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Posted: 7/17/2020 1:58:54 PM EDT
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I looked through the existing threads and didn't see this covered or I'm blind. how do you secure your AK when working on it at a bench? For the AR i use the magazine vise block but having a hell of a time finding one in stock for the AK through the main vendors. is there another option or do i have to go to a vendor off the beaten path? |
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UTA-"No one can take that which can not be held by the hand".
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Originally Posted By Madmartagain: never had a broken ak that needed a vice. they work pretty well if you dont bubba them. True that but what is convenient about securing in a vise is [for me anyway] is a freed up second hand. Next is that it lessens the chance of any type of lube to get on the furniture from my fingers . I would not recommend a 4 inch vise that is held to a bench with a C clamp,i have a 6 inch 50 years old auto shop vise that you could clamp an engine block to . |
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They have the AK47 Grade C magazines Apex Gun Parts. That would make a good sacrificial magazine. https://www.apexgunparts.com/special-mixed-european-30rd-ak-project-magazines-7-62x39-as-is.html |
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I use one of these. Bought it for precision shooting, but it has many uses. https://www.amazon.com/Caldwell-Adjustable-Ambidextrous-Detachable-Attachment/dp/B07792Z1ZP/ref=sr_1_10?crid=2SZ7Q620HJRG4&dchild=1&keywords=caldwell&qid=1607992534&sprefix=caldwe%2Caps%2C192&sr=8-10 |
| I really don't think there is one universal tool for securing an AK ...the old mag works great for some light duty jobs if you remember the gun was designed to hold the mag not the other way around. I have seen gun vices at LGS and they seem to work,some jobs i secure the front and rear of a gun with 2 vices [one vice is bench mounted] . Other jobs wood chocks to level it sitting on machinist blocks so i can drive a pin, i have spent 20 minutes or so securing/supporting a gun to drive a pin out in 30 seconds. |
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