Could the Real Avid Master Vise be the best vise for the DIY Gunsmith?

[@dvet9]

Terrific review. I really appreciate your calm, thorough and professional delivery. A breath of fresh air in the gun community. Thanks.

[@TheRogueBanshee]

I appreciate the comment. Thanks for watching!

[@spamnelsonhere]

Wow, gotta be the best review and walk through of this avid vise

[@TheRogueBanshee]

Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching!

[@FPS_Wingo]

Been getting a few more real avid tools for gunsmith and they’re starting to become my favorite tools in my shop

[@MLZ1957]

Absolutely the best investment that I have made for my gunsmithing.

[@8ch6d]

I just received mine last Friday. Man I should've bought this a long time ago. Everything is so much easier now!

[@TheRogueBanshee]

It is an amazing piece of equipment, isn't it?

[@8ch6d]

@@TheRogueBanshee It absolutely is.

[@rmurton130456]

Where can I buy this? I live in the UK

[@8ch6d]

@@rmurton130456 I bought directly from their website.

[@RTACDaughters]

I can see hold useful this vice can be. Next time I need a new vise I will look into this.

[@TheRogueBanshee]

I am really liking it. There is one more vise that I want to get my hands on that will give this one a run for its money. But that will probably be late this year before I can save up for it.

[@jbaker001200]

What about the attachment points for mounting the vice? It looks weak compared to you typical 4 bolt design. How thick are those screws? Or are they bolts? Im planning on mounting this through about 2-2.5in of butcher block and cabinet top

[@TheRogueBanshee]

Really good questions. I had my concerns about it too before I started working with it. After all my 4 1/2 inch bench vise uses much thicker bolts. I had this mounted to a bench with a 1 inch thick top (it was actually a dining room table top) using the bolts that they give you, (they are bolts) and was quite concerned about the same thing. I barreled a bunch of ARs when it was on that top and had no problems. I also pulled and yanked on it and it lasted. I was pleasantly surprised that it worked as well as it did. I clamp now because I built that butcher block myself and just cannot bear to drill a hole into it. Plus I can pull it off quickly to have added bench space. The block that I have it mounted on now is 2 1/8 inch thick with the bottom mortised out so that it fits flush on the bench and to accommodate the 2 inch carriage bolts that came with it. You can always get longer ones at the hardware store.

[@interrestrial9815]

You do very good reviews. Thanks.

[@TheRogueBanshee]

Glad you like them!

[@G23reviews]

Definitely will have to get 1 of these when I get are new home

[@TheRogueBanshee]

It is cool... Right?

[@jimmyjohnson6232]

Great , now I want one

[@macman1138]

I will buy this for my shop. Thank you for posting!

[@michaelshanahan4965]

Have this it’s the best.

[@ericward9159]

I would like to see you install a barrel nut down to its max torque of 80 foot lbs with this. I'm skeptical about it's ruggedness.

[@TheRogueBanshee]

The more I work with the vise the more I put it through its paces. A week ago I was torquing a 308 barrel extension to 150 ft lbs and it held (the vise is only rated to 100 ft lbs). I was supprised and sorry that I didn't film it. I think I bent the thread rod a little as it is tighter to turn but not too bad. I wouldn't recommend going over manufacturer specs but I just had to know if it would hold. Also, I was skeptical about the same thing when I first got it. Honnestly, I thought I would break it barreling up a rifle for the first time on this vise.

[@ericward9159]

@@TheRogueBanshee I appreciate you responding so soon. I might get one now.

[@rodneycooke6538]

I agree! Purchased Avid AR Master Armorer kit and highly disappointed in quality of punches. Attractive products but question their value in real world application. The master wrench is solid!

[@johnflannery4815]

You just sold me on this vise.

[@TheRogueBanshee]

Hope you enjoy it. I love mine.

[@benerdman7114]

Do ya think the pic rail slot in the vice would be a solid enough spot to clamp down on to torque a barrel on an upper by chance?

[@TheRogueBanshee]

sorry, just saw your comment. I wouldn't attempt to use the pic rail slot for that. It might work, but there are better tools for that.

[@fredhancz3097]

Nice helpful video, thanks.

[@TheRogueBanshee]

Glad it was helpful!

[@DMFaas]

Pretty cool vice.

[@TheRogueBanshee]

I like it!

[@vernievuitton]

Im preparing to mount a vise to my bench, do I want to place a sheet of wood down first before mounting it like you did? Is that so you don't leave an imprint on the bench? thanks!

[@TheRogueBanshee]

I have it mounted with C Clamps so that I can move it around on the bench. That is why it is mounted on a block of wood. I used to have it direct mounted on another bench and decided I needed modularity on the new bench.

[@ggreenwood3310]

Look at the inline fabrication quick change mount and storage dock. Saves bench space and you can lock anything down to your bench.

[@daltonwinchenbach7982]

@theroguebanshee Where did you get that barrel nut tool kit?

[@TheRogueBanshee]

That is the Real Avid Armorers Master Kit Pro. You can see that in action on a couple of videos in the past few months. Namely the freefloat video kzbin.info/www/bejne/eX2QlJ6JeM6Urbc or the Master Armerors kit pro video kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpCYiKtnpd2Vqpo It is pretty slick. If you don't want to buy the full kit, they sell just the Crow Foot set as well. About 5 days ago I negotiated a discount code for their website. RARB22 will give you 10% off.

[@williamleiby3150]

I just ordered one fron psa for $229

[@karp4262]

You should do a review on the one from Total Vise.

[@TheRogueBanshee]

Saving up for one. They are made just a few hours from my house.

[@karp4262]

No way that's crazy. Well I look forward to hearing what you think.

[@TheRogueBanshee]

@@karp4262 Yea. I was going to go down there and record a podcast episode with Jeff at Total Vise back in April but for some reason we couldn't sync our schedules. He works like all the time. I will have to try again. I have another bench that I am building in the studio and I really want to run his system on that bench.

[@touaxyooj159]

How much is the vise???

[@TheRogueBanshee]

a quick google search will tell you that information.