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Metal Gun Vice Suggestions
Juggernaut
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Looking for a well made solid metal gun vice with the rubber padding of course that has some weight for stability for projects such as removing a front sight with a hammer and punch for example as well as other projects where the weight of the vice would greatly enhance stability as the plastic ones just seem to light and plastic, any good suggestions?
Thank you.
Thank you.
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Try looking at any good home improvement store...Home Depot, Lowe's, and Sears would make a good start. You need something you can bolt down to a bench, and add padding to the jaws as you wish.
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Have never seen anything like that at those stores, but I will contact them and inquire...
Any particular brand or model that I should be looking for perhaps?
quote:Originally posted by tsr1965
Try looking at any good home improvement store...Home Depot, Lowe's, and Sears would make a good start. You need something you can bolt down to a bench, and add padding to the jaws as you wish.
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Have never seen anything like that at those stores, but I will contact them and inquire...
Any particular brand or model that I should be looking for perhaps?
I think he is referring to a bench vise.
What I've used for quite a few years now is a Lohman sight vise. I simply clamp it into the vise bolted to my bench. I can then swivel, or lock, the bench vise on it's base and rotate the gun in the Lohman sight vise.
It is great because some of my projects require being able to clamp directly to the metal. For others I use padding between the metal and project. For others I use leather pads. Other I clamp in gun specific blocks that the gun attaches to.
quote:Originally posted by Juggernaut
quote:Originally posted by tsr1965
Try looking at any good home improvement store...Home Depot, Lowe's, and Sears would make a good start. You need something you can bolt down to a bench, and add padding to the jaws as you wish.
Best
Have never seen anything like that at those stores, but I will contact them and inquire...
Any particular brand or model that I should be looking for perhaps?
I think he is referring to a bench vise.
What I've used for quite a few years now is a Lohman sight vise. I simply clamp it into the vise bolted to my bench. I can then swivel, or lock, the bench vise on it's base and rotate the gun in the Lohman sight vise.
Yeah I suppose that might work okay, I believe that the Lohman sight vise is polymer though and I just prefer metal over plastic, another idea would be to have 2 bench vices and pad them and place the firearm in both for stability...
I was just wanting a good heavy metal gun vice, which would be stable and having the option of bolting it down to the bench would also be a plus as well.
I got a $40, 4" made in China bench vice from one of the hardware stores a few years back. Works great for all my projects.
It is great because some of my projects require being able to clamp directly to the metal. For others I use padding between the metal and project. For others I use leather pads. Other I clamp in gun specific blocks that the gun attaches to.
Is it metal, can you post a link to one perhaps or a description of it, maybe it has a brand name on it or something as I have looked all over and they all seem to be plastic?
I rather assumed you would have. If you cannot find it there, it is probably not out there as you want it and that leaves you little choice but to build your own.
Seems obvious, but have you checked Brownell's and Midway?
Yeah, but didn't really see what I was looking for...
quote:Originally posted by dcs shooters
A good 4-5in. bench vice is what you need. You can get some heavy leather to pad it with. That is what I use. Or go to a tire shop and get a scrap inner tube and cut what you need.
May just have to do that since what I am looking for doesn't seem to exist or at least I just haven't located it; would have to be careful not to overtighten using a bench vice though, there are some bench gun vices that might work.
But only two vises.
I have a large general purpose bench vise and a nice older Pittsburgh cross slide.
I use leather, aluminum or lead between the vice jaws and the item being worked.
CP
I also use leather, aluminum or lead in my VISE jaws, but my vices don't have jaws.