There seems to be a lot going on here lately about tuners and how they came to be accepted by the NBRSA, and I find it quite interesting that most of it is not true and a complete fabrication in somebody’s mind, So because of the apparent interest in it, I thought I would post the truth of how it all came about.
There was never any agenda item, either written or verbal, by anybody to present the idea of tuners to the NBRSA board. The tuner proposal did not come from anybody in the Gulf Coast Region. There was never anything approved by the Gulf Coast Region membership concerning tuners, because there never was any need for Gulf Coast Region members to approve anything, Scott Hunter did not take an agenda item concerning Tuners to the NBRSA board. He could not have as he was not a director at the time. There was no proposal made at Raton. The IBS did not approve tuners of any type ahead of the NBRSA approving them. The IBS did follow the lead of the NBRSA and did approve a tuner that had to stay within the barrel contour restrictions after the NBRSA passed its rule. The IBS has since dropped the contour business and is for the most part, following the NBRSA rules about tuners
Below is a section that I copied from the NBRSA Board of Directors meeting minutes that are posted on this web site in the NBRSA area of Benchrest Central. I didn’t bother to copy the middle part of the minutes because it is not revenant to the discussion on how Tuners came to be accepted by the NBRSA —These meeting minutes are posted in their entirety on this web site under the NBRSA section, if anybody want’s to read it all.
NATIONAL BENCH REST SHOOTERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
ANNUAL BOARD MEETING MINUTES
October 4, 2003
The annual meeting of the NBRSA BOARD OF DIRECTORS was called to order by President Don Creach at 12:00 PM on Saturday, October 4, 2003, in Meeting Room #1014 of the Premier Inn located in Phoenix, Arizona. In attendance were:
Don Creach, President
Pat Ferrell, Business Manager
Bob Dodd, Vice President
Perry Morton, Eastern Region Director
Gene Bukys, Gulf Coast Region Director
Chet Whitebread, Mid-Continent Region Director Bud Mundy, Mississippi Valley Region Director Ron Miller, North Central Region Director
Tom Cole, Northeastern Region Director
Cody Haslett, Northwest Region Director Wilbur Harris, Southeastern Region Director
Bob Dodd, Southwestern Region Director
Scott Hunter, Incoming Gulf Coast Region Director Butch Fjoser, Incoming Mid-Continent Region Director Jim Erickson, NBRSA Financial Officer
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“Bukys exhibited a muzzle attachment that is being used as a muzzle-tuning device by some competitors. Bukys moved to allow that tuning devices may be attached to the muzzle of a barrel to serve as a muzzle- tuning device. The rifle, with the attachment in place, must still meet rifle weight requirements. Whitebread seconded. The motion carried with 5 in favor (Morton, Bukys, Whitebread, Mundy, and Miller) and 4 opposing (Cole, Haslett, Harris, and Mellor). It was noted that the General Membership Meeting at next year’s Nationals must also approve this equipment change rule before it will actually become a rule.”
Now, I’m not taking the credit for having the Idea of bringing Tuners to the Board of Directors. The Idea was in fact hatched by Dwight Scott. Dwight and I were talking in Phoenix, before the directors meeting and Dwight asked me if I Thought I could get Tuning devices approved. He had an under-barrel type of device with him to show to the board. I thought it was a good Idea and so I took it to the board of directors for approval —- There never was an agenda Item by anyone, anywhere, concerning Tuners!!
The Board did approve all muzzle tuning devices with the restriction that they couldn’t be adjusted during a match. This restriction has since been lifted.
After the Boards approval of Tuners the only way they could be banned was by a majority vote of the membership at the following years Nationals. This did not happened and Tuners have been with us since.
This is copied from the 2004 Board Of Directors meeting in Kansas the following year with regard to the vote of the membership. It was not a close vote at all !!!
"Creach stated that there needs to be a vote of the 2004 General Membership regarding the acceptance of using a muzzle attachment as a muzzle-tuning device. The rifle, with the attachment in place, must still meet rifle weight requirements. This proposal was approved by the 2003 Board and, if it is approved at the upcoming 2004 General Membership Meeting, will become a rule beginning January 1, 2005. (Later, at the 2004 General Membership Meeting, a vote was taken. With 72 in favor and 18 against, it was approved that a muzzle attachment may be used as a muzzle-tuning device.) This will be added to “Official Rulebook and By-Laws, Revised Edition No. 36”, on page 3 as 7. Muzzle Attachments. It will then read: 7. Muzzle Attachments. A muzzle attachment may be attached to a rifle barrel when used as a tuning device. The rifle, with the attachment in place, must still meet rifle weight requirements. "
I also did spend a lot of time at the Old Lake Houston Gun Club and I don’t remember anybody shooting or experimenting with tuners prior to them getting approved by the NBRSA Board Of Directors.
It’s a shame that some people are more than willing to take credit for the hard work of others and for accomplishments that they had nothing to do with.
But the above is true and it’s recorded in the Board of Directors meeting minutes and in the minds of the people that actually did do these things!!
