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title: "Professional Grade Heavy Duty Barrel Vise, Barrel Surface Protection Design"
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# Fits barrels 0.67” to 1.375” OD ¾” thick aircraft-grade aluminum Leather inserts μ = 0.9 friction Professional Grade Heavy Duty Barrel Vise, Barrel Surface Protection Design

**Brand:** mechforce
**Price:** A$29
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🛠️ Lock in precision, protect your legacy.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Professional Grade Heavy Duty Barrel Vise, Barrel Surface Protection Design by mechforce
- **How much does it cost?** A$29 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- mechforce enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted mechforce brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Proudly Made in the USA:** Quality and reliability you can trust, supporting American craftsmanship and standards.
- • **Engineered for Endurance:** Crafted from ¾” thick aircraft-grade aluminum and grade 8 studs, built to withstand the toughest gunsmithing tasks.
- • **Unmatched Barrel Protection:** Leather inserts with ultra-high friction prevent scratches and slippage, preserving your barrel’s pristine finish.
- • **Precision Fit for Versatility:** Accommodates barrel diameters from 0.67” to 1.375”, ensuring a secure hold on a wide range of firearms.
- • **Stress-Reducing Chamfered Groove:** Innovative groove design minimizes surface contact stress, protecting barrels from dents and deformation.

## Overview

The Professional Grade Heavy Duty Barrel Vise by Mechforce is a robust gunsmithing tool featuring ¾” thick aircraft-grade aluminum construction, high-friction leather inserts (μ = 0.9) for barrel protection, and a chamfered groove design to reduce stress on barrels ranging from 0.67” to 1.375” OD. Designed for durability and precision, this USA-made vise ensures your firearm maintenance is both safe and efficient.

## Description

desertcart.com : Mechforce - Professional Grade Heavy Duty Barrel Vise, Barrel Surface Protection Design : Sports & Outdoors

Review: Solid performance - Used this with a dusting of rosin to tighten a ceracoated 1.20 bull barrel on the action to 45 ft/lbs. After torquing the bolts to 15 ft/lbs, the vise held perfectly and rosin wiped clean with no damage to the finish. Well made, well finished, great price and performance. 10/10
Review: 10/10 Seriously, get it now. I should have gotten this thing in the first place! - Honestly I was at my wits end with trying to torque down a shotgun I was working on. I had just a tiny 2° turn clockwise remaining to align the barrel properly so I could actually cycle the action, but my cheapo plastic vise jaws weren't holding the barrel in place no matter what I did. I finally caved in and bought this vise and oh my goodness, it made it a breeze! Finished the project without as much as even a scratch on the barrel! I will add to this though, I strongly recommend buying some powdered Pine Rosin (no, not resin), they sell a 1lb bag of it here on desertcart, that's what I used. Remember, you only need enough to just barely coat the contact surfaces between the leather and barrel itself. I recommend rubbing the rosin vigorously into the leather pads with a finger, creating a very thin, tacky, layer of it. Rubbing the rosin in dry is just fine because it does become tacky enough to stick on it's own. Remember, only a thin layer of it. You definitely don't want too much at all. A little goes a long way. (As a side note, if the rosin still remains too powdery, just hit it with a little bit of heat from a lighter or torch. Works like a charm.) And before even placing the barrel inside the vise, DEGREASE IT. Use isopropyl/rubbing alcohol, acetone, anything, just make sure there is absolutely no oil or grease on it, at all. Apart from that, follow the instructions provided inside the box to torque the four nuts down properly and in order, and make them good and tight the first time. When tightening (or loosening) the receiver, make sure to go slow at first to visibly see if your barrel slips. If it does, torque the bolts down a little more. Though the rosin will immensely help to keep the barrel from slipping. Heck, even the barrel for the firearm I was working on has a slight taper to it and the vise still held it's grip like a bull. Nice thing about the 4 lugs on this is that it can kind of fit to tapered barrels a little more snug than others. I do recommend though, try to find a place on the barrel with the least amount of taper if first attempt fails. And upmost importance, DON'T OVERTORQUE IT. You will, and I can promise you, crush/warp your barrel, especially if it's a thinner barrel such as a shotgun. Ask me how I know... ._. Last thing too: You'll need something to wrench down on the receiver. Don't use a pipe wrench. Please. I promise you it'll mar up your receiver, maybe even warp it due to how uneven the contact surfaces between the two will be. More force will be applied in a smaller area causing a very high possibility of permanent damage. Cosmetically or otherwise for that matter... Trust me, even when I used a pipe wrench with a thick leather glove and a rubber pad, I STILL damaged the surface of my receiver. Pretty deep too. Buy a good quality receiver wrench. Like the ones that are made of machined steel "blocks" (dies) with the one side permanently attached to a handle, those quality kind of wrenches. The ones that evenly distribute the force on the surface of the receiver. My shotgun had no custom cut die made to fit it, so I just bought one that had just the stock, uncut, flat-faced blocks on it and it worked beautifully. I just shimmed it with some real dense, but not too thick, rubber pads as to not mar/scratch the receiver of the gun. Worked great! (Also if using stock, uncut, flat-faced blocks for the wrench, please be smart about where you fix the wrench onto the receiver. Believe it or not, compared to the wrench itself, the metal on the gun is soft enough that it can still be bent accidently if the wrench is fixed and cranked down on a thin spot on the receiver. If no thick and well supported spot can be wrenched on the receiver, use tightly fitting wooden blocks, INSIDE, the receiver so it won't collapse when the wrench is torqueing down on everything. I've never tried that method, but it makes perfect sense to keep the hollow inside of a receiver from warping). TL:DR - Buy this, it's worth the investment. - Buy some Pine Rosin, it'll save you from dreaded barrel slippage. - Degrease your barrel well. - Buy a good, quality, receiver wrench to not damage your firearm's receiver (Yes they are expensive, and so is this vise, but you're more than welcome to dent, warp, or downright ruin your receiver with a pipe wrench, be my guest). - And finally, finish that project of yours and have the proper equipment to start a new one :) EDIT: Forgot to mention, bolts to mount this vise onto something (such as a workbench, or a plank of wood) are NOT included, so be sure to pick yourself up two, partially threaded, 3/8" machine bolts + nuts & washers. Length of the two bolts is of course dependent on what you're mounting to.

