Gunsmithing New rifle cleaning / smithing bench top vise / stand?
- Thread starter GetReal
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I have the Tipton Best gun vise.
Good for light work - cleaning, setting rings.
If I have heavier work to do I install a metal vice on my bench....this one from Brownells
Here it is in action fitting a new butt plate to a walnut stock....
I mounted the vise on an aluminum plate and it slides into T-tracks on my bench that usually secure my reloading press.
Its much maligned but for me the casual vise user it has been fine and versatile.
If I was considering it again Id probably by a 75 year old one off EBay, restore it and have full confidence it would last another 75 years.
Good for light work - cleaning, setting rings.
If I have heavier work to do I install a metal vice on my bench....this one from Brownells
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Here it is in action fitting a new butt plate to a walnut stock....
I mounted the vise on an aluminum plate and it slides into T-tracks on my bench that usually secure my reloading press.
Its much maligned but for me the casual vise user it has been fine and versatile.
If I was considering it again Id probably by a 75 year old one off EBay, restore it and have full confidence it would last another 75 years.
Don't buy the Ultra ( I have the Best as well, it's fine for what it's used for- cleaning and installing scopes)
If you check reviews online for the Ultra- you'll find that due to poor design (friction fit only) of the vertical supports, they slip/fail- won't hold the rifle. Similar thread on a different forum, guy bought it anyway- and confirmed it was a fatal flaw. Too bad, otherwise looks like a versatile unit, if they would only redesign it so it would actually hold the rifle like it's supposed to do...
