Product Spotlight: Brownells Gunsmith Vise

[@michaeldossantos7949]

If only Brownells would bring back the red elastomer pads… they would pair perfect with this vise and are probably the best padded jaws out there.

[@ILHillbilly67]

If you do a search you could Probably find a set. Given that this is a precision Vise it’s highly likely that they have parts out there for them. Also the pad are a wear item and are replaceable so spares are out there

[@nathancunningham8717]

FrictionWorks vise jaw pads are best I've found and made in FL, USA

[@jeffk7017]

Steve with the Chococat mug for the win!

[@bills6946]

$400? I’ll have to tell the wife it is $599 and on sale for a limited time. She approves of sales.

[@tsparky9196]

I tuned in to make sure it was forged and not cast, which I am happy that is true. In my workshop I have an Athol vise made over 100 years ago that is still going strong - otherwise I'd probably order yours. :)

[@patthegunsmith]

Just bought all three, vise, standard base and hydraulic base. My back will thank me.

[@frankholub4673]

Steve with the Hello Kitty mug has such a powerful aura.

[@tylerandersenandthegang]

@6:20 Half inch white cutting board works great for softer vice jaw pad materials...

[@randymagnum143]

If I wouldn't have just bought a Desmond from the pawn shop! I mounted it on a piece of 3" Id pipe mounted to the center from an Allis WD power adjust wheel.

[@bluescatreimer]

Nice vice, I have one like it in the garage, I have a Real Avid vice for my gunsmithing. I did order the rubber faced jaw inserts and the leather sheets just now Great day to order, 15% off and free shipping.

[@johns2631]

I have a Wilton and a Columbian. That is a nice vice and accessories for firearms.

[@lessage760]

Great looking vise thank you for sharing

[@jasonfedeli]

Until project farm tests it I’m skeptical

[@charlesintx1776]

😂😂😂

[@JohnBrenot-k6f]

Everybody tag him in the comments. Brownells Gunsmith Vise @ProjectFarm

[@BlackoutPatriot]

I bought my vice at rural king for 100 bucks . It rotates at all angles and has the jaws for different size round objects . Ive built many Ars on it with no problems

[@davidherbst]

A vise for my vice! Nice!

[@JaredAF]

I like that you were up front with who the subcontractor is for this. A lot of companies like to make you research stuff like that *cough* snap on.

[@chrissewell1608]

Those swappable vise jaws are nice! I could use those with a variety of materials in my home vise.

[@CooperativeCowboy25]

Hell yeah Steve rockin' the Hello Kitty mug!

[@stephendemyer5829]

Great Info. Appreciated.

[@Col_K]

I have an assortment of the finest Harbor Freight vises that money can buy.

[@HighOnPoint412]

Every tool I have bought from harbor freight has broke

[@Paladin1873]

@@HighOnPoint412 Their Icon series of hand tools is pretty good, but many of the other tools I have purchased are intended for hobby or light use. You do have to pick and choose wisely.

[@thinkingagain5966]

​@@HighOnPoint412 lifetime warranty

[@GunnDogInn]

Jaw screws etc up good idea .

[@chrissewell1608]

A piece of German engeneering, machined from a solid block of unobatainium!

[@ericschulze5641]

Nothing beats my Emmert turtle back ,

[@mountainbob8695]

What size jaw width are you guys [brownells] using with Wilton Machinist vises for gun work?

[@brownells]

4" in most cases

[@lthbxfrosty]

I know it’s high quality. Didn’t realize how expensive a good vise is tho. $400. I’ll have to clean up and check out my grandfathers vises and see the quality and make of them.

[@JCS1069]

Got a link to it on the website? The only thing I can find is the swivel base.

[@frankbrowning328]

WOW! That's a GREAT vice!!! Yes, it's pricey but if you do a lot of gun work this will take a lot of the OH SH!T!!! out of your projects

[@Maine307]

does it come with a kung fu grip ? Calleb ?

[@disturbedmaynard3873]

The real question is, do the jaws open wide enough to hold a Hi-Point 45 acp handgun? You know, I have been watching your videos for years, and just finally bought a Parrot Vise very similar to the one you had on the bench, and you go and change it up. Next, Caleb is going to part his hair on the other side.

