Barrel Vise Recommendations

[waspocrew]

So from the SAC offerings - the Bravo with Tikka insert seems the way to go then?

I missed the sale but want to get this freaking barrel removed haha.

 

[TxLite]

I ended up buying a SAC Bravo. Haven’t had a chance to use it yet though. Seems well built

Finally got to use it to put together a 25 creedmoor for a buddy. Worked flawlessly. Specific bushings to match the shank were definitely an improvement over the viper.

 

[Trogon]

The SAC alpha hinged vise is without peer in its class. They will send you a lite tikka-specific bushing. Combined with a PRP wrench this is the answer for frequent barrel removals.

-J

What’s a PRP wrench?

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

What’s a PRP wrench?

PR precision

External Action Wrenches — PRPrecision - tikka bottom metal

As with my barrel vices, I decided very early on that universal action wrenches were not going to cut it in my shop. Trying to make a universal tool for something that comes in many different sizes, often has multiple curved/angled contours, generally requires a reasonable amount of torque (and let

www.prprecisionrifles.com

 

[Sacrvrrat72]

Love my SAC. I now have both versions due to the BF sale

 

[JFK]

Does anyone just grind flats into the factory barrel and take them off with a pipe wrench. It sounds absurd to me to buy a $300+ vise to save a $100 barrel.

 

[Nine Banger]

Does anyone just grind flats into the factory barrel and take them off with a pipe wrench. It sounds absurd to me to buy a $300+ vise to save a $100 barrel

You'd still have to buy some kind of smooth jaws for your table vise to hold the action to get a shot-out barrel or throw-away barrel off with a pipe wrench. More than one way to skin a cat? Moving money around?

I think most guys doing this at home are prioritizing self-reliance over practicality and just want the nicest tools for whatever they happen to be working on.

It doesn't bother me to have to struggle a little bit with my $85.00 vise, but it would if I had to use it more often.

 

[JFK]

You'd still have to buy some kind of smooth jaws for your table vise to hold the action to get a shot-out barrel or throw-away barrel off with a pipe wrench. More than one way to skin a cat? Moving money around?

I think most guys doing this at home are prioritizing self-reliance over practicality and just want the nicest tools for whatever they happen to be working on.

It doesn't bother me to have to struggle a little bit with my $85.00 vise, but it would if I had to use it more often.

Yeah I get it. I was just thinking if I had to get a factory barrel off I’d put the action in an action wrench, grind flats, take factory barrel off with a pipe wrench. From there you could rebarrel with a much less expensive barrel vise and internal action wrench.

 

[blacktail434]

$125 on BF sale for the Bravo with the Tikka bushing didn't seem too bad...

 

[Pickettpuncher]

Yeah I get it. I was just thinking if I had to get a factory barrel off I’d put the action in an action wrench, grind flats, take factory barrel off with a pipe wrench. From there you could rebarrel with a much less expensive barrel vise and internal action wrench.

You wouldn’t need flats with a pipe wrench. Spent way more time breaking loose an arisaka one time without the proper tools. Took an action wrench and pipe wrench with a huge cheater bar and popped it loose.

 

[Nine Banger]

Yeah I get it. I was just thinking if I had to get a factory barrel off I’d put the action in an action wrench, grind flats, take factory barrel off with a pipe wrench. From there you could rebarrel with a much less expensive barrel vise and internal action wrench.

Yeah man, I was just now thinking you could crank on the barrel with a "real vise" then just use the external wrench and throw the barrel in the trash.