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Gun Vise
« on: July 16, 2022, 07:41:48 PM »
Anyone in the Seattle area have a vise I could borrow for a night? Trying to put a Zeiss v4 4-16x44 on a new tikka t3x and don't want to screw it up. Got all the other tools but a vise is just not in my budget right now. Hoping to have it mounted before next Sunday 7/23

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Re: Gun Vise
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2022, 09:09:01 PM »
Nice stiff bipod and a plumb bob of some sort is all ya need
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Re: Gun Vise
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2022, 09:15:58 PM »
I have one of those Tipton ones you can borrow. I'm in Kingston. You could walk on a Seattle Winslow or Kingston Edmonds boat and we could meet up.

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Re: Gun Vise
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2022, 10:37:48 AM »
I just use my leadsled. Have also ised a Bipod like above in a pinch . Or if you have a vise in the shop throw a towel in it then your rifle . Doesn't take much clamping force
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Re: Gun Vise
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2022, 09:19:06 PM »
I have a vise you could use. I am in Arlington and could meet you at the Sportsmans Warehouse in Everett after work around 5;30 if that works for you.
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Re: Gun Vise
« Reply #5 on: July 18, 2022, 08:31:35 AM »
Anyone in the Seattle area have a vise I could borrow for a night? Trying to put a Zeiss v4 4-16x44 on a new tikka t3x and don't want to screw it up. Got all the other tools but a vise is just not in my budget right now. Hoping to have it mounted before next Sunday 7/23
I have a Tipton you can use if you want to come to Sammamish.
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Re: Gun Vise
« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2022, 09:29:33 AM »
Thanks all.

I found my clamp-on bench vise after some searching and will pad it up and give it a try. I watched a few different mounting instructional videos and some of them, like Randy Newberg's, seemed to have a lot more "while the gun is level" steps. If I'm not confident with it I'll reach out to you Dan, I'm just over in Bellevue.

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Re: Gun Vise
« Reply #7 on: July 19, 2022, 12:37:15 PM »
Couple Notches in a cardboard box works pretty well but the tipton cleaning rifle holder is handy.     I have an adjustable  clamp on barrel level so can use about anything.

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Re: Gun Vise
« Reply #8 on: July 19, 2022, 12:48:50 PM »
Got the scope mounted last night and I think it's good and level. Left the barrel clamp level on to check it against a plumb bob tonight. Had to hit the hay before I could set that up to confirm it.

Padded the vise with some bubble envelop packaging and it held firm enough without crushing or scratching the stock.

 


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