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The DIY Gun Vise Project
The DIY Gun Vise Project
The DIY Gun Vise Project
I got my inspiration from this page (scroll down until you see the heading “Gun & Gear
Review”). My version has one or two extra features. The materials I used were:
You can see how it all comes together on the schematic to the
right. Here is an overall view of the end result:
An overall view from another angle:
All the wood parts are just glued together. It would be stronger to use screws together with the
glue, but frankly, wood glue dries tougher than the wood it’s bonding. It’s plenty strong for these
purposes. Here’s a close-up of the forend:
It might have been smarter to put the support on the opposite side of the forend to give the gun
more clearance. For the purposes of cleaning, I haven’t found this to be a problem.
This is a feature I didn’t draw on the schematic: a 3″ well for holding solvent bottles. While it’s a
little large for the small 8 oz bottles (though it will still prevent spills), it fits the 16 oz bottles
perfectly as you can see on the picture below.
Here’s another view of the Marlin, securely clamped in place and ready for cleaning: