Portable barrel vise???
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Attach Arca rail to a trailer hitch insert.
Appears to be similar to the Arca base for SAC vise. What are you using as a table/hitch mounted table to mount to?
Cheapest way:
1. grab a piece of square pipe that fits in your truck hitch.
2. cut to length. Long enough for your tools to clear bumper
3. drill two holes and mount to truck.
You could do the same thing with an arca rail onto the square pipe.
PM me, I’ve got an extra 11” arca rail I could hook you up on.
gonna try to draw up a model for you.
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found this photo on accurateshooter:
@want2learn wish you would've found that before i designed it on CAM!! hahaha
@Greg0326 This is obviously with the 21st century on top. I have an 11in arca rail that you could just drill matching holes for on a piece of square pipe. same concept though. I'd probably find some way to shim the square pipe in the trucks receiver though, take up the slop of shitty tolerances. Just me being anal though.
@Greg0326 This is obviously with the 21st century on top. I have an 11in arca rail that you could just drill matching holes for on a piece of square pipe. same concept though. I'd probably find some way to shim the square pipe in the trucks receiver though, take up the slop of shitty tolerances. Just me being anal though.
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Have you checked out the West Texas Ordnance switch lug?
Get a second Arca bottom from SAC and mount it wherever and however you want. Thats what I’ve done. Don’t have any pics and I’m at work or I’d take some.
@want2learn very well. I should’ve confirmed first.
@Greg0326 I’d call SAC and just order another vise base like in the bottom of this picture. Mount it to square pipe for truck hitch, easy day.
pretty sure that’s what @pyplynr was saying
@Greg0326 I’d call SAC and just order another vise base like in the bottom of this picture. Mount it to square pipe for truck hitch, easy day.
pretty sure that’s what @pyplynr was saying
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That’s exactly what I’m doing. I found some trailer hitch vise table on amazon. I’m going to pick one up so I can at least change barrels out while standing and use the truck bed as a table to set everything on.
I just don’t like the idea of putting that kind of stress into my stock and action screws.
Earthquake, did you make that or buy it? I would really like that setup for my 21st Century vice.
Made it. My uncle had the solid aluminum bar lying around. Just drilled/tapped it and filed the edges a bit so it fit and, done.
I did the same thing but mounted my Ross Vise to a "2" Hitch Extender" I purchased from Northern Tool for something like $42.00. I tried to follow the videos of using the Ross Vise but I never could get a good torquing experience, it's like I always needed a third hand... Now I have the third hand... LOL The Ross Vise just fits, and I mean just fits on this extension. The bolts that hold the vise to the tube just barely clear the end of the tube inside this tube where the vise is attached. It works dandy, love it.... Makes changing barrels in the field on my Bighorn TL3 action a snap! Should have done this sooner!
All the best,
Jeff
https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200612675_200612675
All the best,
Jeff
https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200612675_200612675
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So here is what I ended up with. It’s far enough out with the 12” extension that I can open and close the truck bed to use as a table top. And it’s tall enough that it replicates my work bench. I already had the SAC Modular Barrel Vise and just bought another ARCA plate to mount to the vise table. Move my barrel vise from the bench to the truck and I’m ready to party. Overall pretty happy with it.
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Great setup. Did you have to drill holes into the [maxx haul] hitch mount vise? Or did the SAC Modular Barrel Vise fit perfectly with the provided cutouts? Thanks!
I like this a lot, I would much rather and often do work off of the tailgate instead of in my shop.
Pretty much inspired by @Greg0326 setup.
The mount from Amazon + SAC Modular Barrel Vise. Excellent platform with zero wiggle. This will make it so easy to switch calibers at the range.
The socket through the base is 1.5x1.5 in x 13 coarse thread, grade 8 washer and wingnut from the local hardware store.
The mount from Amazon + SAC Modular Barrel Vise. Excellent platform with zero wiggle. This will make it so easy to switch calibers at the range.
The socket through the base is 1.5x1.5 in x 13 coarse thread, grade 8 washer and wingnut from the local hardware store.
