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Posted: 3/31/2011 6:24:53 PM EDT
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So I finally have room for a workbench. I need a vice to do barrel swaps and such. So recommend me a good vice.
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http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?productnumber=511694j
Bought one vust to see if it worked. It does. Mounted it on a 20MM can and I've had no issues |
| I use the previous model of this: http://www.amazon.com/Wilton-Model-Width-4-Inch-Throat/dp/B00004XPVM. If you're going to be using a receiver vise block, make sure whatever you get has sufficient throat depth. My clamp on vise did not. |
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IME stay FAR away from the Harbor Freight ones. I have several broken ones laying around here somewhere. Buy bigger/stronger than you think you'll ever need. Some day your buddy will want to beat his damn Chebby truck bearings out in your vise. And mount it WELL to a SOLID bench. |
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I got a 6" Irwin from my local HD and I am very happy. Make sure the mouth opens up wide enough too, I use the upper rec blocks from Spikes and they are 5+" wide so a small vise won't work. Also a large one leaves room for brass, leather or rubber pads.
I also don't have a bench so I mounted mine to a 2x8 and added some 2x3 legs to keep it stable, works well and hangs on the wall, it's great when a bench is out of the question but you still want to use a vise, have yet to run into an issue. |
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The big blue wilton at lowe's works well (sortof like one of the above). If you want a really nice one though, look for a higher-end wilton. My favorite for rifle sized work is the 6.5" tradesman. Ofcourse I don't make money with my tools anymore so I currently have the lowe's model. I feel that you need to be a little more careful about unevenly loading the jaws and overtorquing these lower end models, but they are plenty rugged for home use and will take a pretty good beating. |
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http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?productnumber=511694j Bought one vust to see if it worked. It does. Mounted it on a 20MM can and I've had no issues Thats a good vise. I have one just like it... 
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This is a great vice that doesn't break the bank either. Grizzly makes good products at great prices. I use it with a DPMS claw and it works very well.
Grizzly 4 inch vise |
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This is a great vice that doesn't break the bank either. Grizzly makes good products at great prices. I use it with a DPMS claw and it works very well. Grizzly 4 inch vise This looks almost exactly like the grizzle only its a 3" and about 1/2 the price price. http://www.harborfreight.com/3-inch-swivel-vise-7421.html Is this GTG for light rifle work? |
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recommend me a good vice. http://cn1.kaboodle.com/hi/img/2/0/0/89/5/AAAAAhyhN7IAAAAAAIle_g.jpg?v=1194642717000 Those are my vices. |
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