got a tuner for the 82G

[george in KY]

got a spank'n new Harrel's tuner for the kimber 82G and the weather is going to be bad all freek'n week NO testing :mad:

[joez]

George,
We got the same weather too, no shootin here either!:( I gota ask and know its a dumb question but whats a Harrel tuner? :o
Joe

[cpttango30]

How much do the Harrel's tuners go for. I am looking for a tuner for a rifle I have. Not sure if it will even work on mine. I seen one on 6mmbr.com for $85 might get it next payday.

I want to put it on a Remington 513T but I am not sure if it will work or make it worse. It already shoots 1" at 100 yards for 5 shots. I just want to see if I can't make it better. I also might order a benchrest stock from Richards and inlet it myself. Or sent it to a buddy and have him do it for me.

[george in KY]

the tuners are $160 from Harrels and in my case a 5 week wait but thay told me that upfront so it's all good :)
JOEZ a tuner is a big dogknot look'n thing that go's on the end of your barrel you turn it to (tune) your barrel ..i dont know how.. but thay WORK.
i'll see if i can get a pic in the next day or 2

[gonzo gunner]

here's some pictures of tuners for you. the one on my hall actioned rifle is a fudd tuner. i like the hoehn tuners better. the suhl has the better tuner on it(second picture). i believe tuners act like the harmonic balancer on a small block chevy. they take the vibrations out when the bullet goes down the barrel. it also keeps the muzzle in the same place from shot to shot. there are also mid-barrel tuners for rifles. http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p19/gonzogunner/messerrifleII001.jpg http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p19/gonzogunner/miragetube002.jpg

[george in KY]

my tuner looks like the one on the bottom :)

[gonzo gunner]

another thing is the heavier the barrel is the more wieght you need to add to the tuner to make sure it does the job. i realy like the hoehn tuners much better than the fudd tuner. each work, but the hoehn tuner is easier to set and is just plain simple. i like simple things. i had seen a computer generated video of how a tuner works on a rifle barrel that really made it easy to understand, but i can't remember where i saw the link at. if i can find it i will post it up on here. it really was a great piece for understanding how they work. i believe the main thing was they keep the muzzle from moving from the vibrations of the bullet moving down the barrel. thusly keeping the barrel harmonics the same for every shot.

[george in KY]

and this thing has a .955 from end to end barrel. so i mite need the wieght kit.
wont know till the weather lets up some.:mad:

[Varmint Al]

I used the LS-DYNA FEA code to analyze the dynamics of a tuner on a 22LR.
Here is the URL: http://www.varmintal.com/a22lr.htm

There is more on tuner analysis on Esten's Rifle Page:

http://www.varmintal.com/aeste.htm

Good Hunting... from Varmint Al http://www.varmintal.com/coyotel.gif

[george in KY]

you are the man :)

[gonzo gunner]

those were the video's i had seen before. realy great job there:)!!!

[joez]

Thanks guys, I know what your talking about now, just never thought about it. I've used the rubber "tuner" I guess thats what you call it, you slide this one on the barrel but couldn't tell any difference in accuracy, so took it off kind of ugly. Do they actually make that much difference? Also please forgive me for asking elementry questions :o.
Joe

[cpttango30]

I thought I was a smart guy until I tried reading that. AL you reduced me to a blubbering idiot sitting in the corner drooling on myself. AL You are the MAN.

[dan in minn]

Is the Boss system on browning A bolts about the same thing?

[joez]

Dan that was my thought, Winchester and Browning used the Boss to fine tune accuracy, I know it worked very well on a Browning .243 I had so I guess my question is answered. Yes it will improve accuracy, thanks Al for the link, interesting. I don't understand most of that stuff :confused:, so if it helps I'm for it, because I need all the help I can get.
Joe

[george in KY]

Is the Boss system on browning A bolts about the same thing?

i think it is...
joe i'm with u it's all over my head but i know thay work big time.
heres a pic of the 82G.

[joez]

George,
All the Kimbers I ever seen sure had nice wood, and that one falls into that catagory. I'm a sucker for pretty wood,
Joe

[george in KY]

it is a good look'n outfit dam nice action to.

[gonzo gunner]

looks big g. how does it shoot? i was out of town until 6:15 this evening. was it real windy here today? i'm picking up a new stock for the suhl from bill in the morning at 10:30a.m. i'm going to keep praticing with them this month and try like heck to come next month. we have a new hours of service law kicking in in june or july. i can work it to get off on saturdays if i work it just right!!!!!

[george in KY]

i sold it today and keep't the tuner ! LOL never got to shoot it with the tuner so i'll never know how good it was :(