Sighting in with a vice question

[Adlippy]

G'day
Was talking to some of the lads the other night around a fire and esky, dangerous mix those two, and once we got away from the shooting bunnies from 5 kms away with a 22 bull, the subject of sighting in a rifle with a vice ( the work bench variety) came up. I totally get how they do it but my question is wouldn't it damage the rifle? , I mean on the recoil side of things , obviously you would only tighten the vice so the rifle is snug, but that rearward pressure has to go somewhere doesn't it, something would have to give. I did ask the lads but by that stage they were starting to speak a rare African language and we're only interested in solving world peace

[bladeracer]

G'day
Was talking to some of the lads the other night around a fire and esky, dangerous mix those two, and once we got away from the shooting bunnies from 5 kms away with a 22 bull, the subject of sighting in a rifle with a vice ( the work bench variety) came up. I totally get how they do it but my question is wouldn't it damage the rifle? , I mean on the recoil side of things , obviously you would only tighten the vice so the rifle is snug, but that rearward pressure has to go somewhere doesn't it, something would have to give. I did ask the lads but by that stage they were starting to speak a rare African language and we're only interested in solving world peace

I can't see any value at all in trying to sight anything in from a vice, unless you will have that vice with you in the field or at the range every time you shoot.

It can be useful to determine accuracy potential, but I doubt any better than simply shooting well off a bench.

Sight a rifle in under the same conditions you plan to use it.
If you normally use a bipod off a shooting mat then zero under those conditions.

[Wm.Traynor]

Agree with Adlippy. The recoil would do damage. Don't let those blokes tinker with your rifle

[Hadoku]

I totally get how they do it but my question is wouldn't it damage the rifle?

People have split stocks doing it, yes.

Videos about of it happening if you Google.