What kind of Jaws do you use in your Vice for holding guns?

[djturnz]

I know most of you probably have a nice gun vise. I need to lock a shotgun barrel in my bench vise and I was wondering the best way to do it. I need it to be secure, yet not scratch the finish.

Are there specific "jaws" made for this? Maybe two wood blocks? Wrapped in a rag. How do you secure a gun in your bench vise, those of you that do?

[Pa. Patriot]

Delrin and a diaper cloth.

[deth502]

why are you putting you shougun bbl in a vice??

sg bbls are traditionaly pretty thin, and it wont b hard at all to ruin it completley.

im wondering if there could be a better way to accomplish what your trying to do.




btw, fwiw, if im trying to clamp a rifle bbl to screw it onto a receiver, ill make a split 2" thick oak block wit the 1/2 cutout in each side.

[Xringshooter]

Depends on what I'm working on.

If it's a barrel I have wood blocks that are bored in several diameters (to fit a variety of barrels) and cut in half. The barrel goes between the halves and is clamped in place.

I also have both very thick leather pads and soft lead pads to hold different objects without scratching them.

I will use a vice to hold a barrel when I get ready to polish it with emery cloth prior to blueing (or browning) it. I just want it held steady while I polish, I don't need to hold it extremely tight. The wood blocks cut to fit will do this without crushing the barrel.

You can get different vice pads from Brownells and MidwayUSA.

[djturnz]

I used some thick cardboard duct taped to the jaws. I just clamped the part I was cutting off so it didn't matter if it was too tight.

Thanks.

I am going to look into making some wooden blocks though.

[Peter Harmon]

REMEMBER...LESS THAN 18 inches is a felony!!!!

[Pa. Patriot]

Originally Posted by Peter Harmon

REMEMBER...LESS THAN 18 inches is a felony!!!!

Unless you have an approved ATF Form-1

[knight0334]

I use two blocks of wood with matching heavy felt lined V notches. I have a variety of sizes of V notch blocks for varying diameter barrels. Cheap and effective.

Used them on screwed in barrels from revolvers on up to Mauser actions with good success. I think in the last 20 years I've only marred the bluing of one 1 barrel - but that was my error.

[djturnz]

Originally Posted by Pa. Patriot

Unless you have an approved ATF Form-1

And I do. Thanks

[Old Shooter]

I have brass jaw covers and also have plywood notched to fit in the vice they have leather glued to thier faces, I con drop them in in a second and hold anything without marring the surface.