Real Avid’s New Smart-Fit Vise Block For AR9: Maintenance Solution For PCCs

Real Avid’s Smart-Fit Vise Block series for AR9 is now shipping.

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posted on March 3, 2025
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AR9 Smartvise 1
Compatible with 9 mm, .357 and .40-cal. Glock double-stack magazine wells, the Real Avid Smart-Fit Vise Block series for AR9 has an adjustable wedge that moves to expand the block, plus an AR9 Pivot Lock that will holds your gun open at a comfortable angle for cleaning. MSRP is $39.99.
Photo courtesy of Real Avid

Real Avid is expanding its Smart-Fit Vise Block line with the new Smart-Fit Vise Block for AR9. The new vise block is available for purchase now.

Smart-Fit Vise Block for AR9
Real Avid says its new Smart-Fit Vise Block for AR9 is “built around a Glock but perfect for an AR9.” (Photo courtesy of Real Avid)

 

Designed to provide pistol-caliber carbine owners with a secure solution at the workbench, the Smart-Fit Vise Block for AR9 is compatible with all pistol-caliber carbines, along with Glock and Glock-style pistols that use double-stack Glock magazines and magazine wells for 9 mm Luger, .357 and .40-caliber.

The Smart-Fit Vise Block for AR9 inserts into the grip or lower receiver magazine well with adjustable handle tightens for a snug fit. Insert the vise block inserts into the grip or lower receiver magazine well and use the adjustment handle till it tightens up the Smart-Fit Vise to your desired snugness. Now, the vise block can be placed in a bench vise to have the pistol-caliber carbine or handgun you are working on locked in place, without the need for any hands for support.

Once secured in a bench vise, this vise block offers hands-free stability for cleaning, assembling or upgrading your firearm. Not only that, to further simplify pistol-caliber carbine maintenance, the Smart-Fit Vise Block for AR9 includes a Real Avid Pivot Lock, keeping the upper receiver open at the right angle for easy chamber and bore cleaning.

More from Real Avid about the Smart-Fit Vise Block for AR9: “This [new product] is to support the growing popularity of pistol-caliber carbines and PDWs in recent years. The Smart-Fit Vise Block for AR9s covers all pistol-caliber carbines that use double-stack Glock magazines and magazine wells (9 mm, .357 and .40 caliber), as well as Glocks and Glock clones.”

MSRP for the Smart-Fit Vise Block for AR9 is $39.99. Go to realavid.com to learn more.

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