Professional Grade Heavy Duty Barrel Vise, Barrel Surface Protection Design

Used this with a dusting of rosin to tighten a ceracoated 1.20 bull barrel on the action to 45 ft/lbs. After torquing the bolts to 15 ft/lbs, the vise held perfectly and rosin wiped clean with no damage to the finish. Well made, well finished, great price and performance. 10/10

Honestly I was at my wits end with trying to torque down a shotgun I was working on. I had just a tiny 2° turn clockwise remaining to align the barrel properly so I could actually cycle the action, but my cheapo plastic vise jaws weren't holding the barrel in place no matter what I did. I finally caved in and bought this vise and oh my goodness, it made it a breeze! Finished the project without as much as even a scratch on the barrel! I will add to this though, I strongly recommend buying some powdered Pine Rosin (no, not resin), they sell a 1lb bag of it here on Amazon, that's what I used. Remember, you only need enough to just barely coat the contact surfaces between the leather and barrel itself. I recommend rubbing the rosin vigorously into the leather pads with a finger, creating a very thin, tacky, layer of it. Rubbing the rosin in dry is just fine because it does become tacky enough to stick on it's own. Remember, only a thin layer of it. You definitely don't want too much at all. A little goes a long way. (As a side note, if the rosin still remains too powdery, just hit it with a little bit of heat from a lighter or torch. Works like a charm.) And before even placing the barrel inside the vise, DEGREASE IT. Use isopropyl/rubbing alcohol, acetone, anything, just make sure there is absolutely no oil or grease on it, at all. Apart from that, follow the instructions provided inside the box to torque the four nuts down properly and in order, and make them good and tight the first time. When tightening (or loosening) the receiver, make sure to go slow at first to visibly see if your barrel slips. If it does, torque the bolts down a little more. Though the rosin will immensely help to keep the barrel from slipping. Heck, even the barrel for the firearm I was working on has a slight taper to it and the vise still held it's grip like a bull. Nice thing about the 4 lugs on this is that it can kind of fit to tapered barrels a little more snug than others. I do recommend though, try to find a place on the barrel with the least amount of taper if first attempt fails. And upmost importance, DON'T OVERTORQUE IT. You will, and I can promise you, crush/warp your barrel, especially if it's a thinner barrel such as a shotgun. Ask me how I know... ._. Last thing too: You'll need something to wrench down on the receiver. Don't use a pipe wrench. Please. I promise you it'll mar up your receiver, maybe even warp it due to how uneven the contact surfaces between the two will be. More force will be applied in a smaller area causing a very high possibility of permanent damage. Cosmetically or otherwise for that matter... Trust me, even when I used a pipe wrench with a thick leather glove and a rubber pad, I STILL damaged the surface of my receiver. Pretty deep too. Buy a good quality receiver wrench. Like the ones that are made of machined steel "blocks" (dies) with the one side permanently attached to a handle, those quality kind of wrenches. The ones that evenly distribute the force on the surface of the receiver. My shotgun had no custom cut die made to fit it, so I just bought one that had just the stock, uncut, flat-faced blocks on it and it worked beautifully. I just shimmed it with some real dense, but not too thick, rubber pads as to not mar/scratch the receiver of the gun. Worked great! (Also if using stock, uncut, flat-faced blocks for the wrench, please be smart about where you fix the wrench onto the receiver. Believe it or not, compared to the wrench itself, the metal on the gun is soft enough that it can still be bent accidently if the wrench is fixed and cranked down on a thin spot on the receiver. If no thick and well supported spot can be wrenched on the receiver, use tightly fitting wooden blocks, INSIDE, the receiver so it won't collapse when the wrench is torqueing down on everything. I've never tried that method, but it makes perfect sense to keep the hollow inside of a receiver from warping). TL:DR - Buy this, it's worth the investment. - Buy some Pine Rosin, it'll save you from dreaded barrel slippage. - Degrease your barrel well. - Buy a good, quality, receiver wrench to not damage your firearm's receiver (Yes they are expensive, and so is this vise, but you're more than welcome to dent, warp, or downright ruin your receiver with a pipe wrench, be my guest). - And finally, finish that project of yours and have the proper equipment to start a new one :) EDIT: Forgot to mention, bolts to mount this vise onto something (such as a workbench, or a plank of wood) are NOT included, so be sure to pick yourself up two, partially threaded, 3/8" machine bolts + nuts & washers. Length of the two bolts is of course dependent on what you're mounting to.

If you are changing muzzle devices this tool is a must have. Quality construction built to last. If you barrel is to thin just add a couple pieces of leather and it works perfectly.

I bought a rifle and could not get the barrel off with a competitor’s product. Previous owner of this rifle had left it on for a couple of years and the barrel had 2000+ rounds on it. With the Mechforce I was able to apply the 200 foot lbs of torque to break the barrel free. I have it on my bench and use it weekly to pull barrels off for cleaning. And I have another one in my bag to use at the range or competitions. Great product and well made. You would have to go to the SAC product at a much higher price to get the same quality.

Worked great

I bought this vice after checking out many others. It is easy to bolt to my workbench. The four bolts that lock the vice work very well. I could tighten then as far as I could get them and they still readily released. I did notice that when I began turning the action by pounding on the action wrench handle with a hammer, the bolts had worked loose, I had to tighten them down twice-but, in the end, it held nicely and the action came off smoothly. The vice bolts came off quickly and easily so I was quite pleased by the result. A nice tool that does not take up a lot of space on the workbench.

Awesome tool Removed a very tough barrel job on my Ruger American and installed new Bull barrel easily

I bought this to do minor work on rifles, such as muzzle brake changes/timing and generally keeping the rifle steady and straight when working on it. So far I have had several brakes from friends that needed changing do to them wanting something better on the muzzle or running suppressed. A few of them were locktited with red and did not come off easy. This tool made it a piece of cake. One I did have to put a little heat to and then it broke loose easily. I have this mounted to a 3 foot 2x4 so I can clamp to a table or bench out in the field. The nuts when I tighten them down are snug. I did not over torque. Approx. 30-40 ft-lbs. Used it on a Mosin Nagant to take the barrel off and just tightened enough on the barrel to keep it in place before turning the receiver. A little heat always works.

As described very happy