Speaking of Tuners - - -

[Pete Wass]

I had a discussion with a friend I travel to shoots with most often and I though it interesting that he offered that tuners may not be the best thing for Score Shooting. Several of us think we have noticed that we can develop a load that works in a given barrel without a tuner and it sorta hangs in all day in our moderate climate. Add a tuner and the tuner will notice every 5* of temperature change and ask to be twisted.

So, comes the question: If one doesn't have the time or inclination to shoot their rifle enough in the temperature changes and make copious notes regarding which way to turn one's tuner and how much, would they not be better to simply load what is likely to work and go with it?

A barrel becomes a different animal with a tuner on it. eh?

 

[jackie schmidt]

Pete, I have not found that at all. I have the same design tuner on both 30BR Score Rifles, and they have shot the same load for 18 months. I pulled the 10.5 pound Rifle out of the case just to sight it in last Saturday afternoon, and it shot a nice round group that went about .170. The temperature was about 95 degrees, really muggy. That was with the same load the 13.5 lb Rifle shoots, and the same load I shot at the Crawfish in 70 degree weather, where the HV shot great.

Maybe your tuner design is flawed.........jackie

 

[mwezell]

Pete,
IMO, it's just not that complicated. The worst that can happen is you go the wrong way with the tuner. I've done it and will do it again, but it's just worth it IMO to waste a few shots at the sighter before going to the record target to have a gun that's tuned when it counts. I just think it takes time to "learn" how and when to turn it and when to leave it alone. What I hate most is a condition that is known to give vertical is all you have to tune in during a match. I just go with what I know...which isn't very much.....-Mike Ezell

 

[Pete Wass]

More on Tunahs

My Word Jackie, I wouldn't go THERE ! Think you have THE answer, do ya? Tuners aren't any more complicated than their weight, from what I have observed so far. What I did find interesting was something I read about Darrel Loker's tuner recently. Of course it's tough to fit 8 oz to a 10 pound rifle I have one barrel that doesn't seem to go out of tune once I found it's tune but the rest of the ones I have tried all seem to work differently. I work mostly with HBR barrels and I guess that may be a difference. The tuner on my HV rifle is very simple to use and seeme to resopond more softly. We won't see 90* more than once all Summer if we see that. Usually we are in the low or middle 60's to 70's

P.S.
Two of the rifles I was playing with are now in the hands of others so they won't be teasing me any more.

 

[Lynn]

Pete
In my opinion you need to call Dan Killough who advertises here and get yourelf a Von Aherns tuner the multi-piece weight set that they come with.This will allow you to see what amount of weight is required for your particular rifle.Your present tuner may not be the correct weight for that barrel and the Von Aherns weight set is a very quick way of figuring out what is right.
Waterboy

 

[David Apple]

What I have found with the Sid Goodling tuner is once the load, seating depth, and tuner setting is found, the gun is game on. I have yet to change my tuner setting on my Hunter gun, LV, or HV. The Hunter and LV use a 4 ounce and the HV uses a 6 ounce one. They are an advantage and should be outlawed.