[@armorers_wrench]

That's a nice vise. I'm guessing it doesn't include the extra jaws?

[@eosjoe565]

Nope. Extra jaws are only $60-$70 each. In fact, the vise doesn't even come with a swivel mount for $400. If you want the clamp base that is another $200.

[@howardskipper6401]

@@eosjoe565 Amazon has it cheaper with free shipping.

[@krisgreenwood5173]

I'm driving by Brownells building tomorrow afternoon. I hope they have one on the floor to take a look at. I did break a cast 4" vice from a builder supply store once. I was tightening a pipe down, and I heard the vice go "tink". I had $60 worth of scrap metal after that. Cast iron does not make for a good vice.

[@brownells]

Just ask to take a look at it if it's not out there!

[@krisgreenwood5173]

@brownells I stopped for just a short time. I didn't stay long. There was a vice on a display, but it wasn't the one in your video. Impressive vice none the less. I was on a quick turn around after driving to Wisconsin so I hit the bathroom and grabbed a soda. It's always a great place to stop to stretch your legs and check out the goodies. Exit 182 on I-80 for those who don't know.

[@last_raven]

More cultured mugs on the channel please

[@HighOnPoint412]

I like this channel even tho they are fuddy sometimes

[@navseal345]

Maybe Brownells could use a couple of them vises for a AR builders class!?!

[@ishkabibble2204]

Is there a link that brings you directly to the product?

[@rickthompson7162]

Maybe promote a vise that is made in the USA. After all it’s a vise. There are plenty of vises that clamp to a table, bolt to a table , are very precise in their movements and are USA made.

[@gun_nerds]

Don't think, that there are any forged vises that are made the US.

[@thomasowens3135]

Six inches at least! These guys are experts guys!

[@hairydogstail]

Nice!

[@caleblebaron1179]

wow, never seen avise before.

[@MTCKIE68]

It would be great to see the entire thing with the extra extension. It was not a very good presentation, in my opinion.

[@onionhead5780]

Mobility? I’ve had to go to police departments to add accessories to their rifles so out of curiosity, does anyone know the weight on this bad boy? Couldn’t find it on the website.

[@kber6288]

assuming the green color doesn't make it heavier than the Heuer blue one, the vise itself is nearly 20 lbs / 9kg

[@arlissyoung8899]

OUCH it's the new hotness, so hot I can't touch it LOL . Nice vise but for $400.00 I wouldn't use it enough to justify price, not that it's not worth it just would be a big over kill for me.

[@TheREALLibertyOrDeath]

Old vices are usually high quality and can be had for pretty cheap as well

[@travisweldmaster7815]

Nice! I love harbor freight 😅

[@Amberlynn_Reid]

Name all things that can be put into this vise

[@paul340mopar]

Why don't you Guys put Links to the Products you review?

[@CalebSavant]

KZbin policy, we sell guns on our site.

[@dpeter6396]

@@CalebSavant Damn idjits.

[@andrewstoll4548]

If you need a truly unbreakable vise get a Fireball tool vise.

[@RobinP556]

Very nice! I have a Wilton machinists vise, a Bisley gunsmithing vise and one of your older vises, all 3 are great. One thing that I’d love to see, though the market is very limited, is a means to lower a vise. I made my own using wood, which works but it’s kindly ugly. The reason that I’m lowering it is because I’m a paraplegic, and not being able to stand I definitely don’t need to raise it. BTW, “unbreakable”?! I live in Tennessee, the power of the redneck can break anything…can you say impact wrench. 😮😂

[@MTCKIE68]

Can you have someone add a lowered bench to the existing bench for a vise to get bolted to ? Or, building a raised floor would be quicker and easier with a ramp

[@RobinP556]

@@MTCKIE68 Thanks for the suggestions. Ramps and raised floors don’t work, ramps have to have 1 foot of run for every 1 inch of rise, or at least close to that, and then I’d need a level area of some size at the top. The vise that I use the most is probably my Bisley vise, which I often turn upside to hold things. That works more or less, but the vise is small and if I’m using a thick fixture I have to use one of the other vises. I’ve actually thought about mounting one of the others upside down but haven’t tried that yet. One of the problems that I run into no matter what I do is that I have to have room for my legs. I can’t just spread them and roll up to the bench, wheelchairs at this level are custom made and extremely expensive, think at least $3k, and running around anywhere I like a chair that holds me in place. You should see the order form for one of these, 10-15 pages long and my last chair that I just got a couple of months ago was over $4k. Fortunately the VA covers them.

