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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: Bill W on May 28, 2020, 09:33:55 AM

Title: Barrel vise
Post by: Bill W on May 28, 2020, 09:33:55 AM: Anyone on here close to Moses Lake have a barrel vise? I want to get my one barrel rethroated and can't find my vise. I have the action wrench for my BAT. I have to ship the barrel to the gunsmith and don't want to ship the serialized action. My vise got misplaced in a move.

So, anyone close to Moses Lake. Barrel is a heavy barrel.
Title: Re: Barrel vise
Post by: Magnum_Willys on May 28, 2020, 09:54:46 AM: If not found Put couple wood blocks together, bore hole between em, clamp in vise ? See jasnts bench pic of his clamped with bolts and bar stock.
Title: Re: Barrel vise
Post by: Bill W on May 28, 2020, 09:56:23 AM: I have no bench vise... but I like that idea.
Title: Re: Barrel vise
Post by: savagehunter on May 28, 2020, 09:58:59 AM: Hey bill I can ship you mine shoot me an adress.
Title: Re: Barrel vise
Post by: Bill W on May 28, 2020, 10:02:26 AM: Quote from: savagehunter on May 28, 2020, 09:58:59 AM
Hey bill I can ship you mine shoot me an adress.

sent you a PM.
Title: Re: Barrel vise
Post by: Bill W on May 28, 2020, 11:01:03 AM: headed over to a friends house in a few minutes to try the 2x4 method.
Title: Re: Barrel vise
Post by: jasnt on May 28, 2020, 12:23:24 PM: I’d happily loan you mine but they are pretty simple to build
Title: Re: Barrel vise
Post by: buckfvr on May 28, 2020, 12:31:54 PM: http://www.pmatool.com/pma-gen-ii-barrel-vise/

I have this mounted to a piece of heavy angle so it can be put in a vise or stored under the bench when not in use......never had a slip.
Title: Re: Barrel vise
Post by: Bill W on May 28, 2020, 12:48:29 PM: I tried reaming a 7/8 inch hole thru two blocks of 2x4. Barrel diameter is roughly .900 at the grip point. It kept spinning in the wood even when I added a toilet paper roll. Dang..
Title: Re: Barrel vise
Post by: buckfvr on May 28, 2020, 12:51:35 PM: Of the wooden variety, I think its mostly oak or other hard wood used successfully.
Title: Re: Barrel vise
Post by: Bill W on May 28, 2020, 12:54:29 PM: I'm good at some things and kinda flat on others. Shop work is my flat area.
Title: Re: Barrel vise
Post by: jasnt on May 28, 2020, 02:01:12 PM: Have any Rosen? My barrel blocks are oak
Title: Re: Barrel vise
Post by: Rob on May 28, 2020, 02:04:06 PM: Quote from: buckfvr on May 28, 2020, 12:31:54 PM
http://www.pmatool.com/pma-gen-ii-barrel-vise/

I have this mounted to a piece of heavy angle so it can be put in a vise or stored under the bench when not in use......never had a slip.

Not to be critical... but that bench is waaaayyy to clean!
Title: Re: Barrel vise
Post by: buckfvr on May 28, 2020, 03:41:26 PM: Other three are in varying stages of worse :tup:
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Post by: birdshooter1189 on May 28, 2020, 04:05:40 PM: I have a barrel vice with oak blocks. i put powdered sugar on the wood where it makes contact with the barrel to keep the barrel from spinning. It works great for me.
Title: Re: Barrel vise
Post by: Bill W on May 28, 2020, 04:12:56 PM: found a good price on Grizzly for a Bald Eagle barrel vise. It should be here early next week. I've used the Bald Eagle front rests for years and figure if Bill Gephardt designed it, it must be good. $38. I won't misplace this one and probably when it gets here my other one will come out of hiding.
Title: Re: Barrel vise
Post by: Rob on May 29, 2020, 05:39:40 AM: Quote from: buckfvr on May 28, 2020, 03:41:26 PM
Other three are in varying stages of worse :tup:
Good deal! I was worried.
Title: Re: Barrel vise
Post by: Bill W on May 29, 2020, 09:01:16 AM: Quote from: Bill W on May 28, 2020, 04:12:56 PM
found a good price on Grizzly for a Bald Eagle barrel vise. It should be here early next week. I've used the Bald Eagle front rests for years and figure if Bill Gephardt designed it, it must be good. $38. I won't misplace this one and probably when it gets here my other one will come out of hiding.

This was good info yesterday. This morning info shows the vise is "back ordered". Dang.
Title: Re: Barrel vise
Post by: savagehunter on May 29, 2020, 11:47:47 AM: Barrel vise on its way
Title: Re: Barrel vise
Post by: Bill W on May 29, 2020, 12:12:53 PM: thank you very much.