Videos tagged with Tipton Best Gun Vise

This guide details how to use the Tipton Best Gun Vise, particularly with the Wheeler Mag Base add-on, for assembling an AR-15 lower receiver. The vise provides a stable platform, acting as an 'extra set of hands' for tasks like buffer tube installation and trigger testing, preventing common frustrations like losing small springs.

This guide details practical, field-expedient techniques for AK rifle maintenance and sight enhancement, as demonstrated by Rob Ski of AK Operators Union. Learn how to open a stuck gas tube lever using the bolt carrier, reduce iron sight glare with soot from an MRE spoon, remove the rear sight leaf with improvised tools, and improve front post visibility using toothpaste. These methods are presented with an authoritative, practical approach characteristic of expert firearms instruction.

This guide details how to properly set up the Tipton Best Gun Vise for firearm maintenance and scope mounting, as demonstrated by Larry Potterfield. It covers adjusting the front, middle, and rear supports, as well as the buttstock clamps, emphasizing the importance of a stable and level platform for precision work. A quality gun vise is presented as a critical tool for professional-level gunsmithing.

Larry Potterfield, founder of MidwayUSA, provides an expert guide on how to properly level rifle scope crosshairs using the Wheeler Engineering Level-Level-Level system. This technique ensures the scope's reticle is perfectly aligned with the rifle's action, crucial for accurate long-range shooting. The process involves using two precision bubble levels to achieve a true horizontal alignment.

Larry Potterfield, founder of MidwayUSA, demonstrates the 'old-fashioned' method of boresighting a rifle scope. This technique involves physically aligning the rifle's bore with a target using a gun vise, then adjusting the scope's windage and elevation turrets to match the bore's line of sight. While this method gets the rifle 'on paper,' a final sight-in at the range is still necessary for precise accuracy.