[@MTCKIE68]

@RobinP556 I know about the ramp measurements, I've built a few. Look up "Total Vice" and the system they have.

[@RobinP556]

@@MTCKIE68 I didn’t mean to lecture about ramps, most people know little to nothing about them. I just looked up Total Vise, looks interesting! Thanks, I may have to pick one up and give it a try.

[@MTCKIE68]

@RobinP556 Dude, I didn't take it like that at all ! I'm trying to figure out how to help you with your situation. Take a look at their videos on the ways to mount it. They have tried to think about everything for the most part. Contact them and explain your situation. I bet you they will figure out what you need. That system is just about perfect for anything.

[@KingLoopie1]

Yeah, nice vise but that's a little rich for my blood. I'll get something from Hazzard Fraught to replace my 20 year old tool king vise...

[@Leatherminivan]

Looks like a p90 from the side 😂

[@themightiestofbooshes9443]

Unrelated but how do I seat my 8mm Mauser Reloading dies?

[@Amberlynn_Reid]

Buy a chair for them and make sure it's comfy and then they can sit down

[@CalebSavant]

We're actually planning a full reloading series for beginners.

[@themightiestofbooshes9443]

@@CalebSavant PRAYGE🙏

[@MegaRiffraff]

👍🏻

[@lawrencewu3356]

I heard google is cracking down on gun content again. How is this going to affect this channel?

[@oklahomahank2378]

Heuer is pronounced to rhyme with “boy-ur.”

[@tootall1591]

“Guaranteed unbreakable” You would think the Germans would know better since they gave the Marines their best nickname…

[@jcnikoley]

Looks like a nice vice. I checked it out on your site. You need to list the accessories on the same page you sell the vice. You lost an impulse buyer here. I don't really need a new vice anyway.

[@TheCivilWarriorProj]

$400 isn't bad.

[@onmilo]

Lock three Marines in a room with three ball bearings. When you return later, one Marine and one ball bearing will be AWOL. One ball bearing will be destroyed beyond repair and the third ball bearing will test positive as being pregnant...

[@Wonderkidd863]

Nice but overbuilt for intended purpose. Real Avid vise is better option.

[@eosjoe565]

Agree. I don't see anything about this vise that would make it an advantage for gunsmithing. Granted, it does seem to be well built. It's basically just a mechanics vise. As you mentioned, the Real Avid articulating vise is much more useful and significantly less expensive. I wish they made the Real Avid vise in a clamp-on version.

[@mpoyzer24]

You never go full metric

[@whitesturgeon]

I could break it.

[@tjboylan20]

Craftspeople? You mean craftsmen get the PC bullshit outta here

[@robertjensen1438]

I misplaced Dwayne Johnson’s cutting tool for the origami workshop. I can’t believe I lost the Rock’s Paper Scissors.

[@ashlandgunclub1000]

Not bad for 4 bills but I have enough vices. 😂

[@Zanjizan]

Is that a P90 lol

[@jasonhensley3071]

Okay I like these guys and I love the Brownells product and channels. But I'm calling it like it is he says that's forged 100% and not cast. That could be the farthest thing from the truth you can see the casting marks on the side of it and where they have machine the casting marks down finer. That is absolutely not forged

[@dpeter6396]

Forging in dies leaves flash and the part is run through a trim die to remove the flash. It's not a precision trim die and does leave some marks. Those parts are forged. Look up open (or closed) die forging.

[@Orphican]

About 6 months too late for me fellas. It's a shame because I'd have bought this over the china made amazon special I have now.

[@BCarnes]

Too Expensive for my needs

[@MikeGuadango]

Lots of poors in the comments sections. Take it easy on the haterade fellas

[@travisweldmaster7815]

UR OH PEIN

[@troyelder56]

😂 for $400??! I'll buy an old USA made vise for under 100 that can do the same job.

