Barrel Vise

[5gnut]

Anyone have any opinions on a barrel vise? Particular manufacture, pros and cons.

[kcstott]

yeah the one from brownell's. the big one with the interchangeable bushings.

i've been using that style for 25 years. I use rosin to grip the barrel and preserve the finish. I use homemade action wrenches that grip inside the raceways right behind the locking lugs.

[Scota4570]

Been using one of these.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/112170277778?lpid=82&chn=ps&ul_noapp=true

Works much better than my old system of large pieces of steel and large fine thread bolts. Both work though. I have heard you can actully crush the barrel with the hydrolic type. I use rosin and maple blocks on barrels. I make action wrenches as needed.

[ar15barrels]

I have heard you can actully crush the barrel with the hydrolic type.

I have put 25 tons of force on several bolt action barrels and not seen one get crushed yet.
I use aluminum clamp blocks and I am pretty sure the aluminum will yield before the steel will.
I only do this with heavy wall sections of barrel though.
A shotgun barrel would probably deform with less than a ton of force.

[kendog4570]

One can also bend a Howa 1500 sporter barrel by putting the bushing too far away from the receiver/wrench, and putting the muscle to it.
I saw a guy do it once...

[ar15barrels]

One can also bend a Howa 1500 sporter barrel by putting the bushing too far away from the receiver/wrench, and putting the muscle to it.
I saw a guy do it once...

Do you still have the barrel in your scrap heap?

[kcstott]

Howa's bend action wrenches.

[kendog4570]

Do you still have the barrel in your scrap heap?

The tennon stub is in my barrel stub box.