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I have a Brownells type barrel vise that I'm getting ready to set-up in the shop. The old vise I used before was attached to a 15' oilfield pump repair stand, solid metal and had a vise side mounted and bolted strongly to the floor. I never came across a barrel that I couldnt remove. Now I'm trying to come up with something as strong but in a much smaller package. Would like to see some pictures of your set-up or give a good description on the set-up you have! Thank You and I appreciate it! _____________________ Steve Traxson | ||
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Mine is currently mounted to my bench. I have 2 and wanted to set them up on a stand as well. Dont like taking up bench space for the vises. It will be interesting to see what others have. Blagg Rifles, Eastern OR | |||
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try a search on the topic in this forum- some time ago there was a great show-and-tell thread on barrel vises, several of the fellows checked in with pics. | |||
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That's a good idea mounting it to the leg, but there is way too much bench top visible in that pic. | |||
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Here's my setup. There was a thread on this same subject a couple years ago, so you might find more ideas by doing a search here.   John Farner If you haven't, please join the NRA! | |||
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Mey, Malm, that's a "sweet" setup.  John Farner If you haven't, please join the NRA! | |||
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http://forums.accuratereloadin...=290102569#290102569 Should have done a search first, Pictures dont last long after some of these threads. I found this page and while there are some good set-ups shown, I found the one by Jim Kobe to be close to what I was thinking...so Jim if you read this THANKS for leaving the picture up! Thanks guys. _____________________ Steve Traxson | |||
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I own two vices, one I made myself and a second from, I believe, wheeler engineering. Both are simply two bolt clamping with aluminum bushings. I made the first and it worked fine, but the bore was such that I ran into some barrels too large to handle. For both, I simply bolt them into a good vice I have bolted to the edge of an old Addressograph table I use as a shp table. I work 90% of the time on old military actions, and have never seen a barrel I couldn't break free. Instead of a breaker bar, I use a 4 pound shop hammer to rap the action wrench handle after putting pressure on it. If I did this every day, I would likely build a dedicated vise, but for an amateur like me who removes and replaces 15-20 barrels a year, I think a good barrel vice clamped in your bench vice is more than adequate. I should mention that I sometimes remove the same barrel several times in building a rifle; for inletting, drilling etc. To me, removing the same barrel numerous times is not an issue. If you put it on in your vice, you should be able to remove it. It's the initial removal that is the trick. | |||
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Some real good ideas there. | |||
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 Jim Kobe's barrel vise. _____________________ Steve Traxson | |||
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I have four vices for my barrel...blondes, redheads, brunettes, and raven haired women. Mike Legistine actu quod scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.  What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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Get two 1/2" steel plates 6"X6" square and a piece of 4"x4" square tube about 36" long. Drill holes in the plates to bolt it to the floor and to bolt your vise to it. Weld the plates to the tube and bolt it down with concrete anchors. It won't go any where. Same as Kobe's but using tube instead of I beam www.KLStottlemyer.com Deport the Homeless and Give the Illegals citizenship. AT LEAST THE ILLEGALS WILL WORK | |||
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Here's mine. I've been useing this setup for the last 25 years at least. I use that inside action wrench that I made for Remingtons & Mausers. The bench vise is a old Wilton #6 if anyone is curious.   Doug Humbarger NRA Life member Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club 72'73. Yankee Station Try to look unimportant. Your enemy might be low on ammo. | |||
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does your wrench work in the lug recesses? just curious, a pic of the smart end if you have the time and inclination would be appreciated. | |||
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Just a word of caution with inside type reciver wrenches: I too use one when appropriate and possible, but I saw a M-70 ruined when too much torque was applied and broke the thin web between the gas port hole and loading port while trying to disassemble. | |||
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Yes & DITTO what Duane added. you need to pay attention to what you are doing. Knowing that I have to replace whatever I screw up has always been more than enough inspiration for me!  Doug Humbarger NRA Life member Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club 72'73. Yankee Station Try to look unimportant. Your enemy might be low on ammo. | |||
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Found this solidworks drawing on another site and thought I'd post it, would be an easy build.  _____________________ Steve Traxson | |||
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Doesn't look like you would get good grip with only 4 point contact. Don | |||
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