[@CrpMag]

“Crafts people”? God help us!😖

[@richadent968]

I have a 14 lb sledge hammer and it will brake just about anything.

[@jonflanagin6682]

$ 500.00+ no.

[@MIKE9551]

It's a vise! It's just a imported vise! It doesn't do anything my 40 year old made in the USA Wilton vise doesn't do.

[@AndyE30]

This is made in Germany. It's a very fine vise.

[@CalebSavant]

It does do one thing that the Wilton cant, and that's cost half as much. I do love my wilton too though.

[@vettepilot427]

That’s the problem…..you can’t find 40 year old USA Wilton vises new on the market and the used ones need a full restoration. With the exception of one model, all Wiltons are now overseas made and not near the vises that they used to be.

[@paullinkins8121]

I haven't seen better ones than the old Columbian, Fuller, or Wilton vices.

[@paulhart9102]

I have an old Wilton also. Good condition and love it.

[@Maine307]

386$

[@JimyoVibration]

I have more muscle on my leg than Caleb and Steve have after a workout.

[@nathancunningham8717]

$400 Brownells vs $225 Wilton Multipurpose sorry guys this time I'm going with Wilton

[@johnodo764]

$999.

[@brownells]

Not even close, it's less than half that.

[@eosjoe565]

@@brownells I'm seeing $528 for the vise with swivel base.

[@UrNotThatGuyPal]

It’s a vise yall…. Go to harbor freight and save the cash

[@CalebSavant]

If you're a hobbyist and dont need a solid vise, sure. If you're doing gunsmithing and need precision in the jaws movement as well as something that will stand up to the abuse of every day shop work, this is the vise.

[@jads9296]

It’s over $1500 with all the bells and whistles. It’s for pros.

[@knifelover73]

Yeahhh I’ll stay away from cast vises. 400 bucks for a forged german vise is a steal.

[@2010GT500]

How many Palmetto AKs do you own?

[@MrDpboggs]

Not made in the usa is a no go for me.

[@MTCKIE68]

That's a pathetic comment, especially when I guarantee you that you have plenty of stuff not 100% made in the US. Starting with any vehicle you have.

[@AndyE30]

This is made in Germany. It's a very fine vise.

[@Amberlynn_Reid]

Hey man thanks for purchasing a fully American made phone that you used to make this comment. It's really important to only buy form the US or else the commies win

[@CalebSavant]

Neither is the device you typed this comment on.

[@MAGAMAN]

Unfortunately, most of the stuff being made in USA these days is made by illegal aliens who don't give two poops about quality, or it's made with chinese made parts that make them just as bad as chinese built crap.

[@snakeman48]

Thumbs down for deleting my commit

[@brownells]

I assure you we did not.

[@kensmith8832]

"Not cast" with words cast in the side. I get the idea Caleb isn't trained. I'm not watching this garbage.

[@brownells]

It's drop forged. Here is an explanation of the process en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forging#Drop_forging. Numbers and letters can in fact be stamped into the side of something during the process.

[@kensmith8832]

@@brownells Getting words on the side is nearly impossible with any type of forging. Steel doesn't squeeze like you think. Aluminum is another story. Stamped words? Those words appear to be raised. There are parts that are cast, parts that are machined, but it is difficult to tell about the forged part. A forged vise should run you around $450. Do the details define the type of steel? You will need at least .30% carbon to handle the stress. It appears to be a hybrid vise. I like the Parrot vise you had before!

[@CalebSavant]

@@kensmith8832 Trained in what?

[@klasodeth]

​@@kensmith8832So, when Snap-On advertises a wrench with raised letters as being forged, they're lying?

[@dpeter6396]

@@kensmith8832 Look at any, ANY, hand tool like an adjustable wrench or a plain box/open end wrench or friggin' near anything and those legends, as they are called, either impressed or left as high relief, are cut into the forging die. Maybe you should spend some time away from the desk and get out into industry for a few decades. I've been in the metal trades for almost 70 years and it's amazing how much one can learn if ya keep yer eyes and mind open.

[@MR619Can]

guaranteed unbreakable - @fireballtool has entered the chat!