If you don’t own a good gun vise yet, buy this now! Cabela’s current $24.99 price is a total steal! We paid about $45.00 12 years ago for the very similar Tipton gun vise which is still going strong. This Cabela’s unit has all the nice features of the Tipton at a fraction of the price. With tough, chemical-resistant polymer construction, this Lifetime Guaranteed Cabela’s gun vise will provide years of service — all for under $25.00. Can’t argue with that.

Every rifle owner should have a handy, portable workstation like this. It is great for barrel cleaning, bore-scoping, trigger-tuning, and general maintenance tasks. This affordable gun vise features rubberized jaws and cradles to protect your rifle’s finish. The large forward compartment holds bolts, large parts, brushes, and tools. Solvent bottles and patches fit in the flat-bottom holes, while two round-bottom “dished” compartments conveniently hold small parts. A quick-release cam in the rear allows fast mounting/unmounting of long guns.

Editor’s Comment: Our similar Tipton gun vise has proven invaluable for many tasks: cleaning barrels, stock refinishing/bedding, scope mounting, trigger adjusting, bore-scoping barrels, and checking throat length. To be honest, I can’t understand how any serious shooter can get along without a product such as this. That said, these types of gun vises are not perfect. The front cradle will NOT fit rifles with forearms wider than 3 inches. And if your butt-stock is very shallow (vertically) from comb down to toe, it may not fit the rear clamping system very well. But, for 95% of the rifles out there, this type of Gun Vise works great. Just don’t ever use it as a shooting rest — it is NOT designed for that!

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There are a number of smart features on the Tipton Gun Vise. First it’s made of solvent-resistant plastic. I’ve spilled just about every “miracle bore cleaner” you can name and nothing has harmed the plastic — not even brake cleaner and that’s nasty stuff. Second, the front support has a dual-profile rubber pad with a flat section for benchrest rifles plus a “V” in the middle for narrow-forearm rifles. Third, the base section has handy cut-outs that hold solvent bottles or patches. Some people complain that the 8-lb Tipton Gun Vise is too light. While I understand that concern, the Vise is quite stable in use and I like the fact that I can easily pick up the whole unit with one hand and move it around the loading room. You can always add weight to the bottom. (NOTE: Start adding weight on the RIGHT underside of the Gun Vise — that adds stability without increasing overall weight too much).

“Best” Gun Vise Offers Enhanced Adjustability
Much as I like the basic Tipton Gun Vise, there is an even more advanced version — the Tipton “Best” Gun Vise. This deluxe unit gives you much more control over the front and rear elevation of the rifle. Additionally, it has a convertible central support that works well for AR rifles, and even handguns. I do prefer the dual-profile front support pad on the basic Tipton Gun Vise to the wide V-notch on the Tipton “Best” Gun Vise. However, on the “Best” Vise, the front support, center support, and rear support all slide back and forth AND adjust for height. That makes the “Best” Vise incredibly versatile. One Tipton “Best” Vise owner explains: “I am a gunsmith and am always putting guns in awkward positions to work on them. The versatility from the adjustable parts of this vise makes those once awkward positions stable and solid. I have yet to find a position the vise would not hold my gun in. This product was very well thought out and is well worth the money.”

In the video below, MidwayUSA President Larry Potterfield puts a “Best” Gun Vise through its paces, and shows hows to adjust the various supports.