AR vise block

[Patternpimp]

Would the gun owners of Indiana know if any gun shops that have a vise block in stock? If I cant find one, Im wittling it out of wood or Delrin, because Im cheap.

 

[turnerdye1]

I used a scrap piece of 2x4. Just use the dimensions off of your mag and go at it. I used a jig saw to get it into shape then just sanded it and made it look nice. It holds the gun solid and looks nice. The best thing about it....it didnt cost me a penny. About a half hours worth of time and your good to go.

 

[Patternpimp]

I used a scrap piece of 2x4. Just use the dimensions off of your mag and go at it. I used a jig saw to get it into shape then just sanded it and made it look nice. It holds the gun solid and looks nice. The best thing about it....it didnt cost me a penny. About a half hours worth of time and your good to go.

Was just looking to hold the upper to install a quad rail but may do as u suggest, thanks for the input.

 

[turnerdye1]

Oh gotcha... i thought you were looking at buying one. My bad

 

[mvician]

Buy or borrow one, don't be cheap like I've seen a lot of guys do and block it with wood in a vise. Seen too many pictures of crushed or tweaked uppers from guys doing this.

Then they post questions like this.......

"Why is my BCG not cycling? It seems to be binding."

or

"My upper cracked. WTF?"

When questioned about how was it built, they finally tell the story of how they didn't have a vise block and "made something" to hold the upper.

 

[turnerdye1]

Holding an upper? idk about that but ive never had a problem with it holding my lower. I made it to where the wood isnt high enough to contact the BCG

 

[Patternpimp]

Update: Clamped upper in vise squeezing down on flat-top rail and bottom of upper using a couple pieces of ABS plastic as soft jaws. Removed barrell nut using 7" angle grinder wrench, installed quad rail and new trigger gaurd worked like a charm. Thanks for the input fellas..

 

[revsaxon]

Buy or borrow one, don't be cheap like I've seen a lot of guys do and block it with wood in a vise. Seen too many pictures of crushed or tweaked uppers from guys doing this.

Then they post questions like this.......

"Why is my BCG not cycling? It seems to be binding."

or

"My upper cracked. WTF?"

When questioned about how was it built, they finally tell the story of how they didn't have a vise block and "made something" to hold the upper.

same thing with people failing to use the insert. The block alone can still distory an upper.

 

[zspeed130]

Buy or borrow one, don't be cheap like I've seen a lot of guys do and block it with wood in a vise. Seen too many pictures of crushed or tweaked uppers from guys doing this.

+1, I have built a lot of uppers and it's worth it just to not be cussing and bagging your fingers up. Not to mention screwing up a good gun.

Z