gun vise

[thunder53]

Finally going to breakdown and get a bench gun vise so I don't need 3 hands to work on guns.

I was thinking of getting the Tipton Best Gun Vise.

Any reviews on this or any other options??

Thanks.

[doggzoe]

I have a Tipton and it does good. I see a lot of them when people show photos of guns on this site.

[thunder53]

Thanks for the feedback!

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I like the Tipton for general stuff. They don't hold the rifle extremely rigid so I use bessey jaw pads on my vise for a lot more than I use the Tipton.

[dannoboone]

Feb 7, 2016 8:24:11 GMT -5 @cmcfirearms said:

I like the Tipton for general stuff. They don't hold the rifle extremely rigid so I use bessey jaw pads on my vise for a lot more than I use the Tipton.

Just did a search for Bessey Jaw Pads. Home Depot has them
for $4.97 whereas Amazon has them for $12.85. Wondering if
they are made by different companies? Is there a quality
difference?

As far as Tipton vs. a jaw vise......having BOTH is nice. I
have a parrot vice mounted at the corner of a bench which can
rotate over 90* and doesn't move after the jaws are tightened.
I've mounted scopes using both, and prefer the parrot vice
because rifles have moved at times in the Tipton, which is
aggravating when attempting to get the X-hairs perfectly
aligned (have to start all over leveling rifle & scope).
Also find it easier to clean a barrel in the parrot vice.

But as we all know, it's hard to beat the Tipton for a
display photo!!

Now, to replace the leather pads with some Bessey's.
Thanks for the tip, Cole!

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I use a Davidson barrel vise for anything barrel related. Similar to the viper design.