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Action wrench and barrel vise sources
19 July 2020, 00:09
Ireload3Action wrench and barrel vise sources
I don't have access to a milling macine to make my own tools so I need to buy ready made wrenches.
Any suggestions? Thanks.
19 July 2020, 00:22
Duane Wiebe (CG&R)Try Brownell's
19 July 2020, 00:42
BobsterEbay also has multiple listings of new and pre-owned.
19 July 2020, 01:57
AtkinsonI have a heavy duty one Id sell for a fair price or trade for a gun or ??..It has the vice and a heavy wrench..you can use wood blocks or mold your own from lead or glass. Ive reached the age where its no longer in use.....contact rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com
Ray Atkinson
Atkinson Hunting Adventures
10 Ward Lane,
Filer, Idaho, 83328
208-731-4120
rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com
I use a 20 ton hydraulic press and oak blocks for barrels, and an 18 inch Crescent for outside and an inside wrench for 700s, etc.
I own the fancy ones that Brownells sells, but my way is faster and no barrel has yet to defeat the system. And I can press bearings in my spare time.
19 July 2020, 18:46
Jim Kobequote:
Originally posted by Ireload3:
I don't have access to a milling macine to make my own tools so I need to buy ready made wrenches.
Any suggestions? Thanks.
What actions, I have six different ones and many more bushing inserts
Jim Kobe
10841 Oxborough Ave So
Bloomington MN 55437
952.884.6031
Professional member American Cusom Gunmakers Guild
23 July 2020, 21:33
Ireload3Rem 700
Dutch Mannlicher,
Italian Carcano,
Carcano Japanese Type I,
Savage 340
M98 Mauser -(98/09 & Vz24)
M91 & other small ring Mauset 94 ,93 95
Lee Enfield #1 MkIII. And #4 MK1
04 August 2020, 23:09
Ireload3Still looking for a good wrench and vise.
Email is ireload2@yahoo.com
05 August 2020, 00:15
Duane Wiebe (CG&R)Page 452 and page 453 of Brownells catalog 72...take your pick
05 August 2020, 01:49
dpcdSome of your actions will need custom wrenches. Which will have to be milled out.
05 August 2020, 04:17
Doug WThe cost of buying all those action and barrel combinations would pay for the cost of a used mill drill or BP knockoff.
Most of the machining is done or can be done in a lathe, which apparently the OP has.
Seems he doesn't want to buy new, and is hoping to find used.
05 August 2020, 08:22
NormanConquestI read this in Brownell's "Gunsmith Kinks" several years ago + have tried it. In your bbl vise, sprinkle sugar. It will provide extra grip while the granules are crushed but will not harm the bluing.
Never mistake motion for action.
05 August 2020, 08:25
dpcdMaybe but I use powdered rosin.
05 August 2020, 16:27
LesBrooksIf you have a lathe here is a my design. I use resin and sheet rock paper to put between the barrel and the aluminum blocks.
The action tool is shown for the Remington action. Turn the bottom section over for a flat to fit most Mausers. Use sheet rock paper with powder resin between the metal parts. This tool will work for most actions. For a quick fix I use hard wood sometimes for the blocks. I have a large piece of pipe to fix on the action tool for a handle of about 2 ft long. I made several different size blocks for the barrel as needed.
Save money and buy more machines to make your tools.
05 August 2020, 20:06
Doug Wquote:
Originally posted by LesBrooks:
Save money and buy more machines to make your tools.
Wisdom from a Master.