## Features

- Including 2 pieces of leather inserts, specially treated to increase the static friction coefficient to μ = 0.9 as well as protecting the barrel from scratched up
- Chamfered groove design to reduce the surface contact stress to the barrel, protecting the barrel from dents
- Heavy duty components designed to last; ¾” thick aircraft grade high strength aluminum bodies, high strength grade 8 studs, heavy duty flange nuts, super tough raw cowhides
- Designed for barrel Outside Diameter from 0.67” to 1.375”
- MADE IN THE USA

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B01HU4GNSG |
| Best Sellers Rank | #146,446 in Sports & Outdoors ( See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors ) #1,010 in Gunsmithing Tools |
| Brand Name | Mechforce |
| Color | Black |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (169) |
| Date First Available | July 1, 2016 |
| Item Package Dimensions L x W x H | 7.64 x 4.33 x 4.29 inches |
| Manufacturer | MECHFORCE |
| Model Year | 2018 |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Package Weight | 1.29 Kilograms |
| Part Number | PN70056 |
| Size | 4" x 4" x 8" |
| Sport Type | gunsmithing, hunting, shooting |
| Style | Modern |
| Suggested Users | "", gunsmithing, shooting |

## Images

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: Will this work for changing the ruger precision rifle barrel 308 cal?**
A: Yes it will clamp the barrel just fine.

**Q: Will this work to remove a barrel from a large ring Mauser? Havent had any luck with a wood block style vise**
A: I do not see why it would not work... I have used this several times to remove barrels from Remington 700's and Large shank barrel nut from Savages. It locks the barrel down very well with no movement what so ever. As long as you have a good action and a few firm hits from a large rubber mallet should do the trick.

**Q: Does it come with bolts to mount to a table**
A: No as table / bench depths vary.

**Q: Ar gov't barrels usually have a long taper from 0.675" to 0.625" - has anyone used this vise for various ars?**
A: Per the mechforce website: Designed for barrel Outside Diameter from 0.67” to 1.375”

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Solid performance
*by G***G on August 7, 2025*

Used this with a dusting of rosin to tighten a ceracoated 1.20 bull barrel on the action to 45 ft/lbs. After torquing the bolts to 15 ft/lbs, the vise held perfectly and rosin wiped clean with no damage to the finish. Well made, well finished, great price and performance. 10/10

