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Advice on tools requested: barrel vice, action wrench
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<blockquote data-quote="Hired Gun" data-source="post: 1097448" data-attributes="member: 1290"><p>Mark 5's are not even on my radar as a tight barrel fit so don't get to carried away here. I built my own 4 bolt barrel vise and it is two opposing 45 degree cuts and I use aluminum angle metal for bushings. It is made out of 1 1/2" thick steel plate 4" wide by about 8" across. The four bolts are all grade 8 1/2"-20 bolts with real long nuts to spread out the pressure. The bolts are recessed in the bottom plate so they act like studs. The top jaw is spring loaded so it opens itself when the bolts are loosened. The bottom plate is bolted to a 1/2" thick piece of plate that is bolted to the leg of my bench so it is never in the way when I'm not using it. It never slips or marks a barrel not even brand new Cerakoted barrels which are the slickest thing you will ever try to grab. </p><p> </p><p>On Mark 5's I only tighten two of my 4 bolts to 75 to 100 pounds and that will cover all but Vangard rifles. Those take all 4 bolts at 100 pounds torque and a lot of shock to get them started. The action wrench for Mark 5 rifles is the Brownell universal wrench and it lays flat on the bottom and has a v slot on the top jaw. I use brass shim stock to protect the action on the top side. A Mark 5 will come right loose with a bop or two of the hand.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hired Gun, post: 1097448, member: 1290"] Mark 5's are not even on my radar as a tight barrel fit so don't get to carried away here. I built my own 4 bolt barrel vise and it is two opposing 45 degree cuts and I use aluminum angle metal for bushings. It is made out of 1 1/2" thick steel plate 4" wide by about 8" across. The four bolts are all grade 8 1/2"-20 bolts with real long nuts to spread out the pressure. The bolts are recessed in the bottom plate so they act like studs. The top jaw is spring loaded so it opens itself when the bolts are loosened. The bottom plate is bolted to a 1/2" thick piece of plate that is bolted to the leg of my bench so it is never in the way when I'm not using it. It never slips or marks a barrel not even brand new Cerakoted barrels which are the slickest thing you will ever try to grab. On Mark 5's I only tighten two of my 4 bolts to 75 to 100 pounds and that will cover all but Vangard rifles. Those take all 4 bolts at 100 pounds torque and a lot of shock to get them started. The action wrench for Mark 5 rifles is the Brownell universal wrench and it lays flat on the bottom and has a v slot on the top jaw. I use brass shim stock to protect the action on the top side. A Mark 5 will come right loose with a bop or two of the hand. [/QUOTE]
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