The 8 Best Bench ranges (2023 reviews)

We know from years of feedback from readers, customers and amazon sellers, what most people want in a range. The real avid bench range is exactly that - it's a simple range that hits all the right notes. This cleaning mat for Glocks is very nice for regular/routine maintenance of your handgun. It has no obnoxious rubber odor. The mat itself is “grippy,” holds firearms and parts in place and resists all cleaners and oils. It has a red plastic sectioned tray on the end for small screws and springs. The padded top is soft and cushions falling objects that slip from your oily hands.

The mat is good looking, clean and easy and holds parts when your working on your handgun. The magnetic strip is awesome for keeping track of your parts and the mat keeps all the solvent and lube off of your furniture. Love the safety reminder, the parts holder keeps parts from rolling around.

Why We Like This:

Great product with magnetic part holder, very useful
Great for small spaces and keeping organized
Rolls up nicely for storage and is very durable

Best For zeroing: Tipton Gun vise

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Not everyone likes to purchase range for their daily purpose, but the tipton gun vise would be an anomoly. It offers a completely new level of performance, securely holding a wide array of firearms while collapsing to fit in a range bag. It's the coolest tool to have in your range bag, it's compact, easy to pack, and overall practical. There's little slots and tabs on each upright that lock/slide together for storage so the uprights aren't flopping around in the way.

This tool is great for cleaning, light maintenance and mounting accessories. The stand folds flat and is still sturdy enough for normal bore cleaning at the range. There is no locking mechanism to hold the rifle rigid while zeroing the scope. It works well for cleaning or mounting new accessories.

Why We Like This:

Perfect for holding a second rifle on the bench
Folds easily & stores away so nicely
Perfect for range use and light duty work
Light weight, easily folds up for compact storage, mar free padding

Best For buck: Lee Precision Bench range

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Not everyone likes to purchase range for their daily purpose, but the lee precision bench range would be an anomoly. This is an excellent kit for anyone reloading rifles, and it's easily converted to pistol calibers with a die set. It comes with all the bells and whistles you need (minus the obvious casing, bullet, primer, powder and dies) and is easy to set up and get using right away. It comes with friction and doesnt accurately measure. It's held up great and really has everything you need to get started besides components and dies.

This kit comes with pretty much everything you need to start reloading except the individual components. It is a clever idea to save expenses.

Why We Like This:

Perfect little kit for learning how to reload
Satisfies all your beginner reloading needs just buy a digital scale for 20 bucks
A great way to start reloading
Comes with basic assembly and use instructions

Best For occasional Use: ATG Bench range

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The atg bench range is suitable and reliable and fits well with your daily purpose. This sight tool is easy to figure out (no directions), just oil all the threads and have fun running all the bolts back and forth. It has a slight 1 / 2 deg bend leaving the surface of the work area. It also comes with a nice nylon zippered case for storage. It’s a great sight tool, making it so much easier when changing and installing sights and less chance of scratching your parts.

It has a nice anodized blue color with engraved instructions and a nice sight window to check your work. The "tabledial" that the slide rests on telescopes up and down as you turn it left or right.

Why We Like This:

Flawless rear sight installation, just follow the instructions
Comes in a case and stores easily
Definitely durable, all metal, and gets the job done

Best For Any Real Work: Tipton Bench range

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Next on the list, we've got yet another range that manages to win our hearts. It's the tipton bench range and it's widely considered as range that has the most suitable features. This is a versatile vise that is good value for the money. It works well and is adaptable for many styles of firearm. It has a lot of nice helpful features for cleaning a weapon including pistols. The little pockets for screws, scope wrenches, springs and the like are quite handy.

The vise itself is made of very beefy plastic. It is made of plastic but all of the important parts are made of metal. It's handy for cleaning and basic stuff. This makes common chores like cleaning and scope mounting much easier.

Why We Like This:

Lightweight but sturdy and works perfectly for all types of long guns
Very strong and sturdy and made to last
One of the new comers and featured product

Best With Most common rear sight profiles: Real Avid sight Block

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The real avid sight block should be able to handle its purpose and duties with ease. The option of choosing different pushing surfaces by rotating the pusher claw is a nice feature and allows you to get the best possible angle and torque at the base of the sight. It works on everything from a full sized duty gun to a pocket pistol and will adjust even to large slides. The pusher block arch is 1/2inch tall. It allows for smaller controlled movements as opposed to hammer and punch. It has some spare parts and fitment for other pistols which would be handy for a working gunsmith.

The tool is well made solid and easy to use. It is important to match the angle of the sight with the angled side of the pusher block. It is not rocket surgery, if you are a person who likes DIY and you handle firearms safely and responsibly, this will be easier than cookin' dinner. This is not rocket surgery, but if you are a person who likes to DIY and you handle firearms safely and responsibly, this will be easier than cookin' dinner.

Why We Like This:

Almost 6lbs of aluminum and steel
Able to set the rear and front sights no problem
Is easy to set up and operate
Works awesome on sig p series x-ray sights front and rear

Best For keeping solution: Hornady Bench range

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Best part: hornady bench range costs comparatively low and it is available to ship in 24 hours. This is a fantastic solution for cleaning jewelry, machine shop parts and a must if you own silencers. It is a great sonic cleaner that does a fantastic job cleaning brass and gun parts with the ability to handle carbine uppers in one piece. The hose will fit easily and securely over the drain spout just by pushing it on the drain nipple and it removes for storage just as easily. It works well and makes cleaning a lot faster and easer.

The drain port is incredible, no more dumping the whole unit over and that means no mess. It uses rubber stringers to keep the longer items from touch the stainless side. The timer will automatically count down when the ultrasonic cleaner is running until the timer expires.

Why We Like This:

Great value for a outstanding sonic cleaner
Easy to set up and easy to read and understand instructions
New and hot release

Best For Large cartridges: RCBS Bench range

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The rcbs bench range should be able to handle its purpose and duties with ease. It is great reloading press for large cartridges very stable and ergonomically better than most of the presses out there. The thread patterns are designed to be universal. The linkage allows the die holder to 'float' slightly, similar to a Forster or MEC press, allowing it to self center, before pressure is applied. With the lever starting at the top of the press, it is also very comfortable to operate when standing. It is easy to use and plenty of power for a large rifle.

The ambidextrous design allows unprecedented access to your cases, and you can quickly change dies. The die holder can 'float' slightly, similar to a Forster or MEC press, allowing it to self center, before pressure is applied.

Why We Like This:

Long handle for rifle reloading and short handle for handguns
Easy to use, precision and quality at its rcbs bestp
Ergonomics are great with open front