Traditional Muzzleloading on the Cheap

Member’s Work Bench => General Gunsmithing => Topic started by: Watauga on January 01, 2020, 07:24:55 PM

Title: Gun Vice for Cleaning Building and Repairs...
Post by: Watauga on January 01, 2020, 07:24:55 PM
I Decided I needed to make a Tabletop portable Gun Vice,.. for Flintlock Cleaning Building and Repairs...   So I asked for two Wood Clamps for Christmas and using some old Skid Pallet Wood,.. I came up with this design  [hmm] .  It seems to work very well   thmbsup  I can Clamp it to my Work bench and I lock the Clamps with Bolts,.. In-case I ever need to do heavy repairs.... This is Defiantly an on the Cheap Project   hdslp  I like the Rustic look of the Pallet wood.. chrrs
Title: Re: Gun Vice for Cleaning Building and Repairs...
Post by: Hawken50 on January 01, 2020, 09:36:14 PM
 thmbsup  Great idea...i have a couple like that ....real handy
Title: Re: Gun Vice for Cleaning Building and Repairs...
Post by: hotfxr on January 01, 2020, 09:38:50 PM
Gotta love it!  I made one a few years ago using the threaded rods and swivel nuts out of a set of parallel clamps. Effective and cheap! Well done sir. thmbsup
Title: Re: Gun Vice for Cleaning Building and Repairs...
Post by: beowulf on January 01, 2020, 11:46:58 PM
nice ! only thing I`d have done different is gluing a strip of leather on the inside of the clamps to prevent and marring of the stock ! particularly on a finished stock !
Title: Re: Gun Vice for Cleaning Building and Repairs...
Post by: Watauga on January 02, 2020, 12:18:09 AM
Quote from: beowulf on January 01, 2020, 11:46:58 PM
nice ! only thing I`d have done different is gluing a strip of leather on the inside of the clamps to prevent and marring of the stock ! particularly on a finished stock !

beowulf I actually did glue pieces of an old leather belt in the clamp Jaws.... hdslp I Forgot to mention that part...I made it a U shape so if the Rifle slips it can not hit the threads of the Clamps threaded rods. [hmm] And,..It is a good thing I did because the rifle did slip once  pnic pnic  And the Belt leather is what saved it  thmbsup

Title: Re: Gun Vice for Cleaning Building and Repairs...
Post by: beowulf on January 02, 2020, 02:11:30 PM
Quote from: Watauga on January 02, 2020, 12:18:09 AM
Quote from: beowulf on January 01, 2020, 11:46:58 PM
nice ! only thing I`d have done different is gluing a strip of leather on the inside of the clamps to prevent and marring of the stock ! particularly on a finished stock !

beowulf I actually did glue pieces of an old leather belt in the clamp Jaws.... hdslp I Forgot to mention that part...I made it a U shape so if the Rifle slips it can not hit the threads of the Clamps threaded rods. [hmm] And,..It is a good thing I did because the rifle did slip once  pnic pnic  And the Belt leather is what saved it  thmbsup
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Title: Re: Gun Vice for Cleaning Building and Repairs...
Post by: Red Badger on January 07, 2020, 04:07:08 PM
Very nice -  I like the looks and functionality of this ...

Now does anyone have a setup that will work for bench rest shooting to remove the human element when sighting in a rifle?  The ones commercially available do not seem suitable for muzzleloaders
Title: Re: Gun Vice for Cleaning Building and Repairs...
Post by: ppg1949 on February 20, 2020, 08:44:30 PM
This is a bit late but that is a great design. Simple construction and very efficient. Major kudos to you.
Title: Re: Gun Vice for Cleaning Building and Repairs...
Post by: Hanshi on February 20, 2020, 09:50:49 PM
I like it!  That's quite a nice, heavy duty rest.  Mine's not quite so heavy duty but has served well the past 20 years.  I bought mine from Cabelas a couple of decades back; didn't cost much then and it's all wood.  It works great for cleaning & tinkering but lacks the "gun building" strength of yours.  This is the best pic I have of mine; light duty.
(https://i.ibb.co/kycMK0P/DSC00336.jpg)
Title: Re: Gun Vice for Cleaning Building and Repairs...
Post by: Patocazador on February 21, 2020, 07:00:10 PM
Quote from: Hanshi on February 20, 2020, 09:50:49 PM
I like it!  That's quite a nice, heavy duty rest.  Mine's not quite so heavy duty but has served well the past 20 years.  I bought mine from Cabelas a couple of decades back; didn't cost much then and it's all wood.  It works great for cleaning & tinkering but lacks the "gun building" strength of yours.  This is the best pic I have of mine; light duty.

I expected your bench to be as disorganized as your mind but it's actually cleaner than my bench. I guess that translates to me being wackier than you.  hdslp  pnic
Title: Re: Gun Vice for Cleaning Building and Repairs...
Post by: Watauga on February 22, 2020, 02:15:28 AM
Quote from: ppg1949 on February 20, 2020, 08:44:30 PM
This is a bit late but that is a great design. Simple construction and very efficient. Major kudos to you.

Thanks ppg1949  thmbsup