dirigoboy

Wow.....the kit arrived this afternoon. I ordered on 1/29....so pretty fast service. One thing I note in breaking open the box. You can scratch the lag screws off my list. Hardware seems to be included. I'll post photos of the finished product when I assemble it.

Yeah, I don't think that would be a bad idea at all. Would it be possible to separate gun benches from reloading benches? I mention that because while some like myself don't reload (to date), we all clean weapons somewhere. And, just to continue this, here's a photo of the lighted magnifier glass I plan to add. http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0043266319874a&type=product&cmCat=SEARCH_all&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&Ntt=magnifying+lamp&Ntk=Product_liberal&sort=all&Go.y=12&N=0&Nty=1&hasJS=true&_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.form1&Go.x=16 The two other photos are of my Tipton vise with my AR and my M1. The thing I like about the vise is that I can move the middle support in moments to accomodate either. It's not a high end vise, but it will do the job for me, and I can anchor the base if I want. I decided to throw a little business at one of this website's supporters at Optics Planet and I bought it there for $99.99 plus shipping. They were fast and it was well packaged. I'll do business with them again. Next up will be peg board hooks, bench stool, and the other items I mentioned above. As I can afford it, better gun cleaning equipment (which currently is spread out all over the place), will consolidate itself in drawers I will add to this bench. I plan to move all this to the cellar where it will be decidedly warmer than my barn which is hovering somewhere in the mid-teen's right now. It will also be cooler there in summer. Originally, I was saving up for this 6 ft. Edsal steel workbench: http://www.allworkbenches.com/work-benches/garage-workbenches/13888+13893+4292838631.cfm (click on garage workbenches)---but when I saw the Cabela's bench I knew it would be more economical and fit my need, plus leave me some cash for other things. For anyone like myself contemplating their first bench, I can help out a little by itemizing my shopping list and the cost, which are based on prices in N. Hampshire this past weekend. I'd like to think that I thought of everything to stand this up, but then again, I may have left something out. Keep in mind, the Cabela's kit runs essentially $85. The beauty of it, is that I can make it to any length and width. I think I've elected to make mind 3'x6'. So, add the cost of the kit to the materials cost below. (9) 2x4x8 fir studs @ $17.73 (1) 4x8 pegboard sheet @ $15.47 (40) 2"x 1/4" lag screws for legs @ $9.20 (2) 4x8x7/16 particle board sheets @$15.54 (1) 4x8x23/32 fir sheet, (bench top) @ $37.88

I thought it might be nice to start a thread on gun benches. I sometimes like to surf around to see what kind of set up others have, and while I've seen a few, I haven't seen alot of just gun benches. They've mostly been for reloading. I just bought a workbench from Cabela's and it should be on the door step in a week or so. Here's a link to it. http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?id=0031351215763a&navCount=0&podId=0031351&parentId=cat20797&masterpathid=&navAction=jump&catalogCode=UK&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat20797&cmCat=netcon&cm_ven=netcon&cm_cat=Google&cm_pla=gunsmith%20gun%20cleaning%20kit&cm_ite=netcon&rid=2146251080&hasJS=true What I like about it is that I can make it to any width and length. My plan is a bench 3x5 or 3x6. It will allow we me plenty of space to clean or work on my firearms. I got tired of wrestling with stuff on the kitchen table, so purchased the Tipton "Best Gun Vise" and will be arranging that on it along with a regular vise, power strip, overhead shop light and lighted magnifier lamp, which I'll get from Cabela's as well. So, it's coming together. I bought the lumber for the kit over at Home Depot the other day and now it's just a matter of waiting until it arrives to begin setting up. I'd be curious to see what others use if anyone feels like adding to this.

Looks good. I bought my first black rifle this Fall. I got a DPMS 7.62 AP4. I haven't shot it yet.

:o Strike the question, I just found the other thread on this. Apologizies.

Excellent photos. Thanks for posting them.....something to ruminate on.

Curious if these C-mags are made of the same material as the DPMS, and what is the difference in price? I think DPMS are going for $44/per? I've also drifted over to look at these Magpul's advertised here. They seem to be going for $20/per. Have you heard any reports on them? The price is right, but you get what you pay for.