Gene Bukys
Former Gulf Coast Region Director
There was never any agenda item, either written or verbal, by anybody to present the idea of tuners to the NBRSA board. The tuner proposal did not come from anybody in the Gulf Coast Region. There was never anything approved by the Gulf Coast Region membership concerning tuners, because there never was any need for Gulf Coast Region members to approve anything, Scott Hunter did not take an agenda item concerning Tuners to the NBRSA board. He could not have as he was not a director at the time. There was no proposal made at Raton. The IBS did not approve tuners of any type ahead of the NBRSA approving them. The IBS did follow the lead of the NBRSA and did approve a tuner that had to stay within the barrel contour restrictions after the NBRSA passed its rule. The IBS has since dropped the contour business and is for the most part, following the NBRSA rules about tuners
Below is a section that I copied from the NBRSA Board of Directors meeting minutes that are posted on this web site in the NBRSA area of Benchrest Central. I didn’t bother to copy the middle part of the minutes because it is not revenant to the discussion on how Tuners came to be accepted by the NBRSA —These meeting minutes are posted in their entirety on this web site under the NBRSA section, if anybody want’s to read it all.
NATIONAL BENCH REST SHOOTERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
ANNUAL BOARD MEETING MINUTES
October 4, 2003
The annual meeting of the NBRSA BOARD OF DIRECTORS was called to order by President Don Creach at 12:00 PM on Saturday, October 4, 2003, in Meeting Room #1014 of the Premier Inn located in Phoenix, Arizona. In attendance were:
Don Creach, President
Pat Ferrell, Business Manager
Bob Dodd, Vice President
Perry Morton, Eastern Region Director
Gene Bukys, Gulf Coast Region Director
Chet Whitebread, Mid-Continent Region Director Bud Mundy, Mississippi Valley Region Director Ron Miller, North Central Region Director
Tom Cole, Northeastern Region Director
Cody Haslett, Northwest Region Director Wilbur Harris, Southeastern Region Director
Bob Dodd, Southwestern Region Director
Scott Hunter, Incoming Gulf Coast Region Director Butch Fjoser, Incoming Mid-Continent Region Director Jim Erickson, NBRSA Financial Officer
[ Skip to the relevant part ]
“Bukys exhibited a muzzle attachment that is being used as a muzzle-tuning device by some competitors. Bukys moved to allow that tuning devices may be attached to the muzzle of a barrel to serve as a muzzle- tuning device. The rifle, with the attachment in place, must still meet rifle weight requirements. Whitebread seconded. The motion carried with 5 in favor (Morton, Bukys, Whitebread, Mundy, and Miller) and 4 opposing (Cole, Haslett, Harris, and Mellor). It was noted that the General Membership Meeting at next year’s Nationals must also approve this equipment change rule before it will actually become a rule.”
Now, I’m not taking the credit for having the Idea of bringing Tuners to the Board of Directors. The Idea was in fact hatched by Dwight Scott. Dwight and I were talking in Phoenix, before the directors meeting and Dwight asked me if I Thought I could get Tuning devices approved. He had an under-barrel type of device with him to show to the board. I thought it was a good Idea and so I took it to the board of directors for approval —- There never was an agenda Item by anyone, anywhere, concerning Tuners!!
The Board did approve all muzzle tuning devices with the restriction that they couldn’t be adjusted during a match. This restriction has since been lifted.
After the Boards approval of Tuners the only way they could be banned was by a majority vote of the membership at the following years Nationals. This did not happened and Tuners have been with us since.
This is copied from the 2004 Board Of Directors meeting in Kansas the following year with regard to the vote of the membership. It was not a close vote at all !!!
"Creach stated that there needs to be a vote of the 2004 General Membership regarding the acceptance of using a muzzle attachment as a muzzle-tuning device. The rifle, with the attachment in place, must still meet rifle weight requirements. This proposal was approved by the 2003 Board and, if it is approved at the upcoming 2004 General Membership Meeting, will become a rule beginning January 1, 2005. (Later, at the 2004 General Membership Meeting, a vote was taken. With 72 in favor and 18 against, it was approved that a muzzle attachment may be used as a muzzle-tuning device.) This will be added to “Official Rulebook and By-Laws, Revised Edition No. 36”, on page 3 as 7. Muzzle Attachments. It will then read: 7. Muzzle Attachments. A muzzle attachment may be attached to a rifle barrel when used as a tuning device. The rifle, with the attachment in place, must still meet rifle weight requirements. "
I also did spend a lot of time at the Old Lake Houston Gun Club and I don’t remember anybody shooting or experimenting with tuners prior to them getting approved by the NBRSA Board Of Directors.
It’s a shame that some people are more than willing to take credit for the hard work of others and for accomplishments that they had nothing to do with.
But the above is true and it’s recorded in the Board of Directors meeting minutes and in the minds of the people that actually did do these things!!
Gene Bukys
Former Gulf Coast Region Director
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