Need plans for a gun vise

[six-gun]

so, i'm about to finish the reloading/gunsmithing bench i've been building and i'm loving how it turned out. new to woodworking (unless you count the stuff i built 20 years ago when i was a kid) but i do understand the mechanics of it and can follow a plan. it's extremely satisfying to make something yourself and i intend to every time i can. so my next project will be a gun vise. i've seen some online and they are nice. i think they will work but i'd like to see what all is out there. this is for cleaning/smithing, not for shooting. i figure plenty of others have likely made some vises of their own. so any tips, any thoughts on what i should or should not include, any links or plans would be greatly appreciated.

thanks,

 

[Doyle]

I made one. I used 3/4" baltic birch (cabinet grade plywood with lots of layers) because that is what I had laying around the shop. For the barrel/forearm end, I put in a vertically and horizontally adjustable rest with a wide padded concave end. I can push it out for a long-gun or shorten it up for a handgun. For the butt side, I used a large wooden woodworkers clamp. I padded the jaws with pieces cut from an old mouse pad.

 

[1911rocks]

Gunsmithing Vises

I use to own a Gunsmithing business ~25yrs ago. I used a , I believe a Palmgren or Yost, Multi-Jaw rotating Vise. Brownell's offers a Multi Vise now. I use a Palmgren now that I picked up at McMaster Carr http://www.mcmaster.com/#combination-vises/=9edc9t

Most rotating vises utiliz just 2 axis rotation. I always thought it would be great to have a bench vise with 3 axis rotation but never have come across one. I always used my mill's 3 axis vise. But I would not recommend "beating" on anything while on a bed way. Furthermore, working on a bedway, using a mill's bedway as a work surface is just a pain anyway. This is due to space around the work as we ll as work access. IMO

 

[aarondhgraham]

Need free plans?,,,

Here ya go,,,

 

[swmike]

I looked at the cost of building one and finally just went out and bought a Tipton Gun Vise.

Not as Classy as one made from an exotic wood with your own hands but it gets the job done.

 

[abelacres]

Here's one I found

I haven't had a chance to build one myself yet. The wife keeps me busy.