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 10/10 Seriously, get it now. I should have gotten this thing in the first place!
*by C***S on September 8, 2022*

Honestly I was at my wits end with trying to torque down a shotgun I was working on. I had just a tiny 2° turn clockwise remaining to align the barrel properly so I could actually cycle the action, but my cheapo plastic vise jaws weren't holding the barrel in place no matter what I did. I finally caved in and bought this vise and oh my goodness, it made it a breeze! Finished the project without as much as even a scratch on the barrel! I will add to this though, I strongly recommend buying some powdered Pine Rosin (no, not resin), they sell a 1lb bag of it here on Amazon, that's what I used. Remember, you only need enough to just barely coat the contact surfaces between the leather and barrel itself. I recommend rubbing the rosin vigorously into the leather pads with a finger, creating a very thin, tacky, layer of it. Rubbing the rosin in dry is just fine because it does become tacky enough to stick on it's own. Remember, only a thin layer of it. You definitely don't want too much at all. A little goes a long way. (As a side note, if the rosin still remains too powdery, just hit it with a little bit of heat from a lighter or torch. Works like a charm.) And before even placing the barrel inside the vise, DEGREASE IT. Use isopropyl/rubbing alcohol, acetone, anything, just make sure there is absolutely no oil or grease on it, at all. Apart from that, follow the instructions provided inside the box to torque the four nuts down properly and in order, and make them good and tight the first time. When tightening (or loosening) the receiver, make sure to go slow at first to visibly see if your barrel slips. If it does, torque the bolts down a little more. Though the rosin will immensely help to keep the barrel from slipping. Heck, even the barrel for the firearm I was working on has a slight taper to it and the vise still held it's grip like a bull. Nice thing about the 4 lugs on this is that it can kind of fit to tapered barrels a little more snug than others. I do recommend though, try to find a place on the barrel with the least amount of taper if first attempt fails. And upmost importance, DON'T OVERTORQUE IT. You will, and I can promise you, crush/warp your barrel, especially if it's a thinner barrel such as a shotgun. Ask me how I know... ._. Last thing too: You'll need something to wrench down on the receiver. Don't use a pipe wrench. Please. I promise you it'll mar up your receiver, maybe even warp it due to how uneven the contact surfaces between the two will be. More force will be applied in a smaller area causing a very high possibility of permanent damage. Cosmetically or otherwise for that matter... Trust me, even when I used a pipe wrench with a thick leather glove and a rubber pad, I STILL damaged the surface of my receiver. Pretty deep too. Buy a good quality receiver wrench. Like the ones that are made of machined steel "blocks" (dies) with the one side permanently attached to a handle, those quality kind of wrenches. The ones that evenly distribute the force on the surface of the receiver. My shotgun had no custom cut die made to fit it, so I just bought one that had just the stock, uncut, flat-faced blocks on it and it worked beautifully. I just shimmed it with some real dense, but not too thick, rubber pads as to not mar/scratch the receiver of the gun. Worked great! (Also if using stock, uncut, flat-faced blocks for the wrench, please be smart about where you fix the wrench onto the receiver. Believe it or not, compared to the wrench itself, the metal on the gun is soft enough that it can still be bent accidently if the wrench is fixed and cranked down on a thin spot on the receiver. If no thick and well supported spot can be wrenched on the receiver, use tightly fitting wooden blocks, INSIDE, the receiver so it won't collapse when the wrench is torqueing down on everything. I've never tried that method, but it makes perfect sense to keep the hollow inside of a receiver from warping). TL:DR - Buy this, it's worth the investment. - Buy some Pine Rosin, it'll save you from dreaded barrel slippage. - Degrease your barrel well. - Buy a good, quality, receiver wrench to not damage your firearm's receiver (Yes they are expensive, and so is this vise, but you're more than welcome to dent, warp, or downright ruin your receiver with a pipe wrench, be my guest). - And finally, finish that project of yours and have the proper equipment to start a new one :) EDIT: Forgot to mention, bolts to mount this vise onto something (such as a workbench, or a plank of wood) are NOT included, so be sure to pick yourself up two, partially threaded, 3/8" machine bolts + nuts & washers. Length of the two bolts is of course dependent on what you're mounting to.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Works great
*by W***. on November 18, 2025*

If you are changing muzzle devices this tool is a must have. Quality construction built to last. If you barrel is to thin just add a couple pieces of leather and it works perfectly.

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