Bench testing tip

[Jackroadkill]

Excellent idea - must try it out.

[jonny.k]

Mmm, Never thought of that, Good idea.

[theoldman]

Great tip that.
I have a few clamps and never thought of that.

[watt]

Ok am new to this sport but i have a Black And Decker Workbench so i will use this for zeroing my new air gun.
thanks for the great tip.
greets Andy

[richo666]

good tip nice one

[logician]

Excellent method. Mine have fairly soft jaw covers already fitted so didn't need the felt.

Fixing some foam or bubble wrap onto the bottom steel bar helps prevent marking the stock if there are any fumbles while you are setting it up.

[damunkie]

A superb tip, and only costing a few quid! Brill!

[pwjc]

Many years ago I bought a set of these clamps. I used them once but have kept them despite debating on throwing them out !!!!!

After spending a good few hours learning about By Pods I will after all use my clamps a TOP tip for sure

[Kimbo]

Top Tip indeed, I'll be using this in a few days when I FINALLY take delivery of my HW95K.

Just the reason I joined this place!

[Adam Findlay]

great tip, i've tried it before it really works

[installer09]

Ive used a workmate before , great tip though

[foggy595]

Hi

I used a B&D workmate but found the folding legs were not stable enough. I used a gunsmiths tray (which has a vice kile attachment on it with protected jaws) and is much more stable and allows ease of loading and access to the trigger.

I bought it off about 6 months ago and only cost me £10 which is far lesss than a workmate but I suppose canot be used for DIY (is that a bad thing?).

[Dax66]

some great ideas here thanks guys

[foggy595]

Hi

I have tried the "soft jaws" that you can buy from B&Q but found them too abrasive on the blueing on the barrel.

I could not find a suitable way of holding my underlever with them either since they allowed movement when cocking.
The only answer I have found is to buy a second hand guns smiths tray off E-bay. I got mine very cheap (£30.00) and it does a brilliant job and is usefull for other things as well as just setting the scope.

Hope this ramble helps someone.

[rene404]

very good tip , and cheap, thanks!!