What material to use between barrel surface and barrel vice when changing barrels?

[6MMsteve]

Rubber I don't torque mine tight, but if your taking a rem barrel off that is stock, you need a good vice or if your not gonna use the barrel take a grinder and cut flats on it then use it as tomato stake or Bob club

 

[spudgun]

On my home made wood block I used blue painters tape. Worked for me.

 

[Eric Leonard]

I use cardboard box cut in strips

 

[STS]

Paper drywall tape works about as good as anything.

 

[Ray Gross]

I use a length of copper pipe, split lengthwise, between vise and barrel

 

[Uthink Uknow]

Just an index card. If you tighten the vise properly, you don’t need anything else.

 

[Joe Maisto]

Old targets work better than anything

But not the ones you’ve been saving that were in the zero’s. .

 

[BW64]

I use a piece of cardboard backing off a small memo pad. It's soft enough to make a circle around the barrel & just thick enough to not rip with no scratches.

 

[Big Mc]

I've been using about 1/8" thick leather as a cushion between my barrel outer surface and barrel vice to protect my barrel surface from scratches when changing barrels. However, the barrel vice when tightened cuts through the leather, though it still seems to protect the barrel surface. Are there materials other than leather that can adequately serve this purpose?

What SPJ said. Tommy Mc

 

[Lynn Brase]

Old business cards work great.

 

[Hi-NV Shooter]

Old targets work better than anything

yup, not old targets but cut sheets of paper and rosin.

Lee

 

[coldboreshot]

Thin rubber sheets, cut to size, that are shelf adhesive on one side to stick to upper and lower segments of the vise. Lasts a very long time.

 

[Mlow]

I've been using about 1/8" thick leather as a cushion between my barrel outer surface and barrel vice to protect my barrel surface from scratches when changing barrels. However, the barrel vice when tightened cuts through the leather, though it still seems to protect the barrel surface. Are there materials other than leather that can adequately serve this purpose?

Drywall Tape

 

[INTJ]

Paper drywall tape works about as good as anything.

This ^^^^^^

 

[mr45man]

I normally use 'card stock' that I use for targets, which is like index card material. I had one very stubborn barrel that needed more, so I took an adhesive round sanding disc, placed the adhesive side toward the barrel and it worked great.

What a good idea.

 

[Chocdawg]

Amazon sells lead sheets, essentially Babbitt material. I use them to swap out my 6.5x47L barrels. Leaves no marks when used w/ a quality barrel vise.

 

[Alexander-M]

As you, I use a similar 1/8" thick leather (from an old belt) without any problems.
Maybe just round off the edges or the vise with a file so it cannot cut your leather?
Good luck!
Alex

 

[JFrank]

This ^^^^^^

For higher volumes like your shop I would imagine a roll of drywall tape to be the right choice.

 

[Alex Wheeler]

Nothing. If the barrel doesn't slip it won't scratch.

 

[INTJ]

For higher volumes like your shop I would imagine a roll of drywall tape to be the right choice.

We bought a roll in July and are now 3/4 through it.