
Long story short the viper is still available and one hell of a barrel vise at the price.
Long story short the viper is still available and one hell of a barrel vise at the price.
It was poorly written, i don't know if the bald eagle is still being made.
I looked back and saw that you did mention the Bald Eagle, there has been talk elsewhere re: the Viper still being made since it was sold and mistakenly went there.
Bob Pastor is our supplier (even the most recent ones). We send his wife a check, and he sends us vices
I've talked to Bob on the phone a few times. Really nice guy.Bob Pastor is our supplier (even the most recent ones). We send his wife a check, and he sends us vices
As said, the viper one works well. I put hockey tape on the inside of the clamp/vice for extra grip.
Another vote for the viper. No bushings required. Affordable.
Robert Gradous made a switch barrel rifle for me and personally recommended the viper, so that’s what I bought..
Pma is good stuff
Toilet paper roll. No kidding. Says so in the included directions.
Got my Viper a month ago and have torqued on and off several barrels and also broken loose a pretty tough brake.
haha...thanks.
I have paper drywall tape and painters tape (the later may not be robust enough) but thought I saw somewhere people referring to using leather but ???
Toilet paper roll makes a lot of sense. LOL
Cheers
Gucci: LRI (case color hardened of course)
LRI SuperDuty Series: Professional Gunsmithing Barrel Vise
The "LRI SuperDuty Series" of products are made to answer the need for commercial-grade tools specific to the gunsmithing industry. These tools have been vetted in our own facility for years (sometimes in excess of a decade) prior to being offered to the public. The SuperDuty Barrel Vise has...
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ETA - My cheap ass bought the Wheeler. This is on my list of things that I will buy someday when price doesnt matter, right behind a CPS from Primal Rights.
To ad, the TP roll.
The good man @Bag Bullet had explained this to me prior to my buying and its been awesome.
My kid’s barrels are cerakoted and protects it nice.
Mine are stainless and I dont care about finish much. But the TP roll gives good grip too.
And you should have plenty of TP rolls
And you should have plenty of TP rolls
Dont use that much TP at home.
Do all my crappin at work on the clock….
Ask @abn31c - he understands.
I have/had 500 business cards that are no longer my correct position so I swap barrels and use one each time to pinch around as I insert it into the vice.
Before that Ive used tp rolls and a frozen pizza box and an old strip of leather.
Basically anything that doesn’t compress too much but provides a smidge of buffer to keep it shiny smooth.
Shitting on the clock is theft.Dont use that much TP at home.
Do all my crappin at work on the clock….
Ask @abn31c - he understands.
My viper has served me very well, but sheet rock paper tape is what I've found to work the best for holding the barrel well and not leaving any marks.
There are many other nicer and more expensive vices but lots of us use a viper successfully. Just depends on how much use you will rely give it and what you are prepared to pay for it really.
There are many other nicer and more expensive vices but lots of us use a viper successfully. Just depends on how much use you will rely give it and what you are prepared to pay for it really.
What if you own the clock. Are you stealing from yourself??
I use hockey tape. I apply it to both sides of the vice clamps and it's worked well for me.
Leather would be another good choice. I envision cardboard slipping, but there's many here who've had good success with it so that's another simple and easy solution.
So would that be considered stealing shit??
I let them keep the poop.
And I promise they get a lotta 12 hr days outta me where the only break I get is to piss, and usually only 2 of those.
Im an efficient pooper. 2 min max.
Same here Bob is a gentleman. I called him to asked for some replacement springs that I misplaced. Without hesitation he asked my address and shipped me a set free of charge.
It's the sitting and scrolling after pooping that takes up so much time.
Don't forget the paperwork.
I have the Brownells - used it to remove a factory Remington 700 barrel. It has great clamping power. I wish more bushings were available - currently trying to find one to fit my 1.05” Remage barrels.
In keeping with the threads new theme- It sounds like you are spending too much time on the crapper thinking and not enough working
This one.For $76 the one below is a great value!
Barrel Vice - Bison Tactical - Inexpensive Barrel Vice for Precision Rifles
Click here to get a great deal on an inexpensive but versitile barrel vice for changing your precision rifle barrel. Handles barrels up to 100 ft lbs.
The Viper is inexpensive and works great with leather or cardboard wrapped around the barrel. I have been using it for years. It you want a much more expensive version the SAC one is really nice (but a lot more expensive).
hahaha....I turned 70 this past Sunday and no longer crap on my boss's time....now I crap on my own time. Much more relaxing experience. LOLIn keeping with the threads new theme- It sounds like you are spending too much time on the crapper thinking and not enough working
Thanks....sounds like almost anything will work as long as it has some grip and smooth surface so as to not mar the finish. I do have a roll of no glue drywall tape that will prob work well as well as a LOT of old biz cards. Great idea....its like Hints from Heloise (you remember that advise column) on how to reuse old household stuff! hahaha
Cheers and thanks again. I have really very much appreciated your help on this forum.
Gucci: LRI (case color hardened of course)
LRI SuperDuty Series: Professional Gunsmithing Barrel Vise
The "LRI SuperDuty Series" of products are made to answer the need for commercial-grade tools specific to the gunsmithing industry. These tools have been vetted in our own facility for years (sometimes in excess of a decade) prior to being offered to the public. The SuperDuty Barrel Vise has...www.longriflesinc.com
ETA - My cheap ass bought the Wheeler. This is on my list of things that I will buy someday when price doesnt matter, right behind a CPS from Primal Rights.
Back in 2015ish timeframe I got intimately familiar with the OG LRI vise. Honestly from an end-user standpoint I like the SAC vise better. You could probably clamp a chamber into oblongness in the LRI but for everything short of the worst Tikka barrels you don't really need all of that.
I have the SAC at home and work has a Davidson (very similar to the Viper), and honestly for $65-75 I've been pretty impressed with the little Davidson, but it can be rough on finishes if you're not careful.
