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garrisone
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How well do the old hoehn tuners work when threaded? Do they work. Could someone post pictures of their tuner they had threaded? Thanks-garrisone.
Here you go. I took a guy at a local machine shop a new type tuner and an old type. I told him what I wanted. Best I remember he had to widen the front thne thread the thing. It was about $15-20 but I didn't rush him. So, that allowed him to fit it in. I don't know what you can really tell about the picutre but the only difference I can tell is the old one is a little shorter. It was before the threading.
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garrisone
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Thanks Beau: Could you post pictures from other angles -back and side. I am thinking about getting 2 old tuners threaded. I took them off a couple rifles today and gave them a good looking over. Compared to the newer tuner they are very different. I don't want to mess up these tuners and I want to get all the information about what is necessary to make them work. Have you installed them and use them yet? Explain a bit more about what you had to widen in order to thread. May be dumb questions but like I say I want to make sure this will work before i jump in and do this thing. Where do you first set the newly threaded tuner to start the tuning process? will you be able to put a bloop tube on . Thanks for the post and I appreciate any help you can give me. garrisone.
Garrisone,
There's really nothing else to see. The only thing here that was an issue was how wide the mouth was. In other words, if it had just been threaded the way it was, it would have been a small thread. So, the guy had to widen it enough to make the correct diameter threads. He didn't really know if that was possible because the tuner is shorter, but after taking it apart, it was apparently simple. Now you may have an even older tuner that mey be drastically different. This is a 4000+ but all the white has been removed. I compared it to another 4000+ yesterday. It looked the same to me except the threads. If you have a newer tuner, the best thing to do is just take it to a local machine shop, show them what you want and ask them. In this case, it was simple.
As far as where I started tuning after having it done, I left it on the original setting and went from there. I think it took about two turns out, with no weight, to get it back, but eventually it did go on a different gun.
There's really nothing else to see. The only thing here that was an issue was how wide the mouth was. In other words, if it had just been threaded the way it was, it would have been a small thread. So, the guy had to widen it enough to make the correct diameter threads. He didn't really know if that was possible because the tuner is shorter, but after taking it apart, it was apparently simple. Now you may have an even older tuner that mey be drastically different. This is a 4000+ but all the white has been removed. I compared it to another 4000+ yesterday. It looked the same to me except the threads. If you have a newer tuner, the best thing to do is just take it to a local machine shop, show them what you want and ask them. In this case, it was simple.
As far as where I started tuning after having it done, I left it on the original setting and went from there. I think it took about two turns out, with no weight, to get it back, but eventually it did go on a different gun.
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Don Stith
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Garrisone
The earlier Harrell tuners were only 5 ounces. Some of us have discovered they are more than adequate for tuning without added weight. In fact one of my rifles is shooting much better than it was with the new 8 oz model plus vonAhrens weight system.
I had a machinist make some adaptors for adding weights to these early models. I think he charged me $25 apiece for the adaptors. I'll have a rifle, with one on it, this weekend at Rocky River; if you want to see what one looks like.
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The earlier Harrell tuners were only 5 ounces. Some of us have discovered they are more than adequate for tuning without added weight. In fact one of my rifles is shooting much better than it was with the new 8 oz model plus vonAhrens weight system.
I had a machinist make some adaptors for adding weights to these early models. I think he charged me $25 apiece for the adaptors. I'll have a rifle, with one on it, this weekend at Rocky River; if you want to see what one looks like.
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garrisone
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Don : thanks for your reply.Will you be at Rocky River barn Friday. Tom and I are going Friday . I need to pick up a brick of ammo for test lots. Saturday I have a match at Tucker Town(riverside gun club) so I doubt I will be there Saturday. There is an outside chance that I will be able to get there Saturday. I would like to see your tuner and how you did it. may try to call Monday to talk to you about something else . I looked at both tuners and both are 4000 plus types. Beau says his were the same and he has had his threaded and that they work. Thanks again garrisone.
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kgcoker
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I am not a machinist, however I do own a lathe. I took my old tuner, chucked it up and duplicated the threaded end my new turner. Weights are now interchangeable. Nothing to it.
I am not a machinist, however I do own a lathe. I took my old tuner, chucked it up and duplicated the threaded end my new turner. Weights are now interchangeable. Nothing to it.