BARREL VISE Reviews & Ratings

Had a Yugo K98 I needed rebarreling. I got one of the cheap 30-06 Brownell's large ring barrels and went to town. My biggest mistake was buying the pull-through reamer from a competitor. It doesn't seem as good as the one's Brownell's sells. Recommend mounting this a bit off the bench (not directly on) to have clearance for pull through reamer handle or whatever. No scuffs or marks on barrel. Great product. Manufacturer says not to put anything between barrel and vise... Powder coating is enough.

I bought this vise on a lark so to speak as it was 60 bucks, but looked well built for the money. After receiving it I realized it and was more for the shooter who has a custom rifle and removes his barrel on a regular basis. I, on the other hand, work primarily on older military rifles so I had doubts this vise would remove an older milsurp barrel. I decided to try this vise removing a 30-40 Krag barrel off an old 1898 Springfield. I stripped the rifle down and had the barrel off in less than 30 mins!! No fooling around with vise bushings and stuff, just installed the receiver/barrel in the vise tightened the nuts. First attempt the barrel just slightly turned so I thought OK give it some more. I tightened the vise nuts some more and "viola" the receiver came off like a charm. Hopefully it will work the same when I install the new barrel. For right now I am impressed with this $60.00 vise. I didn't have to use any rosin as the powder coating seemed to grip the barrel well enough on its own. Great item for the money....so far. Rick H.

Bought this after looking at about a dozen vices. Price was no object but I didn't want to use wooden blocks like some other vices recommended. This is a very well made piece of equipment. I have multiple benchrest rifles and dozens of barrels and I wanted a vice that was easy to use, portable, and I wanted a vice that would not mar my barrels. I couldn't be happier with it.

This barrel vise is built strong and heavy. I used it to install a new barrel on a Rem 700 action. The barrel had a taper and I was worried about "shimming" the new barrel in the vise. I didn't have to. The way it is built with the springs and the over-sized holes, it conformed to the taper of the barrel with no problem. I had freshly parkerized the barrel so I wrapped it with a thick piece of paper from a charcoal bag, although, with the soft powder coat that is on this vise, it probably wasn't necessary. I tend to overdo my projects and this is my kind of tool. It is extremely strong and very heavy. Did I mention that it is strong and heavy?

I have two of these one in the shop and one on a trailer hitch just in case it is needed at the range. Rugged powder coated finish.

when mounted to the bench can be used to hold barrels or round actions well being worked on or assembled

Use lead shims and powdered rosin to prevent slippage

The barrel I took off was from a 40 year old Rem 700 that appeared to be both rusted and lock-tited on. I had to put emery clothe in the vice to keep it from slipping and it took about a 5' cheater bar to get it to move. I called the company that makes Viper Vises and the owner stayed on the phone with me for a half hour and helped me get this stubborn barrel off! I had to torque the vise down excessively. He told me to do it and he would replace the vise if it broke. It's a well made product and the customer service is top notch. Of course Brownell's will stand behind it too. Definitely recommend.

I have not met s barrel I couldnt remove with this vise yet. My only issue is the top plate binding to the bolts when released. Even if each bolt is loosened evenly I still find it binds. Easy to fix though and well worth the grip this thing has.

Works good on anything with a barrel nut but after using this vice on the first Remington 700 it worked fine but on the next it failed no matter how tight it wouldn't hold, barrel would slip......finally just bit the bullet and bought a real